UGA Extension aims to provide unbiased, research-based information to help individuals and their families live healthier, happier lives through maintaining a nutritious and active lifestyle.
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Cooking for a Life Time Cancer Prevention Cooking School Cooking curriculum teaching how to reduce risk for cancer through healthy food choices and physical activity.
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Eat Healthy, Be Active Teaches children key nutrition and physical activity concepts.
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Rite Bite Diabetes Cooking School A curriculum for teaching meal planning and food preparation skills.
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School Garden Curriculum Garden-based lessons listed by grade level on earth science, life science, and physical science topics.
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SNAP-Education Learn how to eat more healthfully, feed your family on a budget, and keep your food safe.
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The Science Behind Our Food Lesson Plans Applied science curriculum in biology, chemistry, physical science and other subjects.
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Walk-a-Weigh An award winning weight control program including physical activity and a healthy food demonstration.
- Time Management: 10 Strategies for Better Time Management (C 1042) Learn 10 strategies for better time management, including knowing how to spend your time, setting priorities, using planning tools, getting organized, scheduling, delegating, and avoiding procrastinat…
- Building Baby's Brain Series: The Role of Music in Brain Development (C 1053-06) Children who grow up listening to music develop strong music-related connections in the brain. Some of these music pathways actually affect the way we think. Listening to classical music seems to impr…
- So Easy To Preserve (B 989) The 6th edition of this popular book is available for purchase only. The 388-page book covers topics on Preserving Food, Canning, Pickled Products, Sweet Spreads and Syrups, Freezing and Drying. There…
- Agricultural Safety: Preventing Injuries (B 1255) Most farm injuries and fatalities are preventable when you adhere to safe operating practices. The following are general guidelines for improved safety on the farm.
Websites
UGA-affiliated sites
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) A program that helps parents feed their children healthier meals and snacks, save money on food, and reduce the risk of food-borne illness. Nutrition education is also provided to youth ages 4-18.
FoodTalk.org Recipes, cooking videos, educational games and lessons, and plenty of resources to help you make healthy food and physical activity choices for your whole family as well as Online and Instructor Lead Learning as part of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education.
CAES Hot Topics: Nutrition and Health A collection of reports and news stories related to nutrition and health.
FCS Nutrition and Health Family and Consumer Sciences' Extension information related to nutrition and health.
UGA Department of Food Science and Technology Learn more about the food science and technology department at the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
External sites
The American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
The American Diabetes Association Organization dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes and to improving the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
The National Diabetes Education Program NDEP translates the latest science and spreads the word that diabetes is serious, common, and costly, yet controllable and, for type 2, preventable.
The Centers for Disease Control CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation translates diabetes research into daily practice to understand the impact of the disease, influence health outcomes, and improve access to quality health care.
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Flour Recall
Safe handling of raw flour is the key to avoiding the risk of foodborne illness.
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Faculty Award Winner
Kevin Vogel, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation.
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Farm Stress
The 2023 Farm Stress Summit, held at Mercer University this week, brought together farmers, government officials, community leaders, health care specialists, university faculty and program staff from around the state to learn more about the unique stressors farm families experience and strategies for building a network of support.