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.
Our Programs and Services
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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.
Recent Publications
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Home Emergency Preparedness Handbook (B 1428) Communities across Georgia are subject to a number of potential disasters such as fires, flooding, severe storms, earthquakes, dam failures, tornados and hurricanes. While we all hope that such occurr…
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Home Emergency Preparedness Checklist (B 1428-1) A two-page checklist of the basic list of supplies you should have ready for emergencies. Keep the items you will most likely need during an evacuation in an easy-to-carry, waterproof container. Be mi…
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How to Safely Make Infused Oils: Best Practices for Food Safety (C 1334) Making homemade infused cooking oils comes with food safety risks, particularly for those infused with garlic and herbs. Infused oils can enhance flavor and food presentation, but the combination of o…
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A School's Guide to the 'Nitty-Gritty' About Head Lice (C 850) This guide discusses how to prevent and treat head lice outbreaks in schools.
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.
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 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.
Body Weight Planner Enter your starting information, including your weight, sex, age, height, and physical activity level.
MyPlate Remember the food pyramid? Meet MyPlate, the official symbol of the five food groups. Learn how to make MyPlate work for you.
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Hurricane Helene Impacts Hurricane Helene wrought sweeping devastation across Georgia’s agricultural sector in late September, leaving an indelible mark on both the land and the people who tend it. From battered cotton fields to flattened pecan orchards, the storm’s aftermath is bringing focus to vulnerabilities in Georgia’s farming industry and the need for more robust safety nets.
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Fighting Food Waste New tool can help industry and consumers calculate and combat food waste.
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Seafood Broth A team of University of Georgia scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Maryland and University of Maine, are conducting an exploratory study they hope will lead to validated seafood broth recipes for home canners.
