4-H Family & Community Health
In the Family and Community Health project area, youth learn about many facets of healthy living, consumer choices, and life skills. With projects involving cooking, consumer decisions, sewing, and personal safety, there is an engaging opportunity for all youth.
Related Departments: Food Science & Technology, Nutrition
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This session will explore the topic of using car seats in smaller vehicles. Some vehicles just aren’t suited for car seat use, while other times we can make adjustments to the vehicle and/or select certain car seats to improve compatibility. And, naturally, when multiple car seats are used in one vehicle, fit can become a problem, even in vehicles that aren’t considered tiny. Technicians will learn about general tips and explore some specific examples.
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Step Up Scale Down is a 12-week wellness program based on USDA guidelines and scientific research. Each week focuses on a different topic related to nutrition, healthy eating, exercise, and more to support you in your weight loss journey.
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This 24-page downloadable cookbook contains three days’ worth of recipes that can easily be made with minimal preparation, ingredients, and resources.
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This course is designed to educate service providers of farmworkers on how to identify challenges and improve services for farmworkers with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
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With more than 15 recipes, this cookbook is focused on helping you cook once to make multiple meals. Make healthy mealtimes a reality for you and your busy family!
Note: This is a paid downloadable publication. - Publication
Dinner Tonight Essentials includes easy-to-prepare recipes with a minimum of 10 percent of the recommended daily value of one or more nutrients often lacking in an average American diet.
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Recipe booklet containing 17 recipes. Cook Once, Eat Twice Dinner Tonight Healthy Cooking School. (Sold individually)
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Trip to the Mediterranean includes 13 recipes using the Mediterranean eating pattern. It is a healthy eating plan recommended by the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans which helps protect against heart disease, stroke, and some cancers.
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Learn how to manage high blood pressure through the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH). This one-hour course will help you understand the basics of healthy eating patterns so you can make changes to the foods you eat to help lower your blood pressure.
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In this four-lesson course, you’ll learn to identify carbohydrates, read nutrition labels, manage portions, and add healthy fats and fiber to meals. Discover quick diabetic-friendly recipes, ways to reduce salt, and how to create balanced, flavorful plates