Family & Community Health Sciences -
Nutrition, Diet & Health

We offer a variety of educational opportunities to residents, featuring general nutrition topics on making healthy food choices that fit families and their lifestyles, including promotion of U.S. Dietary Guidelines, 5-A-Day for Better Health, and Healthy People 2010.

A variety of teaching methods are employed to reach those requesting nutrition and health education, including learn at home material (on-line presentations and fact sheets), as well as traditional classroom seminars.

	Healing Herbs: Safety and Effectiveness Duration: 24 minutes View a PowerPoint presentation that focuses on medicinal remedies. This program provides an overview of: the history of herbal remedies, ten of the more commonly used herbs, the current regulatory dilemma revolving around herbal remedies, the quality, safety, and effectiveness of healing herbs, cautions and interactions with some prescriptive drugs, and guidelines for using herbal remedy.
	Fad Diets: What's The Truth? Duration: 23 minutes View a PowerPoint presentation that provides an overview of quick weight loss schemes which are NOT the healthy way to lose weight and keep it off. The real challenge is long term weight loss and maintenance. Choosing a healthy life style plan is very important.

Health: Selecting Food and
Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Organic Foods - What Do We Mean?

Fad Diets: Healthy or Hazardous?

Getting to Know Portion Sizes

Food Allergies

Prevent Weight Gain After You Stop Smoking

Food Safety and Storage

Home Storage of Foods: Refrigerator and Freezer

Pantry Food Storage

Use of Leftovers

Preparing Foods

Family & Community Health Sciences - Nutrition, Diet & Health

Family & Community Health Sciences -
Nutrition, Diet & Health