Category: Health & Nutrition

FCS2228/FY734 Fall Prevention: Solutions for Your Home

Revised! FCS2228, a 2-page fact sheet by Leigh Ann Martin and Emily Minton lists possible hazards in your home for people growing older and modifications that can be made to prevent falls. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy734

FCS8847/FY998 Healthy Living: Are You at Risk for Dehydration?

Revised! FCS8847, a 1-page handout by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. Bobroff, provides a list of questions elders can ask themselves to determine whether they are at risk for dehydration, and offers suggestions for staying hydrated. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy998

FCS8894Span/FY1157 Vida Saludable: Juego de letras para cambiar su estilo de vida

FCS8894Span, a 1-page handout by Valerie Weyenberg and Karla P. Shelnutt, is the Spanish-language version of Healthy Living: Change Your Lifestyle Word Scramble (FCS8894). It provides an activity to familiarize program participants with lifestyle changes that can help prevent high blood pressure. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, April 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1157

FCS8698/FY708 Healthy Eating: Smart Snacking

Revised! FCS8698, a 1-page handout by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. Bobroff, provides smart snacking tips for elders in an easy-to-read format. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy708

FCS8575/FY080 Healthy Living: Diabetes (1 page)

Revised! FCS8575, a 1-page handout by Linda B. Bobroff and Paulina Wittkowsky, answers basic questions about diabetes in an easy-to-read format. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy080

FE822 Attitudes and Preferences of People Aged 55 and Above for Seafood: Summary of Telephone Survey Results

FE822, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Lisa House, Allen F. Wysocki, William A. Messina, Jr., and Kathryn Olson, presents a brief summary of information on consumer perceptions of seafood obtained from a 2008 survey to identify the attitudes and consumption behavior of consumers aged 55 and
older for fish, shellfish, and aquaculture products. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, April 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe822

EENY468/IN843 Cheese (or Ham) Skipper, Piophila casei (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Piophilidae)

EENY468, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Caitlin Lewis and Phillip E. Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes these detritivorous flies who are commonly the cause of enteric myiasis in humans and are also useful in determining the “time since death” in forensic investigations — synonymy, distribution and habitat, description, life cycle, medical importance, economic importance and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in843

FCS8835/FY905 Breast Cancer: Learning about Radiation Therapy

FCS8835, a 3-page fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe and Barbara F. Shea, provides a basic orientation to external radiation therapy for the treatment of breast cancer. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, February 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy905

FCS8832/FY902 Breast Cancer: Getting through Chemotherapy…Tips from Survivors

FCS8832, a 3-page fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe and Barbara F. Shea, offers some tips from the Gainesville Breast Cancer Support Group to help cancer patients get through chemotherapy treatments. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, February 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy902

FCS8561/FY057 Healthy Eating: Calcium (1 page)

Revised! FCS-8561, a 1-page illustrated handout by Linda B. Bobroff, uses a question-and-answer format to provide key information for elders about why calcium is important, what foods contain it, good sources of calcium, and how much older adults need. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Consumer Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy057

MyPyramid Scramble series

This series of 2-page illustrated handouts (puzzle page and key) by Linda B. Bobroff provide a list of scrambled words forming names of foods in the MyPyramid groups, with numbered letters that form a secret message. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2010
Includes:
FCS8895/FY1146: MyPyramid Scramble: Veggie Power!
FCS8896/FY1147: MyPyramid Scramble: Milk and More
FCS8897/FY1148: MyPyramid Scramble: Meat and Beans
FCS8898/FY1149: MyPyramid Scramble: Great Grains
FCS8899/FY1150: MyPyramid Scramble: Fantastic Fruits
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_mypyramid_scramble

FCS8568/FY068 Healthy Eating: Calcium

Revised! FCS8568, a 2-page illustrated handout by Linda B. Bobroff, uses a question-and-answer format to provide key information for elders about what calcium is, what foods contain it, what happens when people do not get enough, and how much older adults need. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Consumer Sciences, March 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy068

FCS8892/FY1143 Raising Healthy Children: Family Fitness

FCS8892, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Lisa D. Chan and Karla P. Shelnutt, addresses the obesity epidemic, the benefits of physical activity for children and adults and how to work physical activity into family lifestyle. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1143

FCS8893/FY1144 Living with Diabetes: Keeping Track of Your Blood Glucose

FCS8893, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Linda B. Bobroff, describes how patient self-monitoring and hemoglobin A1C testing are used to help persons with diabetes attain their treatment goals. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1144

FCS8888/FY1139 Raising Healthy Children: Age One

FCS8888, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Anghela Z. Paredes and Karla P. Shelnutt, provides general guidelines for parents of one-year olds in nutrition, physical activity, and language and social development. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1139

FCS8890/FY1141 Raising Healthy Children: Age Three

FCS8890, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Anghela Z. Paredes and Karla P. Shelnutt, provides general guidelines for parents of three-year olds in nutrition, physical activity, and developmental milestones. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1141

FCS8891/FY1142 Raising Healthy Children: Introducing New Foods to Your Preschooler

FCS8891, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Julie M. Martinez and Karla P. Shelnutt, discusses different ways to encourage children to try and accept new foods. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1142

FCS8894/FY1145 Healthy Living: Change Your Lifestyle Word Scramble

FCS8894, a one-page illustrated handout by Valerie Weyenberg and Karla P. Shelnutt, provides an activity to familiarize program participants with lifestyle changes that can help prevent high blood pressure. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1145