Category: Health & Nutrition

FCS8831/FY901 Living without Lymph Nodes

FCS-8831, a 4-page fact sheet by M.C. Monroe, K. Roberts, and B.F. Shea, helps women understand why lymph nodes are important, why sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice them, and recommends measures women can take to prevent or minimize infection and lymphedema after surgery for breast cancer. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY901

FCS8640/FY207 Facts about Vitamin D

Revised! FCS-8640, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Linda B. Bobroff and Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, summarizes key facts about vitamin D’s role in human nutrition — why we need it, what happens if we don’t get enough, how much we need, how we can get enough, supplements, and how much is too much. Includes links to reliable nutrition information on the Web. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY207

FCS8810/FY1088 Facts about Magnesium

FCS-8810, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. Bobroff, summarizes key facts about magnesium’s role in human nutrition — why we need it, what happens if we don’t get enough, how much we need, how we can get enough, supplements, and how much is too much. Includes links to reliable nutrition information on the Web. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1088

FCS8874/FY1087 HIV/AIDS: Raising Minority Community Awareness

FCS-8874, a 4-page fact sheet by Eboni J. Baugh and Camille Callendar, describes strategies for raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in minority communities. Includes links to effective prevention programs and references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1087

FCS2294/FY1078 Making Good Decisions: Media and the Physical Health of Young Children, A Parent’s Tip Sheet

FCS-2294, a 3-page tip sheet by Stephanie C. Toelle and David C. Diehl, is part of the Making Good Decisions: Media in the Lives of Young Children series. It lists key findings, things parents can do to help maintain healthy weight in young children, and several Internet resources. Published by the Uf Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1078

EENY421/IN797 A Sand Fly, Lutzomyia shannoni Dyar (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotomine)

EENY-421, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Rajinder S. Mann, Philip E. Kaufman, and Jerry F. Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this subfamily of sand flies that can transmit several disease-causing organisms of humans and other animals — its distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, medical importance, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN797

EENY434/IN792 Yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae)

EENY-434, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Catherine Zettel and Phillip Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this container-inhabiting mosquito that is the primary vector of yellow fever — its synonymy, distribution, life cycle, medical importance, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN792

EENY491/IN791 Common malaria Mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidea)

EENY-491, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Leslie M. Rios and C. Roxanne Connelly, describes this historically most important vector of malaria in the eastern United States — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, medical significance, surveillance and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN791

FOR206/FR268 Urban Trees and Allergies in North Florida

FOR-206, a 4-page fact sheet by Jennifer A. Seitz and Francisco Escobedo, explains tree pollen production, allergenicity ratings, and strategies to reduce pollen exposure. Includes references and a table listing 15 commonly used native trees and their OPALS ratings. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR268

FCS2295/FY1079 This Isn’t the Way I Thought It Would Be: Coping with a Child’s Chronic Illness

FCS-2295, a 7-page fact sheet by Ashley Eckes, Heidi Liss Radunovich, and Susan Brumbaugh, provides parents guidance through the process of finding out that their child has a chronic illness, and how the diagnosis may affect the child and the family unit, and sources of help and support. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1079

Making Good Decisions: Media in the Lives of Young Children series

This series of publications by David C. Diehl and Stephanie C. Toelle addresses media and its effects on young children, from birth to age six. The series is designed to reach both professional educators and parents and to provide research summaries, tips for parents, and internet resources for further information. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_making_good_decisions
Includes:

  • FCS-2290, Media in the Live of Young Children [series overview]
  • FCS-2291, Television, Learning, and the Cognitive Development of Young Children
  • FCS-2292, Television and Young Children’s Learning, A Parent’s Tip Sheet
  • FCS-2293, Media and the Physical Health of Young Children

FCS8865/FY1020 Snack Attacks: Be Prepared

FCS-8865, a 2-page fact sheet by Glenda L. Warren, recommends ways to keep ready-to-eat snacks from the Fruit Group on hand to help children get the best nutrition. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1020

FCS8865/FY1021 MyPyramid Ways to Fruits and Vegetables for Your Child

FCS-8865, a 2-page fact sheet by Glenda L. Warren, provides pointers for parents to involve children in shopping for and preparing fruits and vegetables, serve foods in appealing ways, and help children get the best nutrition. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1021

FCS-8670/FY1060 Family Nutrition: A RECIPE for Good Communication

FCS-8670, a 5-page fact sheet by Larry Forthun and Matthew Kaplan, uses the “RECIPE” acronym to describe the ingredients for good communication about nutrition in the family: reflective listening, encouragement, compromise and cooperation, “I” messages, practice, and engagement. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1060

FCS-8638/FY199 High Blood Pressure: What You Need to Know

Revised! FCS-8638, a 4-page handout adapted from the NHLBI/NIH fact sheet by Linda B. Bobroff, explains the currently known elements of High Blood Pressure–a condition that affects about one in every three American adults, yet often has no symptoms. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY199

FCS-8690/FY305 Living Well to Keep Your Pressure Down

Revised! FCS-8690, a 6-page fact sheet by Linda B. Bobroff, describes risk factors for hypertension (high blood pressure) and lifestyle practices that help keep blood pressure within a healthy range. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY305