Category: Families & Consumers

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

AE453 Gray Water Reuse in Florida

AE453, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Christopher J. Martinez, provides an overview of the recycling of gray water, the ways that gray water can potentially be used, and the regulations and guidelines for gray water reuse in Florida, as well as discussion of some of the potential barriers to gray water reuse in Florida and elsewhere. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ae453

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

WEC276/UW321 Conservation Subdivision: Design Phase – Location of Conserved Open Spaces

WEC276, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Mark Hostetler, focuses on decisions made in the design phase — what percentage of the site will be conserved as open space and where to locate it so as to maximize biodiversity values. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, December 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw321

AEC382/WC063 Guidelines for Effective Professional and Academic Writing

Revised! AEC382, a 3-page fact sheet by R.G. Easterly III, B.E. Myers, A.E. Lutz, and N.T. Place, provides a few tips to keep in mind while composing professional documents. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc063

FCS8889/FY1140 Raising Healthy Children: Age Two

FCS8889, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Anghela Z. Paredes and Karla P. Shelnutt, provides general guidelines for parents of two-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/fy1140

FA159 Interpreting a Fish Food Package Label

FA159, a 6-page fact sheet by Frank Chapman and Richard Miles, provides farmers and pet owners a guide to interpreting the information on fish food labels. Includes references. Published by the UF Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, December 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa159

FSHN0214/FS096 Preventing Foodborne Illness: Salmonellosis

Revised! FSHN0214, a 4-page fact sheet by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, and Sarah Z. Waithe, provides the processing and retail sector with information about preventing this disease caused by bacteria that is widespread in the environment and associated with all animal species — what it is, symptoms, who is at risk, foods associated with Salmonella, as well as good practices for receiving, handling, processing, and storage. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs096

FCS2178/FY044 Can We Talk? Improving Couples’ Communication

Revised! FCS2178, a 4-page fact sheet by Eboni J. Baugh and Deborah Humphries, is part of the Florida Marriage Preparation series. It encourages couples to look at the importance of learning and practicing the
relationship skill of listening and of expressing thoughts and feelings. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, January 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy044

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