Guided by OSU Extension public-health professionals, these discussions have inspired rural counties to collect better data on overdoses, strengthen interagency links, secure millions of dollars in grant funding, and create new prevention and treatment services.
Jonathan Kauffman |
Mar 26, 2024 |
News story
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Nitrate can contaminate well water, leading to serious health conditions. Learn how to prevent nitrate from getting in your well and how to remove nitrate from your drinking water.
Veronica Irvin, Molly Kile, Chrissy Lucas, Laura Neilson, Lilly Anderson |
Jun 2023 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
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This University of Illinois Extension webpage provides resources for adults with diabetes including information about glycemic load and glycemic Index. The glycemic index is a system of ranking foods on a scale of 0 to 100 according to how high blood glucose peaks within two hours of consuming the specific food. The glycemic load is based on glycemic index but uses standard portion sizes rather than 100 grams of carbohydrate.
Oct 2022 |
Online resource
Photo by Jason Pettigrew, Oregon Department of Forestry (Cropped from original)
Hazy, smoky air: Do you know what to do? The Oregon Health Authority offers sheets in English, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Somali and Vietnamese.
Sep 2020 |
Online resource
Courtesy of Claire Culbertson (Cropped from original)
This expert-led online course offers an introduction to a variety of relaxation techniques, including breath, gentle stretching and yoga, self-massage, self-compassion practices, and mindfulness and meditation.
This set of activities gets middle school students engaged in fitness games designed to invigorate and educate. Physical education teachers, 4-H leaders and health teachers will find a wealth of good ideas that get kids moving.
Carolyn Ashton, Lindsay Walker, Emma Suzuki, Janna Batara, Lisa Perrett, Jamie Gibson |
Nov 2019 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)