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Be On The Lookout

Anyone can experience a mental health problem. Unfamiliar of what mental health means? “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices (http://www.mentalhealth.gov).” Are you aware if you or someone you know is […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Bohlen, Family and Consumer Science Educator Washington County

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University

REFERENCES:

  • https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/what-is-mental-health/index.html#early
  • https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/friends-family-members/index.html

Financial tools and resources of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

I recently visited the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and learned first-hand about the many efforts of this federal agency to support consumers in making healthy financial decisions. As many of you know, the former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is the director of this agency.   After learning about all that the CFPB offers […]

WRITTEN BY: Caezilia Loibl

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods

An Unseen Face of Eating Disorders

Teenage girls and twenty-something young women tend to be the “face” of eating disorders. The truth of the matter is that these young females are not the only populations that suffer from these diseases. An often unseen face of eating disorders are middle-aged women (ages 40-60). Middle-aged women who suffer from eating disorders tend to […]

WRITTEN BY: Written by Kristi Campbell, Stark State Dietetic Technician Student Intern and Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County.

REVIEWED BY: Kate Shumaker, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Holmes County

SOURCES:

  • Dennis, K., CEDS, CEO/Medical Director Emeritus of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center. (2016, July 25). Causes of Middle-Aged Women Eating Disorders. Retrieved October 22, 2016, from https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders/special-issues/older-women/causes
  • Michaud, D. (2014, January 12). Eating Disorders in Women at Mid-Life. Retrieved October 25, 2016, from http://theprojectheal.org/eating-disorders-in-women-at-mid-life/
  • National Eating Disorders Association. (2016) Retrieved November 3, 2016 http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Don’t Wing It! The Do’s and Don’ts of Safe Poultry Handling

While many consumers are aware of the risks of consuming raw or undercooked poultry, fewer realize that the steps they’re taking when handling poultry(PDF)Links to a PDF document. in the grocery store and at home could be putting them at risk for contracting a foodborne illness. Contaminated food sickens nearly 48 million people in the […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, MS RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, MS, RDN, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County, kendle.4@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • www.fightbac.org

REFERENCES:

  • 1 "Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 15 July 2016.
  • 2. CDC. Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet): FoodNet Surveillance Report for 2012 (Final Report). Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. 2014.
  • 3. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. "People at Risk of Foodborne Illness - Food Safety for Older Adults." U S Food and Drug Administration Home Page. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Sept. 2011.
  • 4. Donelan, A., Chambers, D.H., Chambers, E IV, Godwin, S., and Cates, S. 2016. Consumer poultry handling behaviors in the grocery store and in-home storage. Journal of Food Protection 79(4):584-588.

Fighting Fair

Conflict for many is uncomfortable, especially conflict with our significant other, family, and friends. However, studies have shown that not only is conflict normal in relationships, it should be expected! Conflict is so common and expected in relationships that there are rules and information about how to fight and how to fight fairly. Take a […]

Meal Prepping, How to Plan for your Week Ahead

Meal prepping, planning and preparing one’s meals for the week ahead of time, has become very trendy lately. My husband and I meal prep all of our meals every Sunday after we do our weekly grocery trip. Before we head to the grocery, we sit down together and develop our meal plans for the week, […]

WRITTEN BY: Amy Meehan, MPH Healthy People Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed. Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Ducrot, P., Mejean, C., Aroumougame, V., Ibanez, G., Alles, B., Kesse-Guyot, E., Hercberg, S., Peneau, S. (2017). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Meal planning is associated with food variety, diet quality and body weight status in a large sample of French adults. https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/pmc/articles/PMC5288891/
  • Fay, S., Ferriday, D., Hinton, EC., Shakeshaft, NG., Rogers, PJ., Brunstrom, JM. (2011). Appetite. What determines real-world meal size? Evidence for pre-meal planning. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311000201
  • Brunstrom, JM. (2014). International Journal of Obesity. Mind over platter: pre-meal planning and the control of meal size in humans. https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/pmc/articles/PMC4105578/

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