Category: Work & Life

Hit Your Fitness Goals with Let’s Walk Florida!

by Morgan

March 9, 2022

Written by: Angelika Keene, Public Health Specialist This year, it is more important than ever to focus on adopting a healthier lifestyle. If you started 2022 with goals of improving your health, fitness, and well-being but have had trouble ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Brevard County, Exercise, Fitness, Group Activity, Health, Let's Walk Florida, Online Class, Physical Activity, Self Improvement, Wellness

Celebrate #NationalSoupDay by Trying a New Soup Recipe with Oysters

by Holly Abeels, Andrea Lazzari and Elizabeth

February 4, 2022

Did you know that February 4th is National Homemade Soup Day? Why not join in on this celebration by trying a new soup recipe that includes oysters. Florida oysters are available year-round. Oyster harvest is mainly done in the cooler months ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #NationalSoupDay, 4-H, Cooking, Family, Florida Sea Grant, Food Is Our Middle Name, Seafood, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Youth

Fall Food Drives: Improving Health and Feeding Families

by Lori Johnson

November 3, 2021

The availability of a person’s next meal or just food, in general, can vary due to access, availability, and income. This may occur for a short period or longer which can result in a lack of the nutrition bodies need to prevent health consequences. ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Featured, Food Drive, Healthy Foods

Mobility and Activity: Biking and Hiking in Brevard

by Morgan

October 13, 2021

Authored by Angelika Keene Last week of October and first week of November are Mobility week. Mobility Week is a celebration of making smart, efficient, and safe multimodal transportation choices. In honor of mobility week this blog post is ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Biking Trails, Healthy Living, Hiking Trails, Mobility Week, Outdoor Activities, Physical Activity, Walking

Youth Sports Safety

by gwhitworth

September 29, 2021

Participation in organized sports in the United States has grown greatly in the past years. More than 38 million children and adolescents are involved in sports, and even more participate in informal recreational activities. With this increase ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Safety, Sports, Youth

Understanding Your Spending Choices

by gwhitworth

September 29, 2021

You just received an unexpected bonus at work and you're ecstatic. There are so many ways you could use this money... but how do you decide what you will do? Should you pay off some bills? Save it? Buy that item you've been dying to have? There ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Choices, Emotions, Finances, Goals, Money, Spending, Values

Resale Stores: Shop to Save

by gwhitworth

September 29, 2021

Are you looking for items for your home on a tight budget? Do the kids need clothes, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money? Are you starting out on your own and need houseware at an affordable price? Throwing a party and need some serving ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Relsale, Save, Shopping, Thrift

It’s Time to Start Smelling Something “Fishy” on Your Plate

by Holly Abeels

September 14, 2021

Co-authored by Holly Abeels, Beth Shephard, and Andrea Lazzari Who here likes eating seafood? Well, you’re not alone. Americans’ weekly consumption of seafood has stayed around 5 ounces per week for the past 30 years. However, this is less ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Cooking, Family, Fish, Florida Sea Grant, Seafood, Youth

Teaching Children to Stick to their Goals ‘til they Stick: Creating Healthy Habits

by Andrea Lazzari

March 24, 2021

According to the CDC, from 1999-2000 through 2017-2018 obesity rates increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. This means 13.7 million of our children and adolescents are currently obese. With the obesity rate increasing throughout the U.S, you might stop ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Health & Nutrition

Healthy Habits: Making them Stick

by gwhitworth

March 2, 2021

The rate of obesity within the U.S is gradually increasing. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4% between the years 1999-2000 and 2017-2018. [1] Current programs and initiatives ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Habits, Health, Obesity

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