Tag: Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences

PreventiGators research team wins HiPerGator Pioneering Research Award During UF AI Days

by Jessica Alday
November 10, 2025

Researchers in the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences are investigating factors that may lead teens to tobacco addiction in adulthood, and their AI-powered research is making waves. During the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Addiction, AI, AI Research, Artificial Intelligence, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Family Youth And Community Sciences, HiPerGator, Prevention Science, Tobacco Use, UF AI Days

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Family, Youth and Community Sciences (Sept.–Oct.)

by Amanda Quintos
October 31, 2025

Healthy Harvest: Florida’s Warm-Season Vegetables Catherine Campbell, Julia Graddy, Jeanette Andrade, and Wendy Wilber. This publication is intended for individuals who are interested in knowing more about warm-season crops that are grown ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Framework, Health, Healthy Harvest, Vegetables, Well-being

Healthy Harvest for Healthier Holidays

by Amanda Quintos
October 7, 2025

The holiday season has not begun yet, but the snacking-related snares have emerged. Loved ones have brought home massive bags of candy in preparation for Halloween and urged you to take all the sweets they don’t want. You have that one friend ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Eating Well, Family Nutrition And Health, Healthy Harvest, Holidays

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Family, Youth and Community Sciences During July and August

by Amanda Quintos
September 8, 2025

Read the latest Family, Youth and Community Sciences publications for July and August 2025. In this post, you can click on the title of interest to go to the Ask IFAS page and download the document in PDF format. Stay informed about the latest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Edis, Healthy Harvest

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Family, Youth and Community Sciences during May and June

by Amanda Quintos
July 3, 2025

Discover the latest research and practical solutions from UF/IFAS experts. These are the new EDIS/Ask IFAS documents published by Family, Youth and Community Sciences during May and June. Stay informed and inspired with our updates! Reducing ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Diabetes, Diabetes Risk

Forthcoming Feasts

by Amanda Quintos
October 21, 2024

Autumn is here, and the influx of food- and drink-centered gatherings with loved ones is not far behind. As delightful as it is to enjoy the cozy warmth of a favorite seasonal coffee or to look forward to sampling friends' new entree and ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Food, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Health, Holidays, Nutrition

Learning about Youth Online Peer Support

by Amanda Quintos
February 12, 2024

For better or for worse, the Internet has had profound effects on the ways that people connect. When I was younger, face-to-face interactions and phone calls with peers I saw at school or extracurricular activities largely shaped the landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Mental Health, Parents, Peer Support, Social Media, Youth

When the iron is hot, but the wind is cold

by Amanda Quintos
January 4, 2024

What do you think about during this time of year? Early winter may carry different associations for some: post-holiday fatigue or relief; another abrupt change in pace at home or at work; or that familiar determination to fulfill a New Year's ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Cold Protection And Chilling Damage, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Winter

Learning about Colorectal Cancer

by Amanda Quintos
October 16, 2023

Health has been one of my primary preoccupations over the past few years. I often think about nutrition and exercise, maintenance of overall health and physical function, aging, and mortality—not to mention the potential devastation associated ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Melissa J. Vilaro, Rebecca M. Elliott, Valeria Westring

Physical Activity and Fall Prevention

by Amanda Quintos
June 12, 2023

Life can be full of wonderful experiences. Falling is not among them. There is nothing pleasant about losing a sense of control, panicking while searching for a way to stabilize oneself, then feeling all kinds of pain after landing on the ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Fall Prevention, Linda B. Bobroff, Physical Activity, Sergio Romero, Wendy W. Lynch

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