Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Sciences

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Page About Family and Consumer Sciences
The Family and Consumer Sciences program in Clark County strives to build strong families through educational programming. Programs focus on the following issues: * Improve nutrition and lifestyle choices from infancy through retirement; * Manage time, money and other resources; * Address community health and environmental concerns; * Manage the multiple roles of work and family life; * Build strong families though relationship skills, conflict management skills, and shared values. These issues are addressed through programs offered in the community, newsletters offering information on these specific issues, and information offered via new technologies, such as this website.
Page Managing In Tough Times
Ohio's unemployment rate has hit a 25-year high of 9.4 percent as job losses have continued in both manufacturing and service. The following Extension resources may help you to navigate these tough times.
Page Calendar of Events
Family & Consumer Sciences Calendar of Events with Forms
Page Program Information
Programs Available for Community Groups.
Page Newsletters
State Family & Consumer Sciences Newsletters.
Page Connections to Web Sites
The following are some family and consumer sciences as well as some other interesting web sites you may find helpful.
File Eat Smart
 
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Page Food Safety Hotline
The Ohio State University Food Safety Hotline provides reliable, accurate information on the safe handling of food.
Page ServSafe® Food Safety Training
The ServSafe ® program is the industry standard in food-safety training. The ServSafe® program provides accurate, up-to date information for all levels of employees in handling food, from receiving and storing to preparing and serving.
Page Food Preservation
Food preservation workshops, pressure canner testing dates and other important food preservation information.
File 2012ServSafeManagerFlyer
 
File 2012NSChampClark
 
File 2012ServSafeLevel1
 
File SSManagersMandarinFlyer
 
File Preserving Your Garden's Bounty
 
File June2011DiningWithDiabetes
 
Page New Start for Financial Success
An approved pre-discharge personal finance course for bankruptcy filers.
File 2012FoodSafetyWorkshopOQC
 
Page Dining with Diabetes!
Learn about signs of diabetes, possible complications and ways to manage the condition. Presentation will include a cooking demonstration and food sampling.
Page Safe Food Handling & Preservation Blog
 
Page New Podcasts and Video-Cast for Consumers
Tune in to the USDA Food Safety and Information Service's (FSIS) website.
Page Pressure Canner Dial Gauge Testing
 
Page Small Steps to Health & Wealth
 
File Small Steps Team Enrollment
 
File Small Steps Commitment Form
 
File Small Steps Participant Tracker
 
File Healthy Eating
 
File Small Steps Team Enrollment(word)
 
File Champaign Matter of Balance
 
File Clark Matter of Balance
 
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About Family and Consumer Sciences
The Family and Consumer Sciences program in Clark County strives to build strong families through educational programming. Programs focus on the following issues: * Improve nutrition and lifestyle choices from infancy through retirement; * Manage time, money and other resources; * Address community health and environmental concerns; * Manage the multiple roles of work and family life; * Build strong families though relationship skills, conflict management skills, and shared values. These issues are addressed through programs offered in the community, newsletters offering information on these specific issues, and information offered via new technologies, such as this website.
County Family and Consumer Sciences News
Preserving Your Garden's Bounty
If you are planning a garden this year, are you wondering what to do with all that garden produce you have? Do you want to learn about canning and freezing foods safely? OSU Extension has the information you need!
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Dining with Diabetes!
Dining with Diabetes!
If you're among the 800,000 Ohioans with diabetes--or you suspect you may be one of the estimated 200,000 who has diabetes but don't know it--plan to attend
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