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Using Google Expeditions To Introduce Virtual Reality, Elizabeth Davis, Andrea Schmutz
Using Google Expeditions To Introduce Virtual Reality, Elizabeth Davis, Andrea Schmutz
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This fact sheet gives tips on how to use virtual reality to engage learners.
Technoference Strategies: Managing Family Screen Time, Brandon Mcdaniel, David G. Schramm
Technoference Strategies: Managing Family Screen Time, Brandon Mcdaniel, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet provides steps and strategies to manage family screen time.
What Is Financial Health?, Amanda H. Christensen
What Is Financial Health?, Amanda H. Christensen
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This fact sheet defines financial health and provides tools to help make your money work or you.
Your Financial Wellness Wheel, Amanda H. Christensen, Elizabeth Vance
Your Financial Wellness Wheel, Amanda H. Christensen, Elizabeth Vance
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How do we measure financial health? Completing a Financial Wellness Wheel can give you a baseline for your current financial health and give you steps to take to improve or maintain. This fact sheet will explain each category on the Financial Wellness Wheel, teach you how to use it, and suggest ways to take action to improve your score in each section.
Anxiety And Depression: Can Diet Help?, Megan Jensen, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Ashley Yaugher, Sandy Sulzer
Anxiety And Depression: Can Diet Help?, Megan Jensen, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Ashley Yaugher, Sandy Sulzer
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This fact sheet explains the role of diet with anxiety and depression.
Substance Use Disorder Stigma: What It Is And How You Can Prevent It, Kandice Atisme, Reshma Arrington, Ashley Yaugher, Mateja Savoie-Roskos
Substance Use Disorder Stigma: What It Is And How You Can Prevent It, Kandice Atisme, Reshma Arrington, Ashley Yaugher, Mateja Savoie-Roskos
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This fact sheet describes substance use disorder stigma, what it is and how you can deal with it. It includes definition of common forms, how individuals experience it, steps to better understand it, what it looks like, and how to support someone with a SUD.
Using The Convenient Slow Cooker Safely, Susan Haws
Using The Convenient Slow Cooker Safely, Susan Haws
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A slow cooker is a convenient time saver. This fact sheet explains what a slow cooker is, how it works, and how to choose one. It also has tip on preparing food safely, using slow cookers at high altitudes, dealing with power outages, saving leftovers, and testing a slow cooker's performance.
Why Stress Management Strategies Work, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Why Stress Management Strategies Work, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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Stress is a universally-experienced phenomenon. Although there are myriad causes, the methods of effectively managing the stress are generally the same. Why do these strategies work though? This fact sheet addresses this question, citing what research has found about why these commonly suggested stress management strategies work. They are divided into physical, mental, and social categories of stress relievers.
An Apple A Day? Eat More Fruits And Vegetables, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff
An Apple A Day? Eat More Fruits And Vegetables, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff
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This fact sheet gives ideas for increasing fruits and vegetables in the diet each day.
Fresh And Easy: How To Make Pureed Baby Food, Shayla Shearer, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
Fresh And Easy: How To Make Pureed Baby Food, Shayla Shearer, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
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This fact sheet tells how to safely prepare and store pureed baby food so it is nutritious, convenient and less expensive than store bought baby food.
Higher Education: How Parents Can Support Their Children, Celina G. Wille
Higher Education: How Parents Can Support Their Children, Celina G. Wille
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This fact sheet gives tips on how parents can support their children in the process of understand and evaluating college and career opportunities in higher education.
Nutritional Needs Among High School Athletes, Andy Mitchell, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Natalie Norris, Carrie Durward
Nutritional Needs Among High School Athletes, Andy Mitchell, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Natalie Norris, Carrie Durward
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High school athletes have a greater need for nutritional adequacy for proper growth, development, wellness and performance as compared to students who do not participate in sports. This fact sheet discusses the purpose of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and hydration, why they are necessary in an athlete’s diet, food sources of each, and fun facts to help the young athlete enhance their diet.
Dairy In Your Child's Diet, Richelle Hudson, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
Dairy In Your Child's Diet, Richelle Hudson, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
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This fact sheet presents the health benefits of dairy and busts some common myths to assist you in making informed decisions when purchasing dairy products for your children. It also includes information on dairy alternatives for children who, for one reason or another, do not consume dairy products.
Benefits Of Family Mealtime, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff
Benefits Of Family Mealtime, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff
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Working together as a family can help establish a regular family mealtime habit and potential positive benefits and outcome. This fact sheet tells how.
Dating In Later Life, Jennifer Viveros, David Schramm
Dating In Later Life, Jennifer Viveros, David Schramm
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The purpose of this fact sheet is to summarize the experience of older adults who decide to date or not date in later life, with some tips if you find yourself or someone you know in these categories
Good Ideas For Better Health, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Good Ideas For Better Health, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet gives good ideas for better health including: getting adequate sleep, consuming a nutritious diet and staying hydrated, exercising regularly, taking breaks when you feel stressed, maintaining a support system, and limiting alcohol intake and avoiding drugs.
Supporting Others Coping With Infertility, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Supporting Others Coping With Infertility, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet will help you better understand the experience that infertile couples go through and give you ideas for how to most effectively support them.
Stress Vs. Anxiety: Understanding The Difference, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Stress Vs. Anxiety: Understanding The Difference, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet outlines the differences between normal day-to-day stress and persistent anxiety, and how to deal with them both.
Finding Peace By Staying Present, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Finding Peace By Staying Present, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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There are several ways to increase one’s mindfulness, including learning to incorporate the concept of flow, limiting technology, meditating, and noticing nature. This fact sheet gives ideas on how to stay present by applying these principles.
Tips To Strengthen Relationships Today, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Tips To Strengthen Relationships Today, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet outlines several tips you can apply today to start developing and strengthening your close romantic and non-romantic relationships.
Pros And Cons Of Online Dating In Later Life, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Pros And Cons Of Online Dating In Later Life, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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In later life, as with most things, there are both positives and negatives associated with online dating. It is important to be aware of them in order to make an informed decision of whether to use or not use Internet sites to cultivate new relationships. This fact sheet outlines the pros and cons.
Strategies For Dealing With Life's Difficulties, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
Strategies For Dealing With Life's Difficulties, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm
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This fact sheet outlines four healthy, effective approaches to coping with the challenges of life: eliminating overthinking, working from your strengths, taking time for self-care, and finding meaning in your experiences.
Helpful Hints For Parents Of Picky Eaters, Chelsea Feller, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
Helpful Hints For Parents Of Picky Eaters, Chelsea Feller, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward
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This fact sheet offers helpful hints to reduce picky eating and make mealtime enjoyable and fun for the whole family.
Body Image In Adolescence, Jaqueline Neid-Avila, Brittany Bingeman
Body Image In Adolescence, Jaqueline Neid-Avila, Brittany Bingeman
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This fact sheet addresses risk factors and protective factors in order to help adolescents navigate this critical time frame.
Healthy Beginnings - Infant And Toddler Feeding, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward
Healthy Beginnings - Infant And Toddler Feeding, Chelsea Feller, Carrie Durward
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Having a hard time understanding what, when, and how to feed your infant or toddler? Or maybe you’re looking for some additional tips and tricks to add to what you already know. We provide research-based answers to those tough questions, plus more in this fact sheet.
A Healthy Brain: Use It Or Lose It!, Elizabeth B. Fauth, Maria C. Norton
A Healthy Brain: Use It Or Lose It!, Elizabeth B. Fauth, Maria C. Norton
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Challenging your muscles makes for strong healthy muscles, and challenging your brain cells makes for a strong healthy brain. Build up your brain’s cognitive reserve – create a well-connected, high-capacity brain – through overall healthy behaviors (diet and exercise) and making mentally challenging activities part of your daily life. The more options your brain has to get its signals sent, the better able it is to handle areas of damage. A well-connected brain may be better able to delay or prevent diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Making Media Work For Your Marriage, Elizabeth Davis, Naomi Brower
Making Media Work For Your Marriage, Elizabeth Davis, Naomi Brower
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This fact sheet gives tips for strengthening relationships through technology and for safeguarding those relationships.
Emergency Cash Stash, Adrie Roberts
Emergency Cash Stash, Adrie Roberts
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This fact sheet show that with just a little pre-planning and budgeting, you can have an emergency cash stash hidden in your home for a disaster or rainy day!
From Time To Quality Time: Making Every Moment Count, Naomi Brower, Joe Wallace
From Time To Quality Time: Making Every Moment Count, Naomi Brower, Joe Wallace
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This fact sheet includes suggestions for ways to maximize time with loved ones though transforming moments together into quality time.