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Omega-3s for health

Omega-3 fatty acids play important roles in human health and may help lower the risk of developing heart disease, some forms of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and macular degeneration.

Jung Kwon, Stephanie Polizzi | Nov 2024 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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So you have a school garden...now what to do with that food? The Master Food Preserver episode!

Many school gardens are able to produce an abundance of food. Usually they are able to bring the produce right in to the cafeteria.. But what if you have an overabundance of something? How can you save it? Can you can ...

Michelle Markesteyn, PhD, Rick Sherman | Oct 2024 | Podcast episode Peer reviewed (Gray level)

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Say NO to disease: The benefits of nitric oxide

NO is a chemical messenger that lowers blood pressure and improves circulation. NO also prompts immune cells to kill bacteria, viruses and cancer cells, and triggers brain cells to communicate.

Stephanie Polizzi | Oct 2024 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Mental health outreach

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AgriStress Helpline for Oregon

The AgriStress HelpLine is a free, 24/7 hotline for Oregon's agricultural and forestry communities, including farmers, ranchers, fishermen, foresters, and their families. Call or text: (833) 897-2474. Helpline operators are trained to ...

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Our Future in Our Hands: Care for Your Mental Health

You can build resilience and overcome wildfires' potentially negative consequences by focusing on supporting mental health. Part of Our Future in Our Hands series.

Emily Jane Davis, Dusti Linnell, Kara Baylog, Oralia Mendez | Jun 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

The purpose of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program is to establish a network that connects individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs. This project is funded by a USDA NIFA grant.

Cassie Bouska, Julie Leep | Project

Healthy communities

• GROW Healthy Kids and Communities: Generating Rural Options for Weight (GROW) Healthy Kids and Communities was an integrated research, education, and Extension program to inspire communities, schools, and families to create environments that make it easy for children to eat healthfully and be physically active.
• SPAN-ET: The School Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Tool (SPAN-ET) was developed to assess school resources and readiness to improve nutrition and physical activity environments, suggest appropriate improvement strategies, and score impacts resulting from environmentally-based treatments.
• HEAL MAPPS™: HEAL MAPPS™ helps community stakeholders document people’s experience of place with respect to supports and barriers for habitual healthy eating and physical activity.
• R-CFPA: We engage people in the communities we serve in assessing the conditions that most affect them where they live, work, learn, and play. We do this to learn what will work best to improve weight healthy behaviors for children and families, and food and physical activity resources in the community.

Food as Medicine

Foods That Fight Inflammation and Chronic Disease

Saturated fats, animal products and processed meats are among the foods that promote inflammation. Fruits and vegetables, whole grains and other foods prevent or lower inflammation. How should you incorporate them into your diet?

Stephanie Polizzi | Feb 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Arresting Alzheimer’s with Diet and Lifestyle

Although dementia tends to occur after age 65, it is not a normal part of aging. It that may be largely preventable through diet and lifestyle, including exercise, socializing and a low-fat diet such as the Mediterranean or DASH diets.

Stephanie Polizzi | Feb 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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Lowering Cholesterol with Food

Foods with antioxidants, soluble fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids help lower cholesterol. Berries, pomegranates, dark chocolate and leaf tea have polyphenols that can protect cholesterol from oxidation. Soluble fiber lowers...

Stephanie Polizzi | Feb 2023 | Extension Catalog publication Peer reviewed (Orange level)