Consumer & Family Sciences - Vermillion County

Consumer and Family Science Link

Linda Reynolds

County Extension Director (CED),

Extension Educator - Consumer & Family Sciences, LCD

Consumer and Family Sciences :

Indiana Extension Homemakers Association

    Helps to strengthen Indiana homes and families.
    Membership is open to all regardless of race, color, creed,
     religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.

Purdue Consumer and Family Sciences website
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/

    Purdue Dining with Diabetes Program (DWD) - provides an initial session
    on the problem of diabetes and then 3 sessions covering different nutrition topics
    related to diabetes. Each of the 3 sessions involves a food preparation

demonstration on preparing foods for someone with diabetes.

    *For upcoming classes:
    Contact Linda Reynolds, CFS Educator

(765) 492-3394 or (800) 340-8155, Ext. 144.
Her email address is lreynol1@purdue.edu

Purdue Disaster Recovery Resources for Indiana

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/

EDEN - Extension Disaster Education Network has information on

Avian flu, floods, storms, tornados, weather and provides educational

materials on emergency preparedness.

Purdue Have A Healthy Baby program

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/topics/EFNEP/healthybaby.htm

The Have a Healthy Baby Program is a prenatal nutrition education
program consisting of six lessons that emphasize nutrition and lifestyle choices

smoking, drinking and drugs. The program is research-based,and taught by

trained, caring professionals. It includes a highly visual, interactive,

and complete curriculum.

National Restaurant Food Safety Certification (ServSafe)

http://www.nraef.org/servsafe/
The most widely accepted food safety program among local, state and

federal health departments.

Professor Popcorn -

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/topics/EFNEP/professorpopcorn.htm
Exploring the Food Pyramid with Professor Popcorn (Professor Popcorn)

is a curriculum for youth in grades 1-6. Major concepts included in the

curriculum have been linked to Indiana's health and science education

standards. Topics include: the Food Guide Pyramid, including servings

and serving sizes; the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; the Fight Bac!

Concepts of Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill; and finally,

the importance of physical activity to health.

Restaurant Careers - http://www.restaurant.org/careers/

Family Nutrition Program (FNP)

The Family Nutrition Program's mission is to increase the ability
of individuals and families with limited resources to utilize their food
dollars and food stamps appropriately and to provide a safe meal
environment. This mission is accomplished by providing free,

informal, and easily accessible educational programs in the home and
community. These programs focus on developing knowledge and skills
related to nutrition and meal planning; food purchasing, preparation,
and safety; and food budgeting.

Purdue FNP website - http://www.ces.purdue.edu/cfs/topics/FNP/index.htm

Margie Fultz is the FNP Assistant in Vermillion County.
You can reach Margie by calling :
(765) 492 – 3394 or (800) 340 - 8155, Ext. 147.
Her email address is mmfultz@purdue.edu

Food Stamp Nutrition Connection
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp/

Financial Education

    Planning for A Secure Retirement
        http://www.ces.purdue.edu/retirement/
   If you're looking for information to help you plan your retirement,
   go to this website. You'll find 10 modules that provide information
   on various topics related to retirement. Learn about retirement
   income needs, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans
   for the self-employed, IRAs, and what to do with a
   lump sum distribution as well as much more.

    Retirement Estimator for Farm Families
        http://www.ces.purdue.edu/farmretirement/
    The estimator is designed to help farm families determine potential
    expenses and retirement income. Farm families will be able to
    identify how expenses may change in retirement,
    estimate life expectancy, estimate retirement income,
    estimate retirement expenses and learn more about planning
    for retirement.

back to Vermillion County Cooperative Extension Service

Vermillion County Extension Office, Courthouse
255 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 250
Newport, Indiana 47966-0250
phone: 1-800-340-8155 Ext. 144