Health and Human Sciences

The Strengthening Families Program: For Parent and Youth 10-14 is an evidence-based program that can help prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems, strengthen parent/youth communication skills, increase academic success in youth, help teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure, prevent violence, and aggressive behavior at home and at school. Ranked as the #1 prevention program out of 6,000 analyzed by the World Health Organization, the Strengthening Families Program consists of 7, 2-hr. long classes comprising of youth, parent, and family sessions.

Session topics included:

• Love & Limits
• Dreams & Goals
• House Rules
• Appreciating Parents
• Encouraging Positive Behavior
• Dealing with Stress
• Following Rules & Using Consequences
• Peer Pressure

For more information, visit https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/strengthening-families-program-for-parents-and-youth-10-14-post-editable/

Each year, about 659,000 people in the United States die from heart disease, that’s 1 of every 4 deaths (CDC)! Purdue Extension’s Be Heart Smart Program helps individuals learn information to prevent and reduce their risk of developing heart disease. Over the course of four lessons, participants will learn about the risk factors associated with heart disease, important numbers to know, heart-healthy eating, and how to make sustainable heart-healthy lifestyle changes.

Be Heart Smart cost $15 to attend. For more information, visit:  https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/program6/

According to Gallup, only 1 in 3 Americans use a budget and 30% have a long-term financial plan involving savings and investments for the future. Where Does Your Money Go? Program is designed to help consumers better understand how to spend their money. Taught over two, one-hour sessions, participants learn about financial management practices such as needs vs wants, writing goals, tracking expenses, identifying spending leaks, and how to develop a spending-savings plan. Furthermore, program activities help participants increase their knowledge of money management practices that promote financial stability and adoption of new habits that can lead to financial control.

According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020, 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and another 88 million have prediabetes (CDC). Furthermore, people who have diabetes are 2.3 more likely to have greater healthcare cost than people who don’t have diabetes.

The Dining with Diabetes Program is a designed to assist and support individuals who have diabetes as well as their families to help reduce the burden of diabetes by increasing knowledge of healthy foods, tips to prepare quick, healthy, and tasty foods, demonstrating proper cooking techniques, promoting physical activity, building confidence, and providing opportunities for participants to learn from one another.

The cost to attend Dining with Diabetes is $40 per individual or $65 per couple. To learn more about Dining with Diabetes, visit: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/programs-food-0/#dining-with-diabetes

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello fellow Extension Members,
I just want to say this has been an exciting year. Thank you all for being patient with me. Gail, thank you for presenting workshops after each Council Meeting and you new classes at the Meadows Learning Lab. Wendy, a BIG thank you for all you’ve done for me this past year. I also want to thank the other ladies in the Extension Office, always a smile on their faces when they see me!
Deb

UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER

June 2 – 4      Home & Family Conference
June 9            Past Presidents Meeting
June 23          Achievement Day, Council Meeting to follow Achievement Day
                       activities
July 5 – 12     Vigo County Fair

ACHIEVEMENT DAY

Monday, June 23rd our annual Achievement Day will be held in the Community Building, VCFG. Registration is 9:30am; meeting program at 10:00am. There will be a carry-in lunch. Hostess-es supply sandwiches and drinks; clubs bring side dish or dessert. Small clubs are asked to bring 1 large side dish. Large clubs are asked to bring 2 large side dishes. All year-end infor-mation must be turned in to Wendy at the Extension Office. Any names for Memorial service go to Joan Lindsay, President of Fayette Homemakers—or Sandy Kelly, President of the Bur-nett Club. We will be collecting adult and children’s coloring books, colored pencils, crayons and the “flat” freezer bags. These go to Union Hospital.

HOME & FAMILY CONFERENCE

Home and Family Conference is early June. Seven extension members are attending the State Conference. We will bring back new and exciting information, I’m sure. Further updates in June and August.

Vocal Chords will be performing for Home and Family Conference on Tuesday, June 3rd.

PAST PRESIDENTS MEETING, JUNE 9TH

The meeting is at Ellie Oliver’s house, 7470 S Trueblood Place, Terre Haute, IN 47802. It’s a carry-in picnic style event so bring a side dish to share. Bring your swimsuit to enjoy her pool and or hot tub. Hope to see all past presidents at the meeting. Gathering time is 11:00am. The Past Presidents Club is an honorary club to pay tribute to those who have served their club as president.

VIGO COUNTY FAIR IS JULY 5TH - 12TH 

Clean-up work day is Wednesday, July 2nd. We’ll get started at 8:00am…don’t forget to bring your clean supplies. We will receive entries for the fair on Saturday, July 5th starting at 8:00am. We need many, many helping hands for this. Please come and bring you smiles with you.
Also, sign-up sheets to work the Book Sale during the fair will be at Achievement Day. Please check the times still needed and volunteer.

EDUCATOR SPOTLIGHT

Are You Prepared?

When we think of June – we think of sunshine, summer solstice, swimming, and all the summer fun of
a school break. But June is also full of a continuation of storm season. May and June are both
noted as the months when the highest average number of thunderstorms and tornadoes occur in Central
Indiana. Although most of us have “lived through a storm” or two in life, when was the last time
you really considered if you are really prepared for a storm.

Review of the basics --
Thunderstorms are dangerous storms that include lightning, powerful winds (50+ mph), and can cause
flash flooding and tornadoes.
Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Winds are intense of 200+ mph. They look like funnels and can happen anytime.
Watch: Be Prepared! Severe thunderstorms or tornadoes are possible.
Warning: Take Action! Severe weather has been seen by spotters or indicated by radar.

Prepare before the Storm –
Have a Plan. Where will everyone meet indoors. Sign up for Community Warning Systems.
Protect Property (trees trimmed, surge protectors, etc.).
Alternative food and water for longer possible power outages.
If you have a chronic condition, have a care-plan, medications (how to refrigerate if needed),
other needs

During the Storm –