Polk Small Farms: New and Revised Families and Consumers Publications, November 2010

This email lists the new EDIS publications that has been released to the public in November 2010. They are now available on the World Wide Web at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This mailing only includes publications in the Families and Consumers program area. Please see separate mailings for publications in other program areas.

Family Album Radio Transcripts

FAR5029/FM230 Defining Family by Children’s Living Arrangements
FAR5034/FM251 Suicide Risk
FAR5037/FM282 Protecting Your Family from Carbon Monoxide
FAR5038/FM285 Local Efforts Support Disaster Recovery
FAR5041/FM309 Changes in Family Life
FAR5044/FM328 Family History Initiative
FAR5045/FM413 Immigrant Families
FAR5046/FM426 Immigrant Family Strengths

FAR6010/FM262 Youth Caregivers in the US: An Overview
FAR6011/FM269 Child Caregivers: The Impacts of Caregiving
FAR6012/FM314 Grandparent Care
FAR6014/FM404 Elder Abuse
FAR6019/FM456 Disaster Planning for Caregivers, Part 2

FAR7502/FM292 Parenting Multiracial Children

FAR8008/FM030 Bonding with Your Bottle fed Baby
FAR8022/FM158 The New Food Pyramid
FAR8046/FM318 Helping Your Family Member With Diabetes
FAR8057/FM383 Dark Chocolate Benefits
FAR8061/FM430 How Nutrition Affects Oral Health
FAR8062/FM439 Healthy Snacking
FAR8063/FM458 Reducing Risk for Diabetes
FAR8064/FM469 Tips for Nutritious School Lunches
FAR8705/FM187 Hand Hygiene
FAR8710/FM249 Your Cat, Toxoplasmosis, and You
FAR8711/FM250 Having a Family Emergency Plan
FAR8712/FM267 Food Safety and Tailgating
FAR8714/FM272 Preparing a Safe Turkey Feast
FAR8717/FM396 Grilling Food Safely
FAR8718/FM397 Methylmercury in Fish and Shellfish: Special Care for Women and Young Children
FAR8719/FM468 Keeping School Lunches Safe

FAR9026/FM157 Debt Problems for Military Families
FAR9037/FM227 Shopping Tips to Save Your Family Money
FAR9038/FM228 Giving Your Family Gift Cards
FAR9040/FM240 Navigating Your Parents’ Finances
FAR9041/FM242 Debt Consolidation Company vs. Debt Settlement Company
FAR9043/FM259 Tax Relief in Disaster Situations
FAR9044/FM271 Household Debt and IRAs
FAR9046/FM312 IRS Trying To Give Refunds
FAR9050/FM320 Long-Term Care Insurance Purchase
FAR9051/FM325 Family Factors Involved in Making Long-Term Care Financing Decisions

FAR9052/FM330 Gifts Can Reduce Estate Taxes

CIR1242/FE889 Handbook of Florida Fence and Property Law

Now available online as a single pdf. CIR1242, a 46-page handbook by Michael T. Olexa, Eugene E. Shuey, Joshua A. Cossey, and Katherine Smallwood, informs property owners of their rights and responsibilities in terms of their duty to fence. Discussed areas include a property owners responsibility to fence when livestock is kept on the property, the rights of adjoining landowners to fence, the placement of fences, encroachments, boundary lines, easements, contracts, nuisances, and a landowners responsibilities towards persons who enter his property. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe889

FCS8547/HE944 Healthy Living: Determine Your Nutritional Health

FCS8547, a 4-page fact sheet by Linda B.Bobroff, provides a checklist to determine whether an older person is at nutritional risk and additional information about warning signs of poor nutritonal health. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/he944

FCS8576/FY082 Healthy Living: Diabetes Resources

Revised! FCS8576, a 1-page fact sheet by Linda Bobroff and Paulina Wittkowski, lists contact information for diabetes information and referral sources. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy082

FCS8576Span/FY083 Vida Saludable: Fuentes de información sobre la diabetes

Revised! FCS8576Span, a 1-page Spanish-language fact sheet by Linda Bobroff and Paulina Wittkowski, lists contact information for diabetes information and referral sources. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy083

FCS8666/FY209 Facts about Vitamin K

Revised! FCS8666, a 3-page fact sheet by R. Elaine Turner and Wendy J. Dahl, answers common questions about this vitamin found mostly in green vegetables that is needed to make proteins for normal blood clotting. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy209

FCS8708/FY380 Finding Fresh Florida Produce

FCS8708, a 2-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Claudia Peñuela, provides a chart showing peak times to buy fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. Includes reference. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy380

FCS8847Span/FY935 Vida Saludable: Esta en Riesgo de Deshidratación?

FCS8847Span, a 1-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. Bobroff, is the Spanish version of “Healthy Living: Are You At Risk of Dehydration?” (FCS8847). It provides a list of questions elders can ask themselves to determine whether they are at risk for dehydration, and offers suggestions for staying hydrated. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, September 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy935

FCS8932/FY1209 Cooking with Fresh Herbs

FCS8932, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Emily Minton and Martha Maddox, provides tips for washing, storing, and cooking with herbs — with recipes for herb blends and for dishes using fresh herbs. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1209

FCS8933/FY1210 Planning Meals: Use a Shopping List

FCS8933, a 2-page fact sheet by Claudia Peñuela, encourages shoppers to make a shopping list before going to the store, and use it while at the store. Includes two sample shopping lists. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1210

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