Health and Wellness
El control de polillas: Las Bolas de Naftalina y Otros M
Spanish version of PNW 606: Mothballs: Proper Use and Alternative Controls for Clothes Moths. Authors: David Stone, Tim Stock 2 pages
Five for Five: Five Minutes to Better Health
Everyone knows that staying physically active improves one’s health. However, just under half of all adults in the United States don’t engage in regular exercise; even worse, nearly three-quarters...
Healthy Diabetes Plate, 2d edition (38 MB download)
This curriculum trains adults with type 2 diabetes in a simple visual method for planning healthy meals. Who can benefit from using the Healthy Diabetes Plate Method? The curriculum is mainly for...
Keeping Bones Strong with Calcium, Vitamin D, and Physical Activity
Determine your risk factors for developing osteoporosis or other weakened-bone conditions and learn what steps you can take to develop and maintain strong bones. Authors: Marnie Spencer, Laura...
Las interactions son el corazon del la resiliencia
Una forma de fomentar la resiliencia en los niños pequeños es practicar "Servir y devolver." Cuando un niño se exprese, uno puede responder uniéndose a él en una actividad y dándole ánimo. Esta...
Teaching children how to eat healthy food yields lifelong benefits. It also supports local farmers. Let this 66-page booklet show you the way to do both, via 35 tasty, handpicked and no-cook...
Mothballs: Proper Use and Alternative Controls for Clothes Moths
Learn the right ways to use mothballs — chemical fumgiants — to protect your clothes and your health. Authors: David Stone, Tim Stock 3 pages
Nurturing Resilience: Mindful Practices for Resilience/Prácticas Conscientes para la Resiliencia
Trauma and stress can have physical effects on young children. Learn mindful activities for kids that can help calm the body’s response to stress. El trauma y el estrés pueden resultar en efectos...
Nurturing Resilience: Protective Factors for Resilience/Factores Protectores de la Resiliencia
Protective factors help children respond to life’s challenges. These factors include supportive relationships, access to quality care and safe places to play. You can nurture resilience by...
Nutrition for Older Adults: Preventing Malnutrition as the Body Ages
Poor nutrition can cause a cascade of health problems for older adults. This guide lists the nutrients of concern for people over 60 — from antioxidants to calcium to water. Learn how eating well...
Practical Coping Skills for Managing Stress
Stress is inevitable—it’s a natural part of life. Because everyone experiences it at some point in time, it’s important to know how to work with it in healthy ways. This three-page bulletin shows...
Sanitizer Basics for the Food Industry
Cleaning and sanitation are critical to maintaining quality and safety in your food industry operation. This PNW helps food industry operations make cleaning and sanitizing programs part of their...
Tobacco and Vaping Prevention Lesson
Since more young Idahoans are vaping (one-fifth have at least tried it), prevention is key. Using a Do, Reflect, Apply model, this 30-minute 4-H curriculum provides activities to help children...
Using Disinfectants, Sanitizers, and Cleaners Safely and Effectively
Antimicrobial products prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in and around the home. Learn the different types available and the microbial organisms on which they work best, how they’re...