Overview

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Health encompasses a broad array of agricultural and human science issues including safety and environmental health, consumer health education, health literacy, and community planning. CSREES and land-grant universities work together to address health issues related to agriculture, community and economic vitality, and family and youth development by forming partnerships with others in the health community at the local, state, and federal levels.

In Focus

• Priester National Health Conference highlights programs and research developed and implemented around leading health indicators and focus areas.
• Nutrition and exercise science program assessment identifies exemplary integrated programs at the Land-Grant Universities.
• The W.K. Kellogg Food & Fitness Initiative works with cooperative extension in nine U.S. communities.
• An interactive map provides easy access to names and contact information for family and consumer science administrators across the US and its territories.
• CYFERnet brings together the best children, youth, and family health education resources of all the public land-grant universities across the country.
• A CSREES Innovation Grant allows land-grant partners to enhance Just in Time Parenting materials.


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Partnerships

• CSREES is a member of the Interagency Collaborative to Promote Public Health and Recreation.
• CSREES partners with America On The Move®, a national initiative, to help Americans improve their health and quality of life.
• CSREES partners with the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health to address the health issues of women, their families, and caregivers.


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Events

• NIH Summit, The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, December 16-18, 2008.
• The 20th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: Cultivating Healthy Communities, National Harbor, MD, February 23-25, 2009.
• American College of Sports Medicine 13th Annual Health & Fitness Summit, Atlanta, GA, March 25-28, 2009.


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Selected Results and Impacts

• CSREES-funded WIN the Rockies project publication details the concepts and principles of a health-focused approach to well being.
• Healthy Lifestyles is the focus of the WIN the Rockies obesity prevention program.
• Texas Cooperative Extension helps to increase physical activity and improve health of many Texans via walking program.


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Resources

• 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, HHS. Describes the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to Americans.
• America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008, Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Report on children's well-being.
• Create a New Climate for Action, EPA. A Web site with information on climate change and how it may affect children's health.


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Contacts

Shirley Ann Gerrior