Resources and References

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination: COVID-19 Vaccines 101

Hygiene

• Handwashing is Critical to Good Health

Apple Core Newsletter

• Apple Core & More Newsletter - April to June 2026
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - Jan to March 2026
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - October to December 2025
• Apple Core & More Newsletter – July to September 2025
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - April to June 2025
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - January to March 2025
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - October to December 2024
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - July to September 2024Apple Core & More Newsletter - October to December 2025
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - April to June 2024
• Apple Core & More Newsletter - January to March 2024

Fact Sheets and More

Topics A-E

• APPLES: AN APPLE A DAY
• AVOCADOS
• GO BANANAS ON NATIONAL BANANA DAY
• BEETS: DELICIOUS BEETS
• RE-THINK YOUR BEVERAGE CHOICE
• BLUEBERRIES: BRIGHTEN YOUR PLATE
• CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D
• CHOLESTEROL
• CUTTING BOARDS
• DEALING WITH A POWER OUTAGE
• DIABETES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• DIETARY FIBER
• DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: PANTRY PREP- STOCK UP FOR EMERGENCIES
• DISASTER PREPAREDNESS: STAY WELL AS A HURRICANE APPROACHES
• THE 2024 ECLIPSE - GOAL SETTING AND FOCUS ON SELF-CARE
• EDIBLE GARDENING
• EGGS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN
• EXERCISE
• EXERCISE: 5 REASONS TO START TODAY
• BROWARD EXTENSION CELEBRATES 110th ANNIVERSARY

Topics F-L

• FIRE PREPAREDNESS
• FLOODING
• FOOD SAFETY - THE 2 HOUR RULE
• FOOD WASTE (COMMIT TO REDUCING FOOD WASTE)
• FOCUS ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
• FOOD WASTE, 13 TIPS TO REDUCE
• GREEN BEANS - LOVE THE FLAVOR
• HEALTHIER FATS
• HEALTHY SNACKING
• HURRICANE SEASON ENDS: USE OR DONATE NON-PERISHABLE SUPPLIES
• MAKE YOUR HOLIDAYS BRIGHT
• DEFEAT THE HEAT
• HURRICANE PLANNING AND RESOURCES FROM EXTENSION
• LABEL READING
• Logic Model Broward FCS: Food Safety
• LOGIC MODEL BROWARD FCS: NUTRITION, HEALTH, & WELLBEING

Topics M-Z

• ALL ABOUT ONIONS
• RAW OYSTERS: KNOW THE RISKS
• PINEAPPLE- A TROPICAL TREAT FULL OF FLAVOR AND FUN
• PORTION CONTROL
• PREVENT FOOD WASTE - Don't let good food go to waste this holiday season
• Pressure Canner Gauge Testing
• PUMPKINS
• NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY
• RECIPE SUBSTITUTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
• REDUCING FOOD WASTE
• SATURATED FAT
• SOUP: Think Healthy Soup is Boring? Not so fast!
• SPRING CLEANING
• STRAWBERRIES
• SUN SAFETY MATTERS TO YOUR HEALTH
• Sun Safety UF/IFAS Resources
• TERRIFIC TOMATOES-FLAVOR, NUTRITION AND VERSATILITY
• TROPICAL FRUIT RECIPES
• TIPS TO DRINK MORE WATER
• VITAMIN C
• WATER MATTERS TO US
• WATERMELON
• WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY

Other Information

• FCS brochure 2024
•  The University of Florida/IFAS Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health and Nutrition-Solutions for your life
• UF/IFAS Extension, Family, Youth and Community Sciences Program
• University of Florida-Health Communities, UF Health Podcasts, Health in a Heart Beat/Podcasts
• UF/IFAS Extension-Family and Community Sciences, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Food Safety
• MyPlate Nutrition- MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters. The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future.
• SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the program formerly known as food stamps. It is a federal nutrition program that helps you stretch your food budget and buy healthy food.  See link for information on how to apply for assistance.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Centers for Disease Control
• National Institutes of Health
• USDA; United States Department of Agriculture
• United States Department of Health and Human Services
• United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health-finder