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  1. FCS Alzheimer and Dementia Caregiver Support Education

    Mar 6, 2026

    Ohio State University Extension is expanding support for families affected by Alzheimer’s disease through the work of Kathy Tutt, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator in Clark County. Tutt plays a central role in the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregivers, a statewide initiative led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing in partnership with OSU Extension and funded by the Ohio Department of Aging. [Read more...]

  2. Virtual Dining with Diabetes

    Feb 5, 2026

    Sign up today for a weekly virtual Dining with Diabetes class. You will learn how to incorporate good, healthy cooking techniques and other practices to help control your blood sugar through our cooking school and nutrition education program. The classes are designed for people with prediabetes or diabetes, and their family members or caregivers. The weekly online classes, held on Wednesdays, are from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., on Feb. 18, 25, March 4, 11.

    Register today at go.osu.edu/virtualdwd26

  3. Science Spotlight with Carol Smathers

    Oct 8, 2025

    To mark National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, OSU Extension Field Specialist Carol Smathers, Youth Nutrition and Wellness, shares how Ohio State supports kids and families in creating healthier lives. [Read more...]

  4. November Webinars Highlight Diabetes Awareness Month

    Oct 17, 2024

    November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Join Ohio State University Extension’s Diabetes team for complimentary diabetes webinars LIVE ONLINE on Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 22. According to the Ohio Department of Health, approximately 1,048,918 adults in Ohio, or 12.6% of the adult population, have diagnosed diabetes. Every year, an estimated 54,400 adults in Ohio are diagnosed with diabetes. [Read more...]

  5. Newly Developed Vaccine Toolkit Now Available

    Sep 11, 2024

    A newly developed vaccine toolkit aimed at empowering rural and communities who would benefit from support with accurate vaccine information launched Thursday, September 12. The resource includes easy-to-understand materials such as infographics, pamphlets, and videos covering seasonal vaccines, age-specific needs, and guidance for at-risk groups such as those with diabetes. [Read more...]

  6. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

    Nov 12, 2021

    More than one in five people in the United States who have diabetes do not know they have it. Diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, stroke, nerve damage, vision and kidney problems. Detect it by seeing your doctor and managing your risk with healthy lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity and healthy eating. <Read more...>

  7. Onions Identified as Source of Salmonella Outbreak

    Oct 21, 2021

    The CDC has issued a food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections. The CDC advises people who have unlabeled whole red, white, or yellow onions at home to throw them away and not eat them. People should not eat, and businesses should not sell or serve, whole onions that were imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed by ProSource Inc. <Read more...>