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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...]
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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...]
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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...]
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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...>
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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...>
