Will you save a life? Register to support farm mental health efforts
URBANA, Ill. – America's farm families are paying a heavy mental toll as they deal with unpredictable weather, variable input costs, long work hours, and unpredictable commodity prices. A gap exists between farm families and the resources they need to keep them safe.
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Midwestern farmers, ranchers can find tools to thrive with new resource center
URBANA, Ill. – Farm life can be stressful. Most pressures, such as weather, illness, injuries, loans, and regulations, are constant and uncontrollable. Now, Midwestern farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers have direct access to a new tool to help manage stress, anxiety, depression, or...
Autism acceptance: A quest for answers, support
URBANA, Ill. – Katie Stafford and her husband struggled to understand their young daughter’s unfamiliar behavior, which seemed so unlike the usual tantrums and behavioral quirks of childhood.
Julia barely slept. She refused to eat most foods. She was hyper-focused on specific topics. She...
During planting, stress management is more important than ever
URBANA, Ill. – As the busy season of planting approaches, so do the pressures and expectations placed upon farmers. With professional mental health care sometimes hard to come by, farmers may be looking for other ways to handle stress.
University of Illinois Extension specialist...
Get the tools you need to fight diabetes
URBANA, Ill. – November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes occurs when a person’s blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Of the 34 million people in the U.S. diagnosed with diabetes, 90% to 95% have type...
Community map locates food assistance sites
URBANA, Ill. – Over 2 million Illinois residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for food assistance according to May totals from ...
Reduce your risk of diabetes with proper nutrition
URBANA, Ill. – More than one in three adults have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and many don’t know it. People with prediabetes have higher than normal blood glucose levels, which raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as type 2 diabetes.
Those...
Extension works to end hunger for Illinois families
URBANA, Ill. – One in nine Illinois residents do not know where their next meal is coming from, including 15.7 percent of children. University of Illinois Extension helps fill in these gaps for Illinois families through programs on nutrition education, 4-H youth development, and horticulture....
