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Gage County
1115 West Scott St.
Beatrice NE 68310
Phone: (402) 223-1384
FAX: (402) 223-1370

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Extension Families Connection

Your Online resource for family relationships, nutrition and resources management.

Dianne Swanson, Extension Educator

Consumer Education Health & Safety Housing & Equipment
Family Life Foods, Nutrition & Food Safety Home Management

Consumer Education
-- Alzheimer's Resource Available
-- Choosing Technology
-- Christmas Planning
-- Easter Egg Tips
-- Eat 5-A-Day
-- Oh, Nuts!
-- Paying Off Debts
-- Protect Phone Records
-- Stress Reduction Tips
-- Trick ‘R Treat!
-- Word on Meat Thermometers

Family Life
-- Balancing Work and Family
-- Bullying, How to Help
-- Dealing With Change
-- Developing Adolescent Responsibility
-- Family Meals
-- Giving Season, the
-- Helping Kids Deal With War in the Media
-- Hosting Safe Teen Parties
-- Internet Safety of Teens
-- Involve Teens In Decision-Making
-- It's Homework Time Again
-- Making Your Family Prioity During the Holidays
-- Nine Ways to be a Great Dad
-- Parenting Young Children
-- Support Your Teens
-- Remember National Family Week
-- School's Back! (how to make it a success)
-- Summer Fun for Kids & Grandkids
-- Support Your Children
-- Teaching Children Using Privileges
-- Teenagers & Family Traditions
-- Teens Need to Prove They Are Responsible Enough to Drive
-- Using Coupons to Help Children Learn
-- Venting Anger
-- What Is A Strong Family?
-- Week of the Young Child (April 22-28)
-- Working With Early Adolescents

Home Management
-- Cleaning Kitchen Cupboards {short description of image}
-- Fruit Flies & What To Do About Them
-- House Organizing
-- More on Organizing
-- Seven Ways to Save
-- Spring Cleaning {short description of image}

Foods, Nutrition & Food Safety
-- The ABCs of Eating Fruits & Vegetables
-- Avoiding Holiday Overindulging
-- Basics of Carbohydrates
-- Boiled Eggs
-- Breakfast Quick Ideas
-- Celebrate Spring by Eating Green
-- Canning Meat
-- Canning Tomato Products?
-- Deviled Egg Delights!
-- Easy Ways to Add Fruits & Vegetables to Your Family's Diet
-- Fall Canning
-- Food Safety for Older Adults
-- Gift of Health, the
-- Healthy Eating
-- Is This Food Okay to Eat?
-- Making Thanksgiving Preparations
-- Mexican Vanilla
-- Minerals
-- Quick Snack Tips
-- Raw Vegetables vs Cooked
-- Rice....Nutritious & Versatile!
-- Sweet Corn
-- The Other White Meat {short description of image}
-- Tomato Preservation101
-- Turkey Leftovers

Health & Safety
-- Adult Immunization Info
-- Allergy & Hay Fever{short description of image}
-- Childhood Obesity
-- Emergency Drinking Water
-- Fireworks Safety
-- Forgetfulness
-- Heart Attack Warning Signs
-- Hepatitis, What's it All About?
-- Home Radon Reminder
-- Hot Flash ... What Can You Do?
-- Immunization News
-- Is Your Desktop Dirty?
-- Lactose Intolerance
-- Mosquito Management
-- Radon Testing
-- Smoking - Special Health Risk for Women
-- Knowing How To Help (stroke)
-- Walk for Health
-- Walk Nebraska


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to Contact our Staff

Paul C Hay, Extension Educator
Jane Esau,, 4-H Program
Dianne Swanson,, Extension Educator
Elizabeth Killinger, Extension Educator
General Address: gage-county@unl.edu

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN EXTENSION educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska and United States Department of Agriculture. We assure reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
EXTENSION is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.