- Author: Saoimanu Sope
Small containers with varying levels of sugar sit next to a row of beverages, including water, fruit juices, soda, a sports drink and chocolate milk. Trying to match each container with the beverage that contains its corresponding amount of sugar, Amore, a fourth grader, reads the nutrition label on the orange juice bottle. “What does the bottle say?” asked a student in the audience, attempting to help Amore.
Life skills such as how to read a nutrition label are representative of learning that youth can expect when joining 4-H, a nationwide program focused on empowering kids ages 5 to 18. 4-H offers experiential learning opportunities ranging from STEM (Science,...
- Author: Saoimanu Sope
In celebration of Black History Month
When she was younger, Tamekia Wilkins believed that becoming a movie star was her calling. “Then reality sank in, and I knew that wasn't going to happen,” said Wilkins, an evaluation coordinator based at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources headquarters in Davis.
Her path forward focused on becoming a psychologist instead.
“I had this vision of helping people, but doing it while they were sitting on my couch, telling me about their troubles,” she said. Originally...
/h3>- Author: Michael Hsu
Community nutrition and health advisor builds bridges across cultures in Tulare, Kings, Fresno and Madera counties
At a young age, Irene Padasas – UC Cooperative Extension community nutrition and health advisor for Tulare, Kings, Fresno and Madera counties – saw first-hand how environmental health conditions can impact a family's choices.
When she was in fourth grade, her parents moved their family from bustling Manila, capital of the Philippines, to a small town on a distant island. Her younger brother, who had been hospitalized at age 3 for a year due to complications from...
/h3>- Author: DIANA CERVANTES
Gloria Lugo, una residente de San Bernardino, tiene una cita especial todos los viernes que no se perdería por nada del mundo. Se dirige a las clases de nutrición que se llevan a cabo en la escuela Bradley Elementary. ¿Por qué? Porque allí, junto a otros miembros de la comunidad, está descubriendo cómo brindar una alimentación más saludable a su familia y, al mismo tiempo, cómo economizar en sus compras de víveres.
Gloria nos comenta, con una sonrisa en el rostro, "Estas clases son muy importantes; nos enseñan cosas que podemos aplicar en casa y que mejoran la alimentación de nuestras...
- Author: DIANA CERVANTES