By Kathleen T. Morgan, Dr.M.H, NDTR, Chair, Department of Family & Community Health Sciences. Educational outreach and engagement are the core of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE). Extension is in all 21 New Jersey counties, with the RCE Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) department in 14 of those counties. Like every other university or company, […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Unveils Online Family Meals Resources to Mark National Family Meals Month™
The Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), a community-based nutrition, health promotion and family wellness outreach component of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, has launched a webpage dedicated to providing resources on family meals to coincide with National Family Meals Month™ which is observed each September. Research over the last decade has suggested that family meals play an important role […]
Announcing Family and Community Health Sciences Department Chair: Kathleen Morgan
Message from SEBS Interim Executive Dean Laura Lawson: Dear SEBS Community, I am delighted to announce that Dr. Kathleen Morgan will serve as Chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Kathleen Morgan has been with Rutgers University for 27 years. She is not new to the role of chair and […]
Rutgers Culture of Health School Program Builds Nutrition and Fitness Literacy with Horizon Foundation Grant
In the field of health care, Rutgers has repeatedly proven itself to be a global leader—not only through groundbreaking coronavirus research but also through programs that advance personal health to build stronger, more resilient communities. A recent $100,000 grant from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey puts that leadership in the spotlight by supporting a vital […]
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Funds Rutgers Culture of Health School Program
The Rutgers University Foundation, along with New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) and Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s (RCE) Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), has received a grant in the amount of $100,000 from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The donation, made through The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, will be […]
Americans Urged to Increase Their Knowledge of Bone Health During Osteoporosis Month in the U.S.
May is National Osteoporosis Month in the U.S. and the time is right for all Americans to take a proactive posture to help protect their bones. In the U.S., more than two million broken bones are caused by osteoporosis each year. Studies show that half of all women over the age of 50 and a […]
Family and Community Health Sciences Master Food Preserver Training Program Goes Online
Interest in home food preservation – canning, freezing, and dehydrating– has increased in recent years as more people plant home gardens, participate in CSA’s or buy produce from local farm markets. Many consumers have never preserved food at home and others may be using outdated or unsafe recipes and procedures found on the internet. Although […]
Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market in Trenton Receives NJ Agricultural Society’s Philip Alampi Marketing Award
The team of founders, farmers, managers and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County’s Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS) SNAP-Ed nutrition educators were honored with the Philip Alampi Industry Marketing Award for their contributions to the success of Trenton’s Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market (GAFM). The award was bestowed on February 5 at the Agricultural Society […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension 2020 Annual Conference Highlights Telling Extension’s Stories
On January 13, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) faculty and staff from around the state gathered on the Cook Campus in New Brunswick for the 2020 Annual Conference. The meeting started off with ice breaker exercises – a warm-up familiar to participants in 4-H – led by Sharon Kinsey, 4-H agent II, Cooperative Extension of Camden […]
Raising Awareness About Osteoporosis and Bone Health to Mark World Osteoporosis Day October 20
In the U.S., more than 54 million people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk of the disease due to low bone density. Osteoporosis-related bone fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer combined. A recent study released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) found that these high-risk […]
