Health & Nutrition
Extension offers a wealth of educational programs that help people make healthier, better-informed decisions and grow our economy. Programs cover a variety of areas from local foods and food safety to gardening and environmental efforts.
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Family and Consumer Sciences Program
- Food Safety
- Local Food
- NC Cooperative Extension Disaster Information Center
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- Steps to Health: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education
- Therapeutic Horticulture
More Extension Programs at NC State University
Partnerships and Organizations
Recent Publications related to Health & Nutrition
Snacking and Cooking with Warm-Season Produce from Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
Snacking and Cooking With Cool-Season Produce From Childcare Production Gardens
This publication includes simple recipes that childcare center cooks and educators can use to engage …
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis L.)
This publication discusses growing and harvesting bloodroot, a spring wildflower used to produce natural red, …
Commercial Goldenseal Cultivation
This factsheet covers commercial goldenseal production in North Carolina, a highly valued medicinal herb which …
Helping Children Cope with Stress
This publication describes how children cope with stress and summarizes practices that parents can use …
Pickle and Pickle Product Problems
This guide lists the problems that can arise in making sweet gherkin pickles and describes …
Thawing Food Safely
This factsheet describes how to safely thaw frozen foods.
COVID-19 General Guidance for Retail Food Environments
This factsheet offers guidance for retail establishments during a viral respiratory outbreak, like the coronavirus …