Vaping is on the rise among teens and young adults, but these seemingly harmless devices contain addictive nicotine and other harmful chemicals. This can lead to lung damage, brain development issues, and increased risk of addiction to other substances.
Hunger Solutions in Utah, a new podcast from Utah State University’s Create Better Health and the Hunger Solutions Institute, is designed to spotlight the urgent issue of hunger in Utah and provide actionable solutions and avenues for community involvemen...
As firefighters continue to battle the growing Yellow Lake Fire in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Bradley Washa, USU Extension assistant professor of wildland fire science, discusses how climate change is affecting Utah’s extended fire season.
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A Process Evaluation of Utah’s Food Security Council; Mental Health Awareness Among Agricultural Workers; The Utah Urban and Small Farms Conference: A Model for Small Acreage Producer Extension Programming; Evaluating Collaborative Range Livestock Educati...
Balancing Agriculture and Wildlife: The Impact of Elk and Deer Grazing on Farm and Ranch Lands; Providing Pest Management Education for Home Gardeners in Utah; Assessing Parent and Guardian Outcomes for the Be Epic, Escape the Vape Program in Rural Southe...
Create Healthy Gardens: Evaluation of a SNAP-Ed and Master Gardener Collaboration; Urban Homestead Education for Backyard Gardeners; Addressing the Opioid Crisis: An Evaluation of the Community Opioid Education Pilot Program; Impact of an Opioid Harm Redu...
Evaluating the What’s Up Down South Economic Summit; The 2022 Intertribal Opioid Wellness Summit: Harm Reduction and Holistic Whole-Person Wellness; Assessing the Needs of Utah Dairy Farmers to Aid Extension; Programming; Engaging Utah Educators to Teach...
