March 2001

Resource Update Articles

Family Economic Well-Being

Abstracts

• The Digital Divide: Does It Exist and How Does Oklahoma Compare?

• Family Owned Businesses: Keeping the Money Separate

Family Policy

Abstracts

• Youth Violence in Urban Communities

• Resources

Family Resiliency

Abstracts

• Memory Complaint and the Elderly

• Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Elderly

Leadership and Volunteer Development

Abstracts

• Life Mission and Adult Learning

Nutrition, Health and Wellness

• Update

News Stories

• News Releases

Dear Extension Educators:

Please visit the CNEP Web Site for various updates. Check the "Links" section for clip art, toll free hotlines, and many other useful links. Also, browse the "Fact Sheets" for newly added Spanish versions. Visit the following web sites on the FCS Home Page for information:

• fcs.okstate.edu/cnep
• fcs.okstate.edu
• dasnr.okstate.edu/oces
• clover.okstate.edu/fourh

Also, be on the lookout for the March issue of the Resource Update on the web. You will receive an email shortly after the Resource Update has been posted to the FCS Web Site. Please direct any questions or comments about the site to obret@okstate.edu.

Sincerely,

Lynda Harriman
Associate Dean/Assistant Director

Resource Update Objectives

To strengthen the professional and personal competence of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educators by providing information on:

• research and its implications for Extension clientele

• regulatory information, legislative and consumer update

• videos, teaching materials, lesson descriptions, books, and computer software

• upcoming conferences and professional events

• grant/contract opportunities