Issued Quarterly

December 2003

Resource Update Articles

Family Economic Well-Being

Abstracts

• The Impact of Starting a Business on the Entrepreneur and the Family

• Going to Business: Motivations and Gender

Family Resiliency

Abstracts

• Bullying and Violence

• Focus Groups on Cardiovascular Health in Rural Women: Implications for Practice

• Obesity in Children

• Highlights of Health and Mental Health Legislation Passed by the 2003 Oklahoma Legislative Session

• Terrorism: What Should We Do Now?

Resources

• Oklahoma Kids Count Factbook 2003

• The 2003 Oklahoma Child Care Portfolio

• Healthy Parenting in the Military

• Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents

• National Issues Forums

• New Challenges of American Immigration

Food, Nutrition, & Wellness

Updates

• Trans Fatty Acids

News Stories

News Releases(6)

• Is Butter better than Margarine?

• Prepare Holiday meals on a smaller budget

• Financing the Start-Up Business

• The Awesome Impact of School Breakfasts

• Holiday Gifts that Children Really Want

• Holiday Shopping and your Child - Make it less stressful

Upcoming State Events

Although the holiday season is upon us, we can look forward to the new year and opportunities for expanding our minds and programs, as well as improving, or designing new programs.  A number of FCS program development and scholarship funds are available to help you with course work or to implement your creative and innovative program ideas.

Please consider applying for one or all of the following scholarship or program awards:

The Lois Demond Scholarship

The Irma Manning Professional Development Fund Award

The Marilyn Burns Fund for Home-based Business Programming

The Lucille Clark Award

Applications for these awards are due in my office by, February 15.  You can find the application forms on our FCS website at www.fcs.okstate.edu

Have a great holiday season!

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