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Make Playgrounds Safe For Children
(Posted on 4/21/2008)
No one wants to see children get hurt doing what comes naturally -- playing. Playground injuries can be life-threatening to children. Learn how to keep children safe.

Staff

Debbie Haub-Child Care Food Program Coordinator
Phone: 641-342-3316
Fax: 641-342-3316
Email: dhaub@iastate.edu

Joyce Lash-Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Phone: 641-464-3333
Fax: 641-464-3333
Email: lash@iastate.edu

Donna Donald-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: 641-446-4723
Fax: 641-446-6142
Email: ddonald@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

Care for Yourself/WISEWOMAN Helps Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Care for Yourself/WISEWOMANThe community-based intervention program empowers low-income, primarily rural women to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Have Trailer, Will Demonstrate Universal Design
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
trailer with portable display showing universal designGive ISU Extension specialist Mary Yearns a trailer and she’ll figure out a way to demonstrate how universal design makes a home more useful and accessible.
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.
ISU Extension Book Receives Arbor Day Foundation Award
(Posted on 4/21/2008)
The Forest Where Ashley Lives“The Forest Where Ashley Lives,” a children’s book published by Iowa State University Extension, has received an Education Award from this nonprofit education and conservation organization.

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