UGA Cooperative Extension

Cherokee County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences

News Articles

• High Radon Levels - Free Test Kit
• So Easy To Preserve Books

Newsletters | Publications

• Senior Sense Newsletter
• Diabetes Life Lines Newsletter
• Principles of Parenting Series
• Family & Consumer Science Publications

Useful References

Children, Youth and Families

• National Child Care Information Center
• National Parent Information Network
• Children Now
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• The Georgia Childhood Care and Education Training Calender

Nutrition and Health

• American Diabetes Association
• Shape-Up America
• FDA-Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Consumer Education

• Equifax
• Consumer Information Center
• Mortgage Calculator (amortization table)
• Loan Calculators for Mortgages, Personal Loans, and Investments

Housing

• Links to Indoor Air Quality (moisture, mold, etc.), Housing Education (affordable housing, home care and maintenance, disaster education, etc.), Water quality,
  Latino/Hispanic resources

Sites Containing Spanish Information

• Children’s Health Care of Atlanta
• Texas Children’s Hospital
• American Heart Association
• I Am Your Child
• www.healthfinder.gov
• www.cancer.gov

Contact

At the present time, Cherokee County Cooperative Extension does not have a Family and Consumer Sciences Agent on staff. Click here for more information about this position in Cherokee County. Fortunately, there are surrounding counties which do have an FACS Agent that can assist you.

Click here for more information about what is an FACS Agent.