UGA Cooperative Extension

Troup County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences

Events & Activities

Child Care Trainings
Food Safety Classes
Senior Healthy Living- Programs are offered every Thursday at 9:30am at the Troup County Senior Center located on Ragland Street.
Self Study Courses
Youth Leadership Progam
Parenting Classes
Walk Georgia
Powerful Tools for Caregivers - A class for Family Caregivers

Newsletters and News Articles

To receive all newsletters, please contact Celeste Garrett, Family & Consumer Science Agent or call our office at the number below in your county area.

Health Matters

What is Radon? Radon is the second leading cause of Lung Cancer in the USA, after tobacco smoke. It kills nealy 22,000 people each year, more than 800 of them in Georgia. Radon is an odorless, invisible and tasteless gas released by the natural decay of uranium in our soils and rock that easily enters our homes through the foundations and well water. Test you home today! You can prevent and reduce entry of Radon into your home! Testing is the only way to know the levels in your home. To order a kit by mail click on order form , complete and mail form with $6.50 to:

Becky Chenhall
PO Box 151
203 Milledge Ave.
Monroe, GA 30655

To find out more about My Medicare Matters, Water Smart, American Saver and H1N1 Flu, click the above links.

ServSafe

Click myplate to learn more about the Food Guide:

The State of Georgia Families

Breast Cancer Awareness

In Georgia each year, 5,235 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, the most common cancer among women. Sadly, 1,062 Georgia women die due to cancer each year. A high proportion of these deaths occur among low-income or minority women. See our News and Events page for more information or click on the Living Well link.

National Caregivers

The Partnership for Food Safety Education has just released a new factsheet dealing with food safety for caregivers.

Publications for Sale

For sale publications

Contact

For more information about Troup County Family & Consumer Sciences Programs,contact Celeste Garrett at garrettc@uga.edu or call 706-883-1675 (Troup) or 706-672-4235

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(Meriwether) or visit Family & Consumer Science web site at http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/

For information on Troup County Government log onto: www.troupcountyga.org