Food, Families, Communities- Healthy Living Exhibits and Demonstration Kitchen

Where: Main Street between West 8th and 9th St (Family Building)

Visit the Family Building, where Penn State Extension hosts Food, Families, and Communities (FFC) and Pesticide Education exhibits for Healthy Living. Healthy eating, physical activity, keeping food safe, managing stress, tick protection and sun safety are all part of good physical and mental health for children, youth and families. Pesticide Education will showcase different areas around a home where common household products may be stored, and participants will be asked where Mr. Yuk stickers should be placed for awareness. 

Exhibit topics include: Family Wellbeing, Health & Wellness, Food Safety & Quality-Home Food Preservation, Vector-borne Disease and Pesticide Education. Also, join us for Cooking Demonstrations (see calendar of events or Food Demonstrations Link below when available) which will introduce you to new recipes. 

Lion Mobile Clinic

Located Behind the Family Bldg.
Come visit Penn State Health’s LION Mobile Clinic, which uses a student-run free clinic model to increase access to health care and promote healthy choices for under-resourced communities of Pennsylvania. During Ag Progress Days, we will offer information about firearm safety and Lyme disease, hosting a coloring contest to design our new mobile unit, provide fun activities for kids while promoting healthy lifestyles and educate the community.  The clinic will host a skin cancer awareness day on Thursday, August 15 from 9 am - 1 pm and will be giving away FREE sun bags while supplies last. 

Displays, Activities and Presentations

• Food Demonstrations/Speaking Presentations                                                                                   
  Join Penn State Extension’s Food, Families, and Communities' educators as they present on various health and wellbeing topics, prepare healthy recipes, and demonstrate safe home food preservation techniques.

• Mental Health and Wellness in Agriculture
  Farming can be stressful because so many things are out of your control – like the weather, equipment breakdowns, and economy. Become healthier and happier by learning to identify and respond in positive ways to stressors. Extension has resources and programs on this topic –stop by this display to discover tips to keep yourself, and your neighbors, mentally and emotionally healthy.

• Health and Wellness Display
  Physical fitness and nutrition information, along with tips on how to prevent chronic disease, will be available to assist you with your journey to a healthy lifestyle.

• Family Wellbeing Programs
  Stop by and find ideas and resources on parenting and childcare, grandparents raising grandchildren, and financial management to strengthen your family.

• Home Food Preservation and Consumer Food Safety                             
  In celebration of National Food Safety Month in September, Penn State Food Safety and Quality educators and volunteers will provide research-based information on how to safely store foods and preserve foods at home.

• Vector-Borne Disease
  Penn State Extension's Vector-Borne Disease team focuses on diseases caused by pathogens transmitted by ticks and mosquitos such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and West Nile virus. Information and activities on recognizing ticks and mosquitoes, along with ways to protect yourself, your family, your pets, and your livestock from vector-borne diseases will be provided.

• Where in the Home is Mr. Yuk?
  The Pesticide Education Program will showcase different areas around a home where common household products may be stored, and participants will be asked where Mr. Yuk stickers should be placed. In addition, children will learn what to do when they see Mr. Yuk on one of these products. Everyone will have a chance to spin the wheel, answer a question to win a prize, and pick-up a sheet of Mr. Yuk stickers to use in their home.