May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and this year’s theme highlights the threat of uncontrolled hypertension. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) urges Americans: “If Your Blood Pressure Is Not Lower Than 140/90, Ask Your Doctor Why.”The NHLBI is part of the National Institutes of Health. [...]]]> Date: May 1-31, 2013

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and this year’s theme highlights the threat of uncontrolled hypertension. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) urges Americans: “If Your Blood Pressure Is Not Lower Than 140/90, Ask Your Doctor Why.”The NHLBI is part of the National Institutes of Health. NHLBI sponsors the hypertension month effort with the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP), which it coordinates.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/new/press/mayhbpmo.htm

Employee Health & Fitness Month (EHFM) is an international and national observance of health and fitness in the workplace, created by two non-profit organizations, the National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life. Employers and employees everywhere can show their support for healthy living by participating in the National Association [...]]]> Date: May 1-31, 2013

Employee Health & Fitness Month (EHFM) is an international and national observance of health and fitness in the workplace, created by two non-profit organizations, the National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life. Employers and employees everywhere can show their support for healthy living by participating in the National Association for Health & Fitness and ACTIVE Life’s first-ever “Employee Health & Fitness Month” (EHFM) during May 2nd through the 31st. NAHF Executive Director, Phil Haberstro stated “We (NAHF) previously held ‘Employee Health & Fitness Day’ on the third Wednesday of the month of May. Employers wanted to have more flexibility in choosing when and how to celebrate, and in some cases invite employers from around the world.” Employee Health & Fitness Month has been extended to a month-long initiative in an effort to generate sustainability for a healthy lifestyle and initiate healthy activities on an ongoing basis.

This April, the Office of Minority Health and our partners mark National Minority Health Month by raising awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, and the health care law’s groundbreaking policies to reduce these disparities and achieve health equity.

This year’s theme, Advance Health Equity [...]]]> APRIL 1 – 30, 2013

This April, the Office of Minority Health and our partners mark National Minority Health Month by raising awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, and the health care law’s groundbreaking policies to reduce these disparities and achieve health equity.

This year’s theme, Advance Health Equity Now: Uniting Our Communities to Bring Health Care Coverage to All is a call to action, a charge for all of us to unite towards a common goal of improving the health of our communities and increasing access to quality, affordable health care for everyone.

Thousands of communities across the Nation are hosting events during the month of April to raise public awareness about the consequences of alcohol misuse. These events often focus on underage drinking and the critical need for communities to mobilize around prevention.

Over the past century, humanity has been adding years to life. This century, the world will soon have more older people than children. The ultimate goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes. Specific objectives of the campaign are:

• to raise awareness of [...]]]> Date: April 7, 2013

Over the past century, humanity has been adding years to life. This century, the world will soon have more older people than children. The ultimate goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes. Specific objectives of the campaign are:

• to raise awareness of the causes and consequences of high blood pressure
• to provide information on how to prevent high blood pressure and related complications
• to encourage adults to check their blood pressure and to follow the advice of health-care professionals
• to encourage self-care to prevent high blood pressure
• to make blood pressure measurement affordable to all
• to incite national and local authorities to create enabling environments for healthy behaviors

There are daily themes for National Public Health Week. They are as follows: • Ensuring a safe, healthy home for your family • Providing a safe environment for children at school • Creating a healthy workplace • Protecting you while you’re on the move • Empowering a healthy [...]]]> Date: April 2 – 8, 2013

There are daily themes for National Public Health Week. They are as follows:
• Ensuring a safe, healthy home for your family
• Providing a safe environment for children at school
• Creating a healthy workplace
• Protecting you while you’re on the move
• Empowering a healthy community

Date: Monday, April 8 Place: Oceana Restaurant Session Times: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Topics: Meat Preservation/Sausage Making

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5 [...]]]> Date: Sunday, April 7
Place: Grande Cru Restaurant Yacht Haven Grande
Session Times: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. or Noon- 2:30 p.m.
or 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Topics:
Blanching, Freezing, Bottling and Canning

Date: Monday, April 8
Place: Oceana Restaurant
Session Times: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Topics:
Meat Preservation/Sausage Making

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5 at 4:30 p.m.
To register, contact Carlos Robles at 693-1083/693-1080 or email crobles@live.uvi.edu

Workshops conducted by:
David S. Bearl
Program for Resource Efficient Communities
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
University of Florida

This project is supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA.

Monday, March 25, 2013 UVI Classroom ACC 142-1A St. Thomas

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 UVI Academic Center St. John

Agenda: [...]]]> The University of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Experiment Station, UVI Cooperative Extension Service and the V.I. Department of Agriculture cordially invites all St. Thomas and St. John residents to a Grafting Workshop on:

Monday, March 25, 2013
UVI Classroom ACC 142-1A
St. Thomas

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
UVI Academic Center
St. John

Agenda:

6:00pm – 6:30pm: PowerPoint presentation on grafting
6:30pm – 7:00pm: Video on grafting fruit trees
7:00pm – 8:00pm: Hands on training

*Participants will be provided materials, rootstocks, scion budwood to try cleft and side veneer types of grafting mango & avocado. For more information, please contact Dr. Dilip Nandwani at 692-4086 or Stafford Crossman at 692-4071.

This project is supported by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service – Specialty Block Grant Program.