Health and Human Sciences
It's as simple as
Food, Family, Money, & Health
The Health and Human Sciences (HHS) Educator delivers educational programs in Vigo County that are evidence and research based, to all community members. HHS Purdue Extension focuses on issues related to families and parenting through programs like our "Strengthening Families Program". HHS Extension delivers health and wellness and food and nutrition programs to help with chronic diseases, like "Dining with Diabetes" and "Be Heart Smart". Through HHS you can also learn about food safety and home food preservation. Where Does Your Money Go helps those who struggle financially get back to basics by learning budgeting.
Contact Us
Purdue Extension Vigo County
275 Ohio St.
Terre Haute, IN 47807
(812) 462-3371
GAIL WRIGHT
Examples of Programming
The Strengthening Families Program: For Parent and Youth 10-14 is an evidence-based program that can help prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems, strengthen parent/youth communication skills, increase academic success in youth, help teach youth skills for dealing with stress and peer pressure, prevent violence, and aggressive behavior at home and at school. Ranked as the #1 prevention program out of 6,000 analyzed by the World Health Organization, the Strengthening Families Program consists of 7, 2-hr. long classes comprising of youth, parent, and family sessions.
Session topics included:
- Love & Limits
- Dreams & Goals
- House Rules
- Appreciating Parents
- Encouraging Positive Behavior
- Dealing with Stress
- Following Rules & Using Consequences
- Peer Pressure
For more information, visit https://extension.purdue.edu/hhs/
Each year, about 659,000 people in the United States die from heart disease, that’s 1 of every 4 deaths (CDC)! Purdue Extension’s Be Heart Smart Program helps individuals learn information to prevent and reduce their risk of developing heart disease. Over the course of four lessons, participants will learn about the risk factors associated with heart disease, important numbers to know, heart-healthy eating, and how to make sustainable heart-healthy lifestyle changes.
Be Heart Smart cost $15 to attend. For more information, visit: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/program6/
According to Gallup, only 1 in 3 Americans use a budget and 30% have a long-term financial plan involving savings and investments for the future. Where Does Your Money Go? Program is designed to help consumers better understand how to spend their money. Taught over two, one-hour sessions, participants learn about financial management practices such as needs vs wants, writing goals, tracking expenses, identifying spending leaks, and how to develop a spending-savings plan. Furthermore, program activities help participants increase their knowledge of money management practices that promote financial stability and adoption of new habits that can lead to financial control.
For more information, visit: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/where-does-your-money-go/According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020, 34.2 million Americans have diabetes and another 88 million have prediabetes (CDC). Furthermore, people who have diabetes are 2.3 more likely to have greater healthcare cost than people who don’t have diabetes.
The Dining with Diabetes Program is a designed to assist and support individuals who have diabetes as well as their families to help reduce the burden of diabetes by increasing knowledge of healthy foods, tips to prepare quick, healthy, and tasty foods, demonstrating proper cooking techniques, promoting physical activity, building confidence, and providing opportunities for participants to learn from one another.
The cost to attend Dining with Diabetes is $40 per individual or $65 per couple. To learn more about Dining with Diabetes, visit: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/programs-food-0/#dining-with-diabetes
Extension Homemakers
VIGO COUNTY EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS NEWSLETTER
JUNE 2026
Dates to Remember
June 2, 2026 Melody Makers of Indiana Association presents “A Festival of Choral Music”
June 8, 2026 Past Presidents Meeting, time and place TBA
June 15 – 17, 2026 Home & Family State Conference; Nashville, IN
Info included in this newsletter, more coming in following months
June 22, 2026 Achievement Day; Time and place TBACouncil Meeting immediately following
TBA Budget/ Audit Committee Meeting
July 10 Fair Ground Clean-up day; 8am start, bring your cleaning supplies
July 11 - 17, 2026 Vigo County Fair
August 7-23 State Fair
August 10 Past Presidents Meeting
IEHA website: www.ieha-families.org.php
Extension Homemakers website: www.extension.purdue.edu/vigo
FB page: Vigo County Extension Homemakers
Deb’s President email address: president.home.ext.vigo.co@gmail.com
Deb’s phone/text number: 812-243-3473 (please text me in case I don’t have your number in my phone.)
River City Community Center, 2842 Old US Highway 231 South, Lafayette, IN 47909
Our own Vocal Chords are a part of this association. Please attend to support them if at all possible.
Seeing halos around lights
Faded colors
Double vision in one eye
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it's important to see an eye doctor for a comprehensive eye exam. There are some risk factors associated with cataracts. They are:
Certain diseases, such as diabetes
Inflammation in the eye • Hereditary influences
Events before birth, such as German measles in the mother
Long-term steroid use (medicines used to treat some health problems, like arthritis or allergies)
Eye injuries
Eye diseases, such as glaucoma
Smoking