Safety
Everyone has to deal with money, whether budgeting, buying insurance, planning for retirement, or saving to buy a house. Become a more informed and empowered money manager with the resources on these pages.
Buckle Up
Home Related Pubs
FCS 5251/ FY591 Elder Companion Lesson 5: Home Maintenance and SafetyVideos
Preventing Home Burglary
Discusses steps consumers should take to prevent home burglary and methods for keeping your home safer. 21 minutes.
Wired for Safety
Addresses faulty electrical systems and ways to make your home safe, including preventing fire. 12 minutes.
Contact Prof. Mary Harrison for more information on these videos.
Newsletters
Kitchen Ventilation Can Impact Indoor Air Quality (Research News You Can Use, Summer 2003)Emergency Preparedness
Pubs
| DH 0434 | DH202 | Flood Insurance - A Key to Recovery | |
| FCS 9189 | FY611 | Community Contacts: Responding to a Disaster | |
| FCS 9190 | FY612 | Community Contacts: Being Prepared for a Disaster | |
| FCS 9192 | FY614 | Terror/Emergency Preparedness | |
| FCS 9193 | FY615 | Avoid Fraud During Emergencies | |
| FCS 9194 | FY616 | Preparing to Evacuate Your Home in Case of an Emergency | |
| FCS 9197 | FY619 | Disaster Planning: Important Papers and Documents | |
| FCS 9198 | FY620 | Disaster Planning: Tips for Seniors | |
| FCS 9199 | FY621 | Facing Terrorism Alone | |
| FCS 9200 | FY617 | Preparation for Disasters: Your Food and Drinking Water Supply | |
| FCS 9201 | FY623 | Preparing a Family Communications Plan for Terrorist Attacks |
Media Articles
Preparing for Hurricane Season
Consumer Tips for Dealing With Disaster
Links
Are You Ready?: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness (FEMA)http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
US Department of Homeland Security CDC Emergency Preparedness and ResponseFor More Information Contact:
- Jo Turner, Ph.D., CFP, Professor, Family and Consumer
Economics
JTurner@ifas.ufl.edu (352)392-1945 x228
- Mary N. Harrison, M.S., Professor, Consumer Education
MNHarrison@ifas.ufl.edu (352)392-1868 x243
- Elaine A. Courtney, M.S., Extension Agent IV, Family and
Consumer Sciences
eac@ifas.ufl.edu (850)689-5727
Subsection
UF/IFAS Sites
- Catfish Budget (26.5KB xls)
UF/IFAS Publications
- Culture of Worms for Bait or Fish Food
- Dissolved Oxygen for Fish Production
- Economic Impact of Florida's Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries
- Fee Fishing in Florida
- Fertilization of Fresh Water Fish Ponds
- Fish Management and Economics
- Management Considerations of Fish Production in Cages
- Managing Florida Ponds for Fishing
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Consumer Action Website--FCIC
- Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
- The Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- MyMoney.gov--Financial Education and Literacy Commission
- Office of Community Services--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
