Strengthening Family Values is a joint responsibility. Shared stories of mistakes and successes can be powerful coping resources. Families and communities can build on skills learned from past experience with hard times. Include older generations in family and community activities. Both were revised just after the flood crisis in 1994.
Health is an important resource.
That means eating nutritious foods, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep. The Food Sciences and Human Nutrition Program provides resources for better nutrition decisions. This series was developed by specialists from family resource management, family life, and family nutrition. Each publication targets different sources of stress and outlines suggestions for managing stress. For more information about building resiliency and coping with stress, visit the Families Publications web site.