Call for Proposals - 2025 National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference

The planning committee for the 2025 National Health Outreach and Engagement Conference invites proposals for presentations, workshops, panels, and posters that explore innovative approaches to advancing health through collaboration and partnerships. The conference will be held April 29 – May 1 in Omaha, NE and is hosted by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Important Dates:

• December 15, 2024: Presentation proposals due by 11:59 PM CT
• January 31, 2025: Notice of acceptance by 5:00 PM CT
• March 1, 2025: All presenters and co-presenters must be registered for the conference by 5:00 PM CT to remain on the program
• April 20, 2025: Accepted presentations uploaded to a designated digital location (to be announced) by 11:59 PM CT

More information and a link to the submission portal is available at https://go.unl.edu/nhoc2025. The deadline for submission is December 15


New Report Examines Land-Grant University Capacity to Support Outdoor Recreation Economies

A new report sheds light on the readiness of Land-Grant Universities (LGU) to support the development of outdoor recreation economies around U.S. national forests, and identifies the places best positioned to allocate resources for recreation economy programming. It was developed to gauge the extent to which the LGU system can respond to a USDA memorandum of understanding that positions the outdoor recreation economy as one of the agency’s top priorities. The report draws on an assessment conducted earlier this year by West Virginia University Rural Tourism Specialist Doug Arbogast in partnership with the National Extension Outdoor Recreation Working Group (NEORWG) and the Regional Rural Development Centers (RRDCs), with support from the Extension Foundation’s New Technologies for Ag Extension program. Learn more and access the report and related maps at: https://bit.ly/3NrZ2e8


New Family and Consumer Sciences Resources Available

The October 23 webinar (passcode: ?O0ts1L^), Relevance and Relationships: The Role of FCS in Improving the Nation's Health, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, is now available for asynchronous replay. Further, a key related Board on Health and Human Sciences white paper, The Intersection of Health and Human Sciences: Today, Tomorrow and our Future Opportunities is also available.


National Impacts Database Training Webinar

A recording of the National Impacts Database (NIDB) training webinar, which took place on November 1, 2024, is now available online for asynchronous replay. The accompanying slide-set is also available.