Health and Well-being The Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment Personal enrichment needs of the 50-plus population sector, now 29 percent of the local population, cannot be neglected since retirees in general enjoy longer, active lives. In addition, more than 43 percent of NC State baccalaureate alumni report enrolling in some continuing education, and 61 percent plan future participation. To help meet this growing need, McKimmon Center for Extension & Continuing Education established the Encore Center in 1991 to serve the 50-plus age group. Encore, with a membership of more than 1,000, offers 75 short courses and 37 special events to encourage mental stimulation and intellectual growth. www.ncsu.edu/encore

Helpful Links Psychoeducational Clinic Cooperative Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Educational Program Research to Improve the Human Condition North Carolina Senior Games

Nutrition and Human Health: NC Research Campus

Traditional North Carolina industries such as Tobacco and Textile have declined in recent years. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences programs figured into the equation when David Murdock, Dole Food Co. owner, decided to revitalize the failing textile town of Kannapolis with a $1.5 billion investment that is creating the North Carolina Research Campus. The Campus - which will enhance fruits and vegetable production, food safety and farm business management - will include the NC State Institute for Fruit and Vegetable Science. The Campus is expected to generate 35,000 new jobs and help people live longer, healthier lives.
www.ncresearchcampus.net

 

Serving the Needs of the Food Animal Industry

Veterinarians play an essential role in protecting the world's food supply by ensuring the pre-havest health of production-type animal such as beef and dairy cattle, poultry, and swine. The college of veterinary medicine, recognized as world leader in food animal veterinary education, research and industry engagement, addresses important food animal health issues on a regional and global level. In addition, the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD), formed in 1982, gives veterinarians and livestock producers a comprehensive resource to help them prevent drug residues from occurring in livestock products. FARAD is a multi-state collaborative program with faculty at NC State, UC Davis, the University of Florida, and USDA that has become the primary national and global science-based resource supporting the elimination of violative residues in the edible tissues of food-producing animals.
www.cvm.ncsu.edu/six_pro/fs.html

Center for Family & Community Engagement

North Carolina is a leader in establishing a form of family-centered meetings called "child and family teams". Holding these meetings is mandated by state legislation for major reforms in child welfare to include families and community partners in service planning and in public schools to prevent academic failure and placement outside the home. The Center for Family & Community Engagement based in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers child and family team training, program support, and evaluation in child welfare, public schools, and system of care.
www.cfface.org

Teaching Hospital and Equine Health Center at Southern Pines

North Carolina's equine and companion animal industries have an animal value of more than $2 billion, while animal production represents six of the top 10 cash commodities for the state;s agricultural industry. In support, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at College of Veterinary Medicine serves as a referral medical center for the care of companion animals, horses, and farm animals. In addition, the CVM Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research investigates diseases affecting animals and humans.

As a satellite campus, the Equine Health Center at Southern Pines provides podiatry, reproduction, and ophthalmology services, and is one of the few USDA certified Contagious Equine Metritis quarantine sites on the East Coast.
www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vth