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fwd Safety and Nutrition - continued from n. B . Media Watch â€" www.mediawatch.ca omotes a media environment that celebrates and reflects the rversity of Canadian women and girls, Includes resoumes for parents. students, educators and researchers. . The Grain Connection â€" www.agrtc.gov.ab.ca/food/nutritigraln.htmI Health benefits, cooking information and buying and storing various grains. . 5 to 10 a day- Are you getting enough? â€" www.5tothday.com A fruit and vegetable campaign to increase awareness about the health benefits of produce. . Dairy Fan-ners of Ontario â€" www.milk.orglmilk.htrnl Teacher resources. facts about nutrition and links to other nutrition sites. . Ontario Soybean Growers â€" www.soybean.on.ca Intonation on soy toods and recipes. . Ontario White Bean Producers Marketing Board â€" www.cntarlobeans.on.ca Nutritional information. recipes and other resources on white beans, . Beet lnforrnaiion Centre â€" www.cattlemen.bc.calbic.html Nutrition. selection. preparation and cooking of beef. including recipes. - Canadian Egg Marketing Agency â€" www.canadaegg.ca Recipes. nutritional and educational resources. facts and crafts - Ontario Egg Producers â€" www.cggsitecom lnforrnation on cooking eggs. including recipes - Ontario Pork â€" www.0ntariopork.on.ca Recipes. nutrition and educational resources. - Canola information Service â€" www.canolainfo.org talth information about tats. biotechnology. recipes and resources ailable to order. We trust that Women’s Institute meetings across the prov- ince will be educational, informative and fun! After all. we are rural Ontario sharing education! Thir information was compiled by the FWIO Education Committee under the direction of the Education Coordinator loan King Juan is the outgoing Education Coordinator and can be reached at 6:187 Oil Heritage Rd, Camiarhie ON NON 150. Phone; SIS-3992642. Fax Slit-8693261. Codringion's Community Connections The Codrington Women's Institule has been supporting community health Ior 92 years, and this year they have Managed to dig up a cheque for 52.500 to present to the Chair at the Brighton Health Services Centre {BHSC} Brian Todd, Branch President Andrea Nelson (left) and Treasurer Liana Palmer (right) presented Todd with the donation. This group has also contributed to the Cancer Society. Women in Crisis. 4-H Clubs. scholarships. cemereries. hospitals, Christmas load baskets and numerous other causes, in order to make these generous donations, the Branch holds tundraising dinners, quiitraflles and plant auctions and participales in lite Eriyhian Applelest and the Hare! Ramble, Submitted by Marlene Smilh. Codnngron WI Nutih umbetlal’lt] East 0 *3? Programming: Other Safety Issues Sate Kids Canada Safe Kids Canada is the national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick Children. For the past ten years. staff and advisers have been working to reduce iniuries to Canadian children through the provision ot resources and programming to community organizations and advocating for sale environments. With over 1500 partners working in collaboration with them. they are able to increase activities related to injury prevention. as well as ensure the provision oi standardized inlormalion. Safe Kids Canada's scope has grown to include farm/rural and Aboriginal issues. One of their new programs is a Children's Flural Salety Program. which focuses on farm-work. - Check out the Safe Kids Canada website at www.5atekidscanada.ca Consumers Beware Consumers are being asked to beware ot a virus. much like the Hanla virus. that lives in rat and mouse droppings. These dried droppings are like dust and can easily be breathed in or ingested ii a per‘ son does not wear protective gear or tails to wash face and hands thoroughly, it is also extremely important to always careiully rinse off the tops oi canned soda or ioods and to wipe off pasta packaging. cereal boxes. and most items you buy at a grocery stare. Almost everything you buy lrom a grocery store was stored in a warehouse at one time or another. and were- houses have rodents The ugly truth is that stores themselves have rodents, So take care and remember to wash boxes and cans along with your vegetables and lruit. Home 8, Country, Winter 2002-03 9