Nebraska Extension meets learners whenever and wherever they need us. We provide education and informational resources through television, radio, social media, print media, classroom sessions and virtual on-line learning. No matter the audience - adults or youth, home gardeners or commercial professionals - we strive to provide the accurate science-based knowledge they need.
Human health is strongly tied to the environment in which people live. Managing health threats, such as public health diseases and insect damage to homes, and supporting health benefits from the environment plays a vital role in human health and wellbeing.
The production of safe and abundant local fruits and vegetables not only plays a part in improving human health, but also stimulates the local economy and supports local producers and food systems.
Human health is also inextricably linked to animal, plant and environmental health. To support Nebraskans health and wellbeing, we must both protect a biodiverse environment that provides for healthy, abundant foods, a strong local economy, and sustainable natural resources, while also managing public health and horticultural crop concerns and threats.
Growing the participation by a diverse group of collaborators in the Nebraska One Health program- which focuses on shared human, animal, plant and environmental health - maximizes human health outcomes through increased production of safe, local produce, and resilient natural and built environments.
