Human Wellness
Nourishing healthy communities.
From nutrition and food security to preventing infectious and chronic disease, personal and financial planning to growing healthy and supportive families—we understand lifelong well-being is intrinsically linked to the health of our environments, economies and communities.
We're working together to grow healthier communities.
Our Experiment Station network provides a hub for community-centered education and research, helping our partners work in concert with the people of Arizona to improve lives and livelihoods.
A product of the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Tucson Village Farm (TVF) is a seed-to-table program rooted at our Campus Agricultural Center. The program is designed to reconnect young people to healthy food systems, teaching them how to grow and prepare fresh food, and empowering them to make healthy life choices. Each year Tucson Village Farm serves 16,000 youth and families through 65,000 hours of programming in the form of camps, classes, field trips and more.
David Gilmore, Tucson Village Farm
Water quality researchers are using Yuma Agricultural Center to assess irrigation water for produce production, advancing food safety science and supporting Yuma's $3.5 billion dollar vegetable industry. Between the months of October and April, 90% of the U.S. and Canada's leafy greens and other vegetables are grown here.
Photo Credit: Channah Rock, Cooperative ExtensionNews, breakthroughs and profiles in science
Explore how we're advancing purpose-driven research and community-centered programming in Arizona, and beyond.
