Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Kenneth Jones
Major Program: Community Analysis
The pandemic of 2020 has changed the way Extension does business. As a result, the state Extension system has been very proactive in meeting the needs of clientele in non-traditional ways. Local and state Extension professionals have been working together to ensure programming remains constant and the outcome of these programs are being measured to determine Extension’s reach and impact. For example, one initiative that is being implemented by a majority of Kentucky’ counties is the
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Community Analysis
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kentucky was reported on March 6th in Harrison County. At that moment, Kentucky became part of the global health pandemic from the new coronavirus. As cases increased exponentially worldwide, early information about the virus was limited. Despite this, it was clear that certain groups were at increased risk for severe illness and that these groups were not evenly distributed across the state.In response, with Dr. Amy Kotelic in Family and
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Community Analysis
The Appalachian Center at the University of Kentucky has a long history of providing data for counties in the region and in the state. To help in that effort, in 2019, I partnered with the Appalachian Center and with Cameron McAlister, we developed a custom series of data profiles for Kentucky counties in the Appalachian Region. Called “Eastern Kentucky: By The Numbers,” 54 profiles were created using data from 18 different sources on 61 variables for multiple time frames
