Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
The 2022 Healthfair/Readifest was a collaborative program planned by the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Service and the Family Resource/Youth Service Center. There were several other groups who helped sponsor the event with monetary and time donations. Churches and other local businesses also donated school supplies. For the past 2 years, the program has been a walk through outdoor event.
Author: Edith Lovett
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
Ovarian Cancer”September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. It is the 5th leading cause of cancer mortality in women. However, when it is detected early, it is usually treatable and curable. With this goal in mind, Dr. John Van Nagell, a gynecologist with the University of Kentucky began the fr
Author: Edith Lovett
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents encourages families to make proactive choices to improve individual health and wellbeing. To encourage more people to have their home checked for Radon, the Pulaski County Extension Office have hosted two workshops to increase knowledge about Radon in the home. It is the goal through education and increased awareness, health hazards caused by radon can be reduced in Pulaski County. Kentucky has the highest lung
Author: Terence Clemons
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
The problemAccording to the Kentucky Kids Project report from 2016, 24.2 percent of youth in Bath County lived in food-insecure homes compared to 2020 report that states that number has dropped to 22.1 percent. From CEDIK County Data Profiles, Bath County adult obesity rate is 38 percent, 2 percent higher than Kentucky average. The educational program responseIn the fifth year of this program, it continues to produce significant results. Initially, the program focused on inviti
