Statistical Contact Report for FY2021Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021

1002351.56

Total Hours

Contributed.

5764097

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

28375.6

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

325772

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Stories

Farmers' Market Takes Root in Community Health

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic recession have negatively affected many peoples mental health and created new barriers for people already suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders. During the pandemic, about 4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, a share that has been largely consistent, up from one in ten adults who reported these symptoms from January to June 2019. Extension recognized the potential to support resid...

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Farmers' Market Takes Root in Community Health

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Srijana Thapa Magar

Extension Specialist

Srijana
I am the State Specialist of Horticulture and Local Foods at Kentucky State University. I have 25% research and 75% extension appointment and I work mainly with vegetables and small fruits. ... More

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