In 2020 the Edmonson County School Systems had already closed multiple days for illness. The Family Resource Center reached out to the Edmonson County Family and Consumer Sciences Agents to teach a lesson about the importance of hand washing.The FCS agent worked with 200 students in the middle and high school in February and March of 2020. An initial lesson was on the importance of proper hand washing utilizing glow germ to show students spots they missed when they washed their hands. After cove...
I have been at the University of Kentucky and Cooperative Extension since 1985. Originally from Texas, I received my B.S. degree from Texas Tech University, and my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from New Mexi... More
According to Dissertation research submitted by Iowa State University, The subject of clothing relates to almost every other subject taught, such as history (how political conditions were an influence... Read More
Uplift: Empowering Todays Youth for Tomorrows Future is a project that is designed to help provide workforce prep and life skills to limited resource and at-risk youth in Hardin and Fayette Counties o... Read More
The ever-changing landscape of the current pandemic world has forced multiple populations to avoid outdoor spaces. According to research conducted by CivicScience, There is a predicted 15% rise in the... Read More
As the 2020 pandemic closed schools in early March, McCracken County Cooperative Extension Service through McCracken County 4-H was able to adapt and evolve immediately. Schools closed on March 13, 20... Read More