Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCSMajor Program

929

Total Hours

Contributed.

2372

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

10

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

21

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge regarding disaster preparedness (such as emergency kit contents; daily water needs for survival; damage assessment; evacuation and sheltering in place plans)

 2045

Number of individuals reporting an intent to implement one or more disaster preparedness strategies/plan

 1545

Number of individuals who have implemented best practices (prepared disaster kits for the home or business, etc.) as a result of Extension programming

 902

Stories

First Aid Multi-County Seminar

about 6 months ago by Carla Carter

Jennifer Bardroff, Franklin County Health Department shows what to include in an emergency supply kit.Don and Pat Dampier learn to check the proper location of hand placement for chest compressions.EMS Director, Joe Sebastian shows us how to help an infant who is choking.Being prepared for emergencies, whether medical or natural disasters, is crucial. Over 1,800 Kentucky residents die each year due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and over a hundred people died in the most recent disasters such...

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First Aid Multi-County Seminar

Reports

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Navigating Trauma After a Natural Disaster

    about 4 months ago by Marsha Hagler

    Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life... Read More

  • Home and Farm Safety Event

    about 10 months ago by Stacy Trent

    Farming is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Where there is a farm, there is always a home nearby. Farm and home safety is often overlooked even though it is a key component to succe... Read More

  • Disaster Preparedness Awareness

    about 6 months ago by Jennifer Bridge

    On April 3, 1974, an F5 tornado destroyed downtown Brandenburg and other parts of Meade County taking 31 lives. As we approached the 50-year mark of the disaster, a lot of media attention and others i... Read More

  • First Aid Multi-County Seminar

    about 6 months ago by Carla Carter

    Jennifer Bardroff, Franklin County Health Department shows what to include in an emergency supply kit.Don and Pat Dampier learn to check the proper location of hand placement for chest compressions.EM... Read More

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