Extension
It Starts With Us
Healthy Environment
Healthy Communities
Hull, Broderick, Stewart
Environmental Sustainability & Responsibility
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Building Healthy Coalitions
Trail Design
Situation:
Each decision individuals make has an impact on health and safety in the family, community and environment. Understanding how daily choices can not only impact our selves but also our environment is vital to conserving and preserving our natural resources and ensuring a healthier generations. Through Gallatin County Extension, individuals improve safety in their home and decrease their environmental footprint. In 2008, Kentucky ranked 18th in total energy consumption and 7th in energy consumption per capita. In 2010, the statewide household participation rate for all curbside garbage collection types was 86.6%. In 2010, Kentuckians recycled 35.7% of all municipal solid waste and 29% of common household recyclables. The average Kentuckian used 67 gallons of water per person per day.
• Environmental changes implemented to support physical activity guidelines in the county (e.g., walking trails opened, equipment purchased and installed, bike paths built).
• Participants report that they have lowered their carbon footprint by applying daily practices to make home and environments a healthier place.
• Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding of issues related to: Disaster preparedness, Pest management, Going green, Energy conservation, Solid waste management, Water conservation, Home safety, Built environment.
• Implement one or more practices that will improve: Disaster preparedness, Pest management, Going green, Energy conservation, Solid waste management, Water conservation, Home safety, Built environment.
• Knowledge gained about becoming more energy efficient.
• Participants report increase of awareness of community programs.
• Increase in knowledge regarding safe and healthy homes.
Indicator: Participants report to making better choice related to one of the following areas- Disaster preparedness, Pest management, Going green, Energy conservation, Solid waste management, Water conservation, Home safety, Built environment as a long-term lifestyle change for themselves and/or their families.
Method: follow up evaluations, interviews
Timeline: 3-6 years
Intermediate Outcome:
Indicator: Participants report to improving and making better choice related to one of the following areas- Disaster preparedness, Pest management, Going green, Energy conservation, Solid waste management, Water conservation, Home safety, built environment.
Method: follow up evaluations, interviews, observations
Timeline: 1-2 years
Initial Outcome:
Indicator: Participants report knowledge gained in one of the following areas- Disaster preparedness, Pest management, Going green, Energy conservation, Solid waste management, Water conservation, Home safety, Built environment.
Method: evaluations
Timeline: 3-6 months
Audience: Adults, KEHA members
Project or Activity: Going Green: Living an Environmentally Responsible Life
Content or Curriculum: Going Green: Living an Environmentally Responsible Life
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers
Date: Fall 2016
Audience: Adults, KEHA members
Project or Activity: Household Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Content or Curriculum: Household Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers
Date: ongoing
Audience: 4-th grade Youth
Project or Activity: In-School Club
Content or Curriculum: Project Wet
Inputs: Extension Staff, Volunteers
Date: 2017-18
Audience: Gallatin County School Students
Project: Bottle Cap Collection/Recycle Education Class
Content: UK curriculum regarding Recycling, Reduce & Reuse
Inputs: Extension Staff, volunteers, Greentree Plastics
Date: Fall 2017
Author: Sherri Broderick
Major Program: Environmental Sustainability & Responsibility
The Gallatin County Extension Homemakers Environmental Project started off as a project for Extension Homemakers to collect and recycle plastic lids and caps into a park bench. Over the last two years this projects has transformed and grew from a small environmental project into an entire communitywide involved project. Students for Gallatin County Schools have become instrumental in the Homemaker Environmental Project. Members of the Community Cats Club, a club for 1st and 2nd grade studen
Author: David Hull
Major Program: Economic Development
Beginning last year, the Gallatin County Extension Council partnered with the City of Warsaw, Gallatin County Tourism, and several agencies to plan and coordinate the Gallatin County Spring Peony Festival.The festival was held in downtown Warsaw; the City of Warsaw actually closed a city street next to the Courthouse in order to expand the festival area.Festival attendance is hard to figure, but local law enforcement estimated the crowd at its peak at over 600.The 30+ vendors at the festival wer
