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Henderson County CES

Title:
Safe Communities
MAP:
Healthy Home and Environment
Agents Involved:
Hardy, Brasher, Rideout, Fourqurean, Smith
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Situation:

On March 6, 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Kentucky.  The Governor's office announced its first confirmed case in Lexington and declared a state of emergency to ensure all entitles had the right necessary response resources.  As of June 2020 Kentucky reached 12,445 cases and 499 deaths.  Daily activities were put on hold and people's daily living had changed a great deal.

Each year, on average, Kentuckians deal with 30-50 days associated with thunderstorms, 12 tornadoes and 3 fatalities related to tornadoes. Preparing for emergency situations can be crucial to survival and safety. In 2014, there were 627 firearm deaths in Kentucky.

There has been an increase of child-involved shootings meaning when a child happens upon a gun, or is left alone with one, and ends up shooting themselves or another person. These disasters result in hundreds of child fatalities and have made American children nine times more likely to die in gun accidents than children anywhere else in the developed world.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Individuals will use scientific techniques, responsible practices, and create safe homes within their environment.
Intermediate Outcomes:

Individuals will practice safety and how to protect their homes and communities 

Initial Outcomes:

Individual will gain knowledge and understanding of home safety and disaster preparedness.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome:Change in knowledge on disaster preparedness,and home safety

Indicator: how much they already know

Method: pre-test

Timeline: Spring 2022


Intermediate Outcome: Individuals demonstrate skills that improves disaster preparedness and home safety

Indicator: what are their skills

Method: survey

Timeline: Spring 2022


Long-term Outcome: Individuals create safe homes within the environment that are prepare for disasters

Indicator:What they are doing

Method:survey

Timeline:Spring 2022

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Henderson Residence

Project or Activity: Disaster Preparedness

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications and Material

Inputs: Extension Agent, Specialist

Date: Spring 2022


Audience: Henderson County Students

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences

Content or Curriculum: UK material

Inputs: Extension and School System

Date: Fall 2021


Audience: Henderson County Landowners and Land managers

Project or Activity: Water Quality Awareness

Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, Seminars, on farm demonstrations

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, Farmers, Landowners

Date: Winter 2021


Audience: Henderson Youth

Project: Shooting sports program

Content: UK material

Input- Agent, certified volunteers, specialist

Date: March 2022- Sept 2022



Success Stories

Senior Expo on the Road

Author: Amanda Hardy

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

Seventy-six million American children were born between 1945 and 1964. This generation is known as the “Baby Boomers”. Henderson County’s 65 years and older age group has increased by 11.17% over the last 10 years. Henderson County Extension FCS agent has partnered with Redbank’s senior apartments programming coordinator and director for the last ten years to promote a program called the “Senior Expo”. This event was created to bring information to our se

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BARN (Bringing Awareness Right Now) Camp and Dinner Theater

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health - FCS

Farmers and persons residing in rural areas consistently report elevated levels of stress associated with farming and rural living. The combined effects of farming, rural mental health challenges and their stressors have shown associations with higher rates of suicide in farming occupations and in Kentucky. To address rural mental health challenges, farm stress, and suicide among youth and in rural communities, a mutual partnership was created between the UK Cooperative Extension Service and the

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Daviess & Henderson County BARN (Bringing Awareness Right Now) Camp and Dinner Theater

Author: Ella Fourqurean

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development

Farmers and persons residing in rural areas consistently report elevated levels of stress associated with farming and rural living. The combined effects of farming, rural mental health challenges and their stressors have shown associations with higher rates of suicide in farming occupations and in Kentucky. To address rural mental health challenges, farm stress, and suicide among youth and in rural communities, a mutual partnership was created between the UK Cooperative Extension Service and the

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Babysitting Clinic

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

               Family Magazine reports that 76% of middle school age youth are babysitting either family members or other’s children. According to a new American Red Cross poll, parents say that good babysitters are hard to find and they want to entrust their children to babysitters trained in first aid, CPR and childcare skills. Childcare training provides life skills in parenting. Babysitting is often a youth’s first gainful employm

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