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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 2021


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

Indicator: what are their skills

Method: survey

Timeline: Spring 2021


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

Indicator:What they are doing

Method:survey

Timeline:Spring 2021

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Henderson Residence

Project or Activity: Disaster Preparedness

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications and Material

Inputs: Extension Agent, Specialist

Date: Spring 2021


Audience: Henderson County Students

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences

Content or Curriculum: UK material

Inputs: Extension and School System

Date: Fall 2020


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 2020


Audience: Henderson Youth

Project: Shotting sports program

Content: UK material

Input- Agent, certified volunteers, specialist

Date: March 2021- Sept 2021



Success Stories

New Way of Programming in a Pandemic

Author: Amanda Hardy

Major Program: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes

With a pandemic on our hands, finding ways to reach our clientele has taken some planning and preparing.  While most of our programs were hands on the FCS agent and FCS assistant in Henderson County decided to offer packaged program kits weekly to monthly, online videos that were recorded and live videos along with mail outs. Letting individuals know about the program through Facebook post, newsletters, handwritten cards and local radio spots we

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