Extension
It Starts With Us
Economic, Social, and Physical Well-Being of Individuals and Families
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Cowles
Family Development General
Faithful Families
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Family stability is affected by increased stress, physical and emotional health, finances, relationships, and ineffective communications. Extension has helpful resources to offer and strengthen the vitality of the family system, resulting in family stability that benefits the well-being of adults and children.
Practice parental leadership skills. Access community resources with needs. Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health.
Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships. Identify realistic expectations for child’s task. Parental behavior changes sustained.
Intends to manage stress, make time for self, teach responsibility, etc. Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behaviors. Number of individuals reporting improved personal knowledge and skills of healthy eating habits and positive discipline for children.
Initial Outcome: Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behavior
Indicator: Number who use the behaviors in session
Method: End of session evaluation tool
Timeline: Year long programs July 2021- June 2022
Intermediate Outcome: Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships
Indicator: Number of parents/families who report using/practicing methods in materials
Method: Follow-up evaluation and family interviews
Timeline: Year long programs July 2021- June 2022
Long-term Outcome: Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health
Indicator: Number who implement better eating habits
Method: Reports who implement practices
Timeline: Year Long programs July 2021- June 2022
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Parenting, Nurturing Parenting, Nurturing Fathers
Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Families, Basic Parenting skills 24/7 day
Inputs: CES, Dept. of Services
Date: as needed basis July 2021- June 2022
Audience: Head Start Parent/Grandparents/Owl Academy/Families
Project or Activity: Home is Where the Health Is
Content or Curriculum: Home is Where the Health Is
Inputs: CES, Head Start, KEHA
Date: Fall-November 2021 - February 2022
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Faithful Families
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families
Inputs: CES, Specialist, Clergy
Date:July 2021-June 2022
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Major Program: Tornado Response and Recovery
In the modern world, we have so much information. Storm warnings definitely saved lives. But our information overload also helped to rally the troops to assist the victims of our recent Dec. tornado's. Our county was NOT hit by the tornado. But our people responded. Tornado's struck the communities to the North, South, and especially the West. Our people, former and current 4-H members and volunteers were clearing debris, digging people out of the rub
