Extension
It Starts With Us
Safe Communities
Healthy Home and Environment
Hardy, Brasher, Rideout, Fourqurean, Smith
Health
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Changes
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
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.
Individuals will use scientific techniques, responsible practices, and create safe homes within their environment.
Individuals will practice safety and how to protect their homes and communities
Individual will gain knowledge and understanding of home safety and disaster preparedness.
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
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
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
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
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
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
