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| 2015 - Embracing Life as We Age (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2015.1) | 14 |
Number of participants reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills or aspirations regarding healthy aging, independent aging, and quality aging |
| 2015.2) | 74 |
Number of participants reporting behavior changes related to healthy, independent or quality aging (such as decreasing the risk of falling; increasing communication and enhancing relationships; enhancing brain activity; improving mental health; making healthy eating choices; engaging a family unit to embrace aging issues) |
| 2015.3) | 0 |
Number of participants who attended age-related programs not identified as a “major program”(Major age-related programs include: Keys to Embracing Aging, 10 Warning Signs/UAD and AARP Prepare to Care) |
Author: Catherine Jansen
Major Program: Embracing Life as We Age (general)
As the population gets older in the community and life experiences have changed over the last 30 years, the Baby Boomer generation is experiencing many types of heart ache. Many people are depressed because of a loss of a loved one, loss of a job, there children have moved out, they have relatives that are incarcerated, they are raising grandchildren, there is addiction of a loved one or many other issues that have changed in their life. The Carroll County Extension Service FCS progr
Author: Catherine Jansen
Major Program: Embracing Life as We Age (general)
In January 2020, the Northern Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences agents planned the upcoming year and conducted the winter Extension Homemaker “Learn with Us” lesson event titled, “Simplify Your Life”. Almost 100 Extension Homemakers from Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Kenton, Gallatin, Grant, Owen and Pendleton Counties descended on the Boone County Enrichment Center to learn new strategies to reduce food waste, minimize clutter, speed cleaning, organizing, minimizin
