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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





3036 - Artistic & Essential Skill Development
3036.1) 23

Number of opportunities for creative expression

3036.2) 11

Number of participants reporting increased knowledge, opinions, skills and/or aspirations in the arts

3036.6) 0

Number of participants reporting increased perseverance, completing a project from start to finish

3036.5) 36

Number of participants reporting increased confidence, self-esteem

3036.3) 4

Number of participants reporting increased use of creativity

3036.4) 29

Number of participants reporting increased mindfulness or a change in the way they see their immediate surroundings

3036.8) 0

Number of participants reporting use of critical thinking skills and making deliberate choices to solve problems

3036.9) 10

Number of participants reporting increased sense of belonging, support, and/or comfort

3036.7) 0

Number of participants reporting increased focus, resilience



Success Stories

Handmade Greeting Cards

Author: Susan Miller

Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development

Handmade Greeting Cards

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the impacts of loneliness and isolation on overall public health. (Murthy, V.H., Holt-Lunstad, J., et al. (2023). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation 2023: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community.) Social connectedness impacts our physical and mental health, as well as general feelings of life fulfillment. Two recommendations for increasing social connectedness put forth in

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