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| 2046 - Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2046.1) | 28 |
Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding: disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, energy conservation, solid waste management, water conservation, home safety or built environment |
| 2046.2) | 6 |
Number of individuals who identified one or more practices to improve disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
| 2046.3) | 3 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more practices to improve: disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
| 2046.4) | 0 |
Number of individuals who assessed the cost savings and/or benefits associated with newly adopted practices |
| 2046.5) | 0 |
Number of individuals self-reporting reduced costs associated with newly adopted practices |
| 2046.6) | 48 |
Number of people engaged in community strategies to improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifestyles |
Author: Bonita Jolly
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
According to the 2016 childhood Agricultural Injuries Fact Sheet complied by the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, every three days a child dies in an ag-related incident and each day 33 experience some sort of injury. The leading cause of fatalities include machinery, primarily tractors (25%); motor vehicles/ATV’s (17%) and drowning (16%). Recognized
