2046 - Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general) | ||
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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) | 0 |
Number of people engaged in community strategies to improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifestyles |
2046.3) | 75 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more practices to improve: disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
2046.2) | 86 |
Number of individuals who identified one or more practices to improve disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
2046.1) | 104 |
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 |
Author: Jill Harris
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Lighting affects everyone in the household, from young children to elderly and could include people who are visually impaired or simply a person who wishes to be more environmentally friendly. Home lighting impacts the economics of the household as well comfort, aesthetics, and safety. Issues such as these provide a great opportunity for teamwork among Extension Agents. Since LED Lighting is the newest type of lighting on the market, the opportunity presented itself to educate clientele who are
Author: Curtis Judy
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Homemakers Clubs in the Pennyrile Extension Area requested a lesson on LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting for this program year; and Todd County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Jill Harris was assigned to teach the lesson. Because there is not a lot of readily available, in-depth information on LED bulbs, Ms. Harris decided to utilize a set of LED educational materials that I had developed for a local LED lighting class in 2017. In preparation for Ms. Harris’s classes, I re