Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2037 - Nurturing Families (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2037.1) | 200 |
Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families) |
| 2037.2) | 10 |
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
| 2037.3) | 10 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
| 2037.4) | 0 |
Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth) |
| 2037.5) | 4 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
Author: Whitney Hilterbran
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is committed to improving the health and well-being of families in the commonwealth. Recent evaluations of our community conducted by WEDCO Health Department indicated that 59.3% are concerned about alcohol/drug abuse and that 45.8% are concerned about poor diet/inactivity (Community Themes and Strengths Assessment, 2014). Both of these concerns may be addressed by increasing the frequency and quality of family meals eaten at home.In an ef
