Metcalfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022





2027 - Active Living and Health Promotions General
2027.1) 41

Number of program participants reporting adoption of physical activity practices

2027.5) 0

Number of individuals who attended a fall prevention program

2027.4) 16

Number of participants who attended age related health and wellness programs not identified as a “major program.”Major age-related programs include: Keys to Embracing Again, 10 Warning Signs, and AARP Prepare to Care

2027.3) 0

Number of program participants who improved one or more health indicator (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose)

2027.2) 3

Number of program participants who demonstrated an increase in physical activity levels



Success Stories

Outdoor Extension FCS and NEP program outreach partnership with the Metcalfe County Library

Author: Lynn Blankenship

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

The Metcalfe County Extension Agent for FCS Education, partnered with the Metcalfe County Library 2021 Summer, Teen reading group to provide a guided tour of the Dry Fork Gorge Nature Conservancy.  This was the first visit for all of the participants, which included two library staff and 3 parents along with the teen reading group participants and younger siblings.  This Agent provided an overview of the history of the area and key elements that resulted in the Dry Fork Gorge’s p

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Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Nutrition, Active Living, and Health Promotion Outreach on television through Family Lifestyles and Farm and Home shows

Author: Lynn Blankenship

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

The Family Lifestyles television program is broadcast five times weekly, with one prime-time slot, over WPBM channel 31.  WPBM is broadcast over the air on channel 31.1 and can be received with rooftop antenna within a 45-mile radius of the tower, near Barren River Lake State Park.  The signal covers 3571.2 square miles to an estimated population of 313,863.  WPBM is available over the air and by cable television in these Kentucky Counties: Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberla

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