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| 2046 - Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2046.4) | 3 |
Number of individuals who assessed the cost savings and/or benefits associated with newly adopted practices |
| 2046.5) | 3 |
Number of individuals self-reporting reduced costs associated with newly adopted practices |
| 2046.6) | 4 |
Number of people engaged in community strategies to improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifestyles |
| 2046.3) | 17 |
Number of individuals who implemented one or more practices to improve: disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
| 2046.2) | 154 |
Number of individuals who identified one or more practices to improve disaster preparedness, pest management, going green, etc. |
| 2046.1) | 200 |
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: Glenna Wooten
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
A local newly opened Recovery Center contacted the Perry County Family and Consumer Sciences agent about teaching their clients to sew. This request came from the clients themselves and they wanted to make a quilt. The director felt that would be a good project to teach teamwork and they would eventually have a quilt that they could auction off to provide additional funding for future programming. The clients and director had very little sewing experience and were only able to
