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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021


Pike County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





3045 - Arts and Community Health
3045.1) 16

Number of participants reporting an increase in healthy behavior due to Extension arts involvement

3045.2) 3

Number of cross sector community coalitions in which Extension is involved

3045.4) 0

Number of participants reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills or aspiration regarding the effect of arts engagement on healthy aging

3045.5) 3

Number of healthcare providers reporting an increase in collaboration with artists, arts agencies, or artistic incorporation into their practice



Success Stories

Mind.Art.Recovery.KY. (M.A.R.K.) Program

Author: Kristy Porter

Major Program: Arts and Community Health

Throughout a seven week program spanning May to July 2021, Pike County Extension Fine Arts and Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) partnered to test a grant funded pilot arts program. The program, Mind.Art.Recover.KY. (MARK), utilizes arts programing in an evidence-based therapeutic way to assist people undergoing drug addiction recovery. In Pike County, we took the program to a women’s rehabilitation center within the WestCare rehabilitation network in L

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