Author: Christa O'Cull
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
The problem - With the unemployment rate of 9.9% (US Census 2020) in Lewis County, folks need assistance with the items needed to get a newborn safely home and comfortable. The educational program response - The initiatives of Family and Consumer Science and Family Resource & Youth Services Centers are extremely similar so we were able to encourage making healthy lifestyle choices, nurturing families and promoting healthy homes and communities with this outreach we did. The parti
Author: Stephanie Hestand
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and is very prevalent in Kentucky and has negative health effects. According to the Kentucky Geological Survey Website, most of the Monroe County area shows danger levels 4.01-8.0 of radon.The Monroe County Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent presented the program, Radon in Kentucky, to the Monroe County Homemakers for a monthly homemaker leader lesson. Before the lesson, the participants were not aware of the prevalence of radon levels in t
