The Floyd County Cooperative Extension Office planned and organized a Community Health and Safety Event with a goal of promoting vaccinations and general health. It was conducted in August 2022 at the Jenny Wiley State Park Convention Center.

This event was conducted with the cooperation of Big Sandy Healthcare. It was promoted as a community event and had vendors from several of our community partners and organizations. Those participating were Big Sandy Healthcare, Floyd County Health Department, Kentucky State Police, Kings Daughter Hospital, Kentucky Homeplace Clinic, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Mountain Regional Prevention Center, Anthem, FCHD Hands Program, and several Extension booths.

The event provided the attendees with educational materials, medical services, demonstrations, and incentive items. Some of the services provided were physicals, A1Cs, vaccinations (covid, tetanus, and whooping cough), blood pressure checks, and others. Since we recently had major flooding in the area, some services were directed to those attendees displaced and staying at the park. Companies involved in flood clean-up efforts sent some of their employees to the event just for tetanus vaccinations. In addition, Extension and other vendors provided materials and information about dealing with flood related issues and stresses. ANR provided information about flooded gardens and crops, dealing with cleaning up, and treatment of water wells.  

The event had approximately one hundred and twenty attendees with nearly sixty-five percent being females. Even though we had a mix of ages, most of the attendees were over the age of fifty-five. The attendees and vendors were very pleased with the event, the services, and educational resources provided. We are pleased with the successes of our efforts.