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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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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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Success StoryKeys to Embracing Aging



Keys to Embracing Aging

Author: Luciana Hockersmith

Planning Unit: Mercer County CES

Major Program: Keys to Embracing Aging

Plan of Work: Family Resilience and Skill Building

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Partnering with the University of Kentucky, Kansas State University and the UNiversity of Arkansas through a USDA-NIFA grant to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Keys to Embracing Aging" curriculum, the Mercer County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences offered a monthly program from April or 2017 through March of 2018 (12 months) featuring lessons about various aspects of healthy lifestyle habits that contribute to healthy aging.  (more to come)






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