Success StoryProgressive Ag & 4-H Safety Day



Progressive Ag & 4-H Safety Day

Author: Aubrey Lawson

Planning Unit: Clark County CES

Major Program: Health

Plan of Work: Promote Health and Wellness

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion. Clark County Agents were approached by a local Family Resource Coordinator who had conducted a survey of parents at the Intermediate School in Clark County. This survey determined that personal safety and safety education were a concern to many parents. On September 15th, 2023 the Clark County Extension Agents hosted a Progressive Ag Safety Day at Baker Intermediate School to address some of the specific safety concerns that parents had on the survey, and more. This program for approximately 400 6th grades students, brought awareness to 14 different safety topics. Areas of safety that were covered included:

  1. Lawn equipment safety
  2. Animal safety
  3. Sun safety
  4. First aid
  5. Fire safety
  6. Roadway safety
  7. Food safety
  8. Healthy lifestyles & stress management
  9. Home alone safety
  10. Electrical safety
  11. Water safety
  12. Firework safety
  13. ATV safety
  14. Chemical safety 

The Clark County Extension Service partnered with several local organizations and businesses to teach rotations and assist with the program which included Baker Intermediate Family Resource Coordinator - Casey Davis,  Kentucky Fish & Wildlife, Winchester EMS, Winchester Fire Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Department, Clark Energy Cooperative, Clark Regional Hospital, Clark County Health Department, Mercer County Extension Agent, Winchester Police Department, and Clark County 4-H Teen Council. 

At the conclusion of the program 100% of the students reported that they had learned something new about being safe. Some student responses included:

“I had no idea that there was a proper way to use a gas can when filling up a mower.” 

“I had not thought about how dangerous mixing chemicals could be and how chemicals can look like other things I have in my house.” 

“Thank you for teaching me to always wear sunscreen. It was very cool to see how the sun can hurt my skin.”






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