Author: Linda Combs
Planning Unit: Knott County CES
Major Program: Keys to Embracing Aging
Plan of Work: Embracing Life as We Age
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Keys to Embracing Aging is a Cooperative Extension educational health intervention aimed at improving overall health by focusing on ways in which individuals and families can be empowered to take control of their own lifestyle decisions and behaviors in terms of health and well-being. To demonstrate behavior change regarding safety, the program included a 30-day follow-up evaluation. Of the 5 who were sent follow-up evaluations, 3 were returned. 3 reported that they implemented at least one strategy to increase their effort to be safer on a daily basis. Specifically, participants reported that they: put a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and spread awareness to others of ways to be safe.
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