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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




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Success StorySafety Day



Safety Day

Author: Nancy Doyle

Planning Unit: Simpson County CES

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Plan of Work: Health & Wellness

Outcome: Initial Outcome


Based on schools being out for the summer and more children being left at home alone or with limited supervision, it was discovered there was a need to increase the knowledge of these youth of safe practices at home.  

The Simpson County Extension Office partnered with the Simpson County Ag Advisory Council and the Family Resource Service Center to plan a 4th and 5th Grade Safety Day.  Students were rotated through seven stations to learn about Animal Safety, Internet Safety, Kitchen Safety, Off Road Vehicle Safety, Electrical Safety, Lawn Mower Safety, and Fire Safety.

The Family and Consumer Sciences agent along with a KSU FCS Agent taught kitchen safety to 275 students.   Nearly 100 percent of the students said they had learned something new from the day.  When surveyed approximately one month later, 80 percent of the students could recall a kitchen safety fact.  






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