Author: Sarah Hanks
Planning Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
To help families in Kentucky improve safety in their homes FCS agents were offered an opportunity to become trained in an updated national curriculum developed by the Healthy Homes Partnership. UK FCSE, in collaboration with LSU and MSU Extension Healthy Homes specialist provided a train the trainer session at the February FCS Inservice training. A total of 89 FCS agents were trained on how to use the recently updated Healthy Homes Partnership curriculum. Agents received an overview of the modules within the curriculum that they can pick and choose from when offering the class, provided a number of resources and hands on examples to use with clientele, discussed delivery strategies and brainstormed who they could collaborate with in their communities.
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