Author: Jill Harris
Planning Unit: Todd County CES
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Plan of Work: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Lighting affects everyone in the household, from young children to elderly and could include people who are visually impaired or simply a person who wishes to be more environmentally friendly. Home lighting impacts the economics of the household as well comfort, aesthetics, and safety. Issues such as these provide a great opportunity for teamwork among Extension Agents. Since LED Lighting is the newest type of lighting on the market, the opportunity presented itself to educate clientele who are involved with programming at Todd County Kentucky Extension Office. Because of that, the Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences and Ag and Natural Resources partnered together to create a program on LED Lighting.
The Ag Agent developed the program materials and the Todd Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences taught the program to Extension Homemakers in nine counties in the Pennyrile Area. The initial, intermediate and long-term goals/outcomes of the LED Lighting class include that participants will:
An end-of-the meeting evaluation was given to everyone who attended the program and completed by 53 people. The evaluation measured initial outcomes of participants.
Eighty-six percent of respondents reported they currently use LEDs in their home, using approximately 50% of the light bulbs they use being LEDs. They reported currently using a combination of incandescent, CFL, and LED bulbs. Additional results included:
One person who saw the LED lighting display when he visited the Extension Office changed to cool LED bulbs when his incandescent bulbs shot a few days later. A follow-up evaluation is planned for 3-6 months after the program.
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