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Henry County Office
(Highway 421)
P.O. Box 246
New Castle, KY 40050-0246
Phone: (502) 845-2811
Fax: (502) 845-2829
Email: DL_CES_HENRY@EMAIL.UKY.EDU
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Report to the People
State Reports
Extension Today
Extension Annual Report
Henry County Cooperative Extension Service Report to the People
The Cooperative Extension Service of Henry
County, Kentucky
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 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
2007
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In Henry County we’re growing ideas that make a difference in your life, your family, and your community. We have a dedicated staff
of trained professionals delivering educational programs in agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, 4-H/youth development, and community and
economic development. The Henry County Cooperative Extension Office is your connection to UK and the world.
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the
grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” Aldo Leopold on the importance of Agriculture. |
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Henry County Extension Council Project:
Second Wind Dreams
“Your Elders will dream dreams and your youth shall see visions…and they shall become dreamweavers, one and all.”
The Henry County Extension Council began their Second Wind Dreams project at the Homestead Nursing Center in the fall of
2006. The philosophy of the program is that you are never too old to dream and that by granting these dreams the resident, the staff and the community as a whole
benefits. The program highlights the positive aspects of aging and encourages the community to become involved in the lives of the elders by making their dreams come
true. By having dreams fulfilled, residents are stimulated both physically and mentally by giving them the special attention they deserve. As each dream unfolds,
members of the local community experience the perspective of older adults and gain a greater appreciation for their stage of life. Long after the dream has been
fulfilled, the effects linger, giving all involved a “Second Wind”. This year the program has granted over 30 dreams from a new bedspread to an afternoon of
entertainment with an Elvis impersonator! A research study found that a program that reduces depression in a nursing center could result in cost savings to Medicare of
$5,000 per year.
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Emergency Preparedness:
The Henry County Extension Staff worked collaboratively to ensure that disaster education was covered in many Extension venues. Staff
used a curriculum approach based on research that says people need to hear something 7 times through 7 different medium before they internalize it. 4H school clubs
focused on making family disaster plans. Since many students today are latch key children they developed plans for different emergency scenarios. Extension Homemakers
studied the Pandemic Flu-hoping that it would prove to be the most USELESS lesson they ever had but realizing that should the avian flu strike, “it gave me the
incentive to get things together and to make me feel empowered rather than helpless”. Farmers learned to use and purchased weather radios. Programs were provided to a
wide variety of groups, including first responders like health professional, business and community leaders and government officials and community service providers. A
better prepared community is stronger because it is better prepared to deal with any health threat. The day of a major event is not the time to begin developing a
family plan, while it may cost $10 to prepare it may cost $1000 to respond.
Henry County Extension Staff:
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| Strengthening Agriculture:
Farmers across the county are becoming the “Master” of their fates as they up their leadership quotient and became certified as
Master Grazers and Master Cattlemen, and Horse College graduates. Women Farmers expanded their knowledge in the financial arena of the farm through their participation
in Annie’s Project, and over $350,000 was utilized in direct-to-farmer cost share projects to 198 farm families in the Phase I programs. |
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4H Youth Ag Day provided all county 4th and 5th graders with the opportunity to learn ‘where our food comes from’. Although Henry
County is a traditionally agricultural community many of our children are no closer to the land than their urban counterparts. As one presenter said, “We have made
memories today that will last a lifetime”. The program also served as a leadership development tool as teen 4H’ers taught many of the sessions on Ag.
Health, Safety and Wellness:
Living Well with Chronic Disease, Weight the Reality Series, Small Steps to Health and Wealth, and Body Recall are all programs aimed at
increasing the self-efficacy of adults in relation to their long range health. “I am doing more and enjoying it-the programs have made a difference in my life” said
one of the participants. |
| 4H Youth participated in Healthy Cooking classes and a special health camp that underscored the relation of diet and
exercise to long range health. 4H Youth learned about gun safety in their 4H Shooting Sports project and Tractor Safety in the 4H Tractor Program. |
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