Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy

This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.

What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.

Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog

Thursday, January 22, 2009

"Spotlight Series": Scott County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Scott County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of education programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Scott County where the number of people with diabetes and kidney disease is growing. The Kentucky Chapter of the National Kidney Foundation partnered with the FCS agent and the diabetes coalition to conduct a screening event at the Scott County Extension Center. Eighty-nine people were screened for kidney disease. The FCS agent assisted other partnering agencies with the recruitment of volunteers to take medical histories and draw blood. The screenings provided at this event were free to the participants and had a retail value of $700 - $800. Lives may have been saved by screening these at-risk individuals.1

For more information about the needs of families in Scott County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Scott County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile.

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