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
According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, more than one-third of adults ages 65 and older fall each year. Many older adults have a fear of falling, which can limit quality of life and independence. To address this, Ballard County Cooperative Extension conducted "A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls" training. In two eight-week sessions, this program taught 17 participants to set goals to increase activity, change their environment to reduce falls, and practice strength and balance exercises. After the program all participants felt more comfortable talking about their fear. A majority intended to make changes to their home environment. All felt more comfortable about increasing activity and planned to continue to exercise.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Ballard county please click the link.
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