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
From 2003-2010, fall-related hospitalizations involving Carlisle County residents ages 65 and over resulted in 62.9 percent of those involved being discharged to a skilled nursing facility, according to the Kentucky Safety and Prevention Alignment Network. In response, Carlisle County Cooperative Extension Service, in partnership with the Carlisle County Senior Citizens Center, presented "Stand Up to Falling," a fall prevention program, to 28 older adults. As a result: 71 percent better understood how to reduce the risk of falling; 64 percent will make changes to their home environment to reduce the risk of falling; 64 percent will become more physically active to help reduce the risk of falling; and 67 percent know how to safely get up from a fall.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Carlisle county, please click the link.
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