Health Education Leadership, KY

The Health Education Leadership, KY initiative bridges people, resources, ideas, and actions, using the unique model of the land grant system of outreach and education combined with university-based research partnerships with the academic health centers at the University of Kentucky. The goals of the initiative: • Focuses on developing strategies to address unmet health needs in Kentucky . Working with university-community teams, the project will develop family focused strategies that can be piloted in local communities utilizing community participatory research techniques to inform Extension programs. These pilot programs, after being tested for efficacy, will be disseminated across Kentucky utilizing the Extension Diffusion Model. • Provides support for Extension Professionals in the field addressing many health issues by conducting educational training, providing resources and access to expertise throughout the University to address Kentucky's complex health issues.