Implementation and outcomes of the Balanced Living with Diabetes program conducted by Cooperative Extension in rural communities in Virginia

Cooperative Extension as a Force for Healthy, Rural Communities: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2020.305767 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 110 (9) ◽

pp. 1300-1303

Author(s):

David R. Buys ◽

Roger Rennekamp

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Well Being ◽

The United States ◽

Second Century ◽

Agricultural System ◽

Historical Perspectives ◽

Faculty And Staff ◽

Policy Systems

Cooperative Extension (Extension), part of the land-grant university system, has been engaged in rural communities for more than a century. While the focus of Extension’s efforts has largely centered on agriculture, there is an important thread of work that has similarities to public health. As Extension settles into its second century, we are working to be even more engaged in efforts that improve the health and well-being of rural communities in particular. Extension faculty and staff are accomplishing this through direct-to-the-population education and through partnerships with more classically oriented public health organizations able to leverage Extension’s networks and positive reputation in communities to engage them and improve their health. A component of these partnerships includes Extension faculty and staff increasingly engaging in policy, systems, and environment work and other initiatives that help ensure longer-term, systemic changes more likely to improve health outcomes. In short, Extension clearly changed the agricultural system of the United States, and because of its reach into rural communities, it has the capacity to do for health in rural communities in this second century what it did for agriculture in the first century.

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Assistance for Florida's Rural Communities: The Rural Economic Development Initiative

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fe426-2003 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 2003 (13) ◽

Author(s):

Hank Cothran ◽

David Mulkey ◽

Mary Helen Blakeslee

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Resource Economics ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Extension Service ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Rural Economic Development ◽

Contact Information

The Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) was established to better serve Florida's rural communities by providing a more focused and coordinated effort among state and regional agencies that provide programs and services for rural areas. REDI is housed in the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED) where it coordinates the efforts of state and regional agencies working to assist qualified communities. This document specifies the criteria for eligibility for assistance, notes the participating agencies, describes the duties and responsibilities of REDI, and provides contact information. This is EDIS document FE426, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published August 2003. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe426

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Assistance for Florida's Rural Communities: The Florida Resource Directory

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-fe425-2003 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 2003 (13) ◽

Author(s):

David Mulkey ◽

Henry Cothran

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Federal Government ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Resource Economics ◽

Cooperative Extension Service ◽

Local Communities ◽

Extension Service ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Assistance Programs

Local communities, as well as organizations and businesses within those communities, often need information about the types of assistance programs available through state and federal government. In response to this need in Florida, the Governor's Office of Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development maintains the Florida Resource Directory. This is EDIS document FE425, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published August 2003. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe425

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STRENGTHENING LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND RESEARCH FACULTY

Journal of Extension Systems ◽

10.18765/jes.v29i2.6026 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jane WALKER ◽

Benjamin GRAY ◽

Martha A. WALKER ◽

Terrence THOMAS

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Cooperative Extension ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Leadership Practices Inventory ◽

State University ◽

Development Programs ◽

Leadership Programs ◽

Leadership Development Programs ◽

Globalized World

There is an ongoing need for community leadership development programs particularly in rural communities. Cooperative Extension leadership programs have focused on building leadership skills to enhance the capacity of communities to address the challenges of the postmodern era and the demands of a globalized world. To justify the resources needed to meet the leadership development needs, extension must demonstrate the effectiveness of leadership development programs. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) developed by researchers at North Carolina A&T State University in collaboration with Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University will provide extension practitioners with a valid and reliable instrument to assess the performance of leadership development programs.

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