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The Extension Connection: 2004 Annual Report Edition Extension to Families Families across the lifespan connect with ISU Extension. Extension provides research-based information to help families make decisions that improve and transform their lives. • 111,415 individuals participated in Extension’s noncredit workshops, conferences, meetings and home study programs to increase their understanding and skills to improve their lives — a 6.8 percent increase over the previous year. • 118,581 Iowans received targeted newsletters, called Extension hotlines or received individual consultations — a 4 percent increase over the previous year. • 51,980 adults and youth participated in Extension-sponsored nutrition education, with 81 percent of surveyed individuals adopting one or more recommended changes. • 16,452 Iowans participated in ISU Extension financial management workshops, individual consultations or computer credit analyses; 88 percent of participants in consumer credit workshops took steps to reduce debt. • 4,020 individuals participated in parenting education workshops: 96 percent adopted one or more recommended parenting practices. • 1,815 child care programs received direct training on improving program quality; 67 percent of participants completing follow-up evaluations indicated they had adopted one or more recommended child care practices. • 2,945 Iowans, including senior citizens and youth, participated in food safety education; 97 percent of those responding to follow-up surveys indicated that they had adopted one or more safe food handling practice. Learn more about ISU Extension to Families.
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Annual Report Edition homepage The Extension Connection is a quarterly publication of Iowa State University Extension. Send a message: Nondiscrimination statement and information disclosures Last update: January 2005
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