Using cooperative extension programs for health education.

Development and Evaluation of Cooperative Education Programs

We developed "co-op practice(work integrated learning)”in 2005. In this practicum, teams made up of a mix of graduates and undergraduates are given projects developed by various companies. The teams have to solve the problem in six month and its long-term programs. The practicum enables the graduates to take a leadership role in project management and contributes to their area of specialization...

The Future of Extension Education Programs in Wildlife Damage Management

Major advances in extension education programs in dairy production.

The dairy industry has seen structural changes in the last 25 yr that have an impact on extension programming. The number of cows in the United States has decreased by 17%, whereas the number of dairy farms has decreased by 74%. The average milk production per cow has increased from 5,394 to 8,599 kg/lactation. Even though there are fewer farms, dairy farm managers are asking for more specific ...

Cooperative Extension as a Framework for Health Extension: The Michigan State University Model

PROBLEM The Affordable Care Act charged the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to create the Primary Care Extension Program, but did not fund this effort. The idea to work through health extension agents to support health care delivery systems was based on the nationally known Cooperative Extension System (CES). Instead of creating new infrastructure in health care, the CES is an ideal ...

Effectiveness Evaluation of Rural Extension Education Programs (The Case of Sheep Breeders in Pasargad Township, Iran)

Since a lot of material and human expenditure are spent for implementing extension education programs for rural people, one of the most important aspects of these programs is “effectiveness evaluation” and the rate of accomplishing program objectives, as well as determining program obstacles and solving them for future plans. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of rural ...