FCS PAC SUMMARY – Fall 2008
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
Instructions:
Under each of the four FCS Base Program areas below, rank the issues in the SE District.
To the right of each issue/topic, record the total number of counties reporting that issue/topic.
Base Program Areas No. Counties Reporting
Food, Nutrition & Health
Top 5 issues:
Obesity 7
Increase physical activity/fitness 7
Poor nutrition habits among families & youth 6
Good nutrition on a budget 4
Parents lack basic food preparation skills and nutrition knowledge 4
Other issues identified:
High incidence of childhood obesity 2
Health care/preventing disease 2
Elderly health & nutrition issues 2
Food safety & preservation 2
Childhood diabetes 1
Home remedies replacing expensive over-the-counter medicine 1
Weight management 1
Healthy nutrition for children in poverty 1
Fad foods 1
Nutritious fast meals 1
Short term programming on healthy food 1
Educate kids about eating healthy eating 1
Health and nutrition for all stages of life 1
School nutrition 1
Emergency response 1
Women’s health issues 1
Home/community/neighborhood gardening 1
Family Economic Wellbeing
Top 3 issues:
Poor budgeting practices among families 6
§ need to reach people with lower education levels
§ in times of poor economy
§ stretching food dollar for better nutrition
Poor money management/ credit use among youth and adults 3
Credit card debt/abuse 3
Other issues identified:
First time home buyers education 2
Affordable housing 2
Financial literacy/effects of the economy 2
Employment skills / job readiness 2
Going green 2
Financial literacy in public schools 2
Small business interests for women 1
Children in poverty 1
Increase knowledge in areas of home food preparation/canning/sewing 1
Build resources directory 1
Taxes (general knowledge) 1
Gambling 1
Setting financial goals 1
Long term health care & estate planning 1
Tax and Medicaid education for senior citizens 1
Independent living programming 1
How to build credit 1
One-stop job shopping location/database 1
Disadvantages of small loan/pay-day loan companies 1
Living from pay check to pay check 1
Annie’s Project 1
Basic sewing skills 1
Family Resiliency
Top 4 issues:
Parenting skills and support for adults 7
Families busy schedules prevents family time and mealtime 6
Need for basic infant care education for pregnant teens/young parents 6
High incidence of teen pregnancy/parents 4
Other issues identified:
Children of divorced parents/co-parenting 3
Family/relationship communication skills 3
Manners/respect among youth/etiquette 3
Life skills for teens 2
Child restraint/seat belt awareness 2
Improve problem solving skills among children 2
Stress 2
Child care and teacher training and education 1
Parental involvement 1
Home management skills 1
Poor self-esteem among adults and youth 1
Restore family values 1
Responsibility – understand cause & effect of actions 1
Aging Family members 1
Adult protective services for seniors 1
High incidence of child abuse and neglect 1
Drug and alcohol abuse awareness 1
Multi-generational sharing events 1
Computer skills for parents to help with children’s education 1
Learning to be good neighbors – back to basics 1
Leadership & Family Policy
Issues identified:
Community/county leadership programs 3
Expand leadership opportunities 1
Workforce and ethic readiness 1
Leadership training for HCE and 4-H 1
Public policy education 1
Understand and appreciate government officials and decision makers 1
Other: List below