Kick Off Pediatric Oral Health Month with

Give Kids a Smile

FREE!!!

Giveaways

Snacks

Activities

Open to youth aged 1-17.  Free items are in limited supply and will be provided first come first served basis.

February 4

3:00-7:00pm

272 Bielby Road

Lawrenceburg, IN

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To access the Dearborn County Extension Office!!!

The City has installed an intercom system located at the front entrance of the city building (see picture above).  It's a touch screen, you will need to press either "Tiffany, Purdue Extension" and "Pam, Purdue Extension".  Either one will grant you access to the Extension Office by pressing and we will buzz you in.  If you have any questions, please feel free to give the office a call at 812-926-1189.

Be Prepared For Bad Weather

The forecast for this weekend is starting to look rather interesting!

Much of Indiana could possibly be in the path of at least some heavy snow (or perhaps a deluge, according to a few forecast models).  Our neighbors to the south might be facing a major ice storm.  And just about everyone is going to be chilly for a bit. 

The Indiana PREPared team has compiled a variety of educational resources to help your clients prepare for and deal with the aftermath of whatever Mother Nature throws at us.  Extension Educators, news media, and others can use these materials to quickly prepare and distribute news releases, PSA's, and social media outreach when severe winter weather is predicted.

https://www.purdue.edu/engineering/ABE/INPREPared/winter-resources/

In addition to links to current conditions, the site includes winter weather-related PREPnotes, video PREPclips, social media graphics, and archived news articles from www.inprepared.org.  Any of these resources can be adapted as necessary and shared with your clientele. We have also included direct links to public agency social media graphics about winter weather that can be downloaded and freely shared.

Several of these resources discuss safety during winter power outages or extended extreme cold snaps. Typically, more people die from fires and/or carbon monoxide poisoning due to improper use of alternative heating sources or generators than actual cold exposure.  

To help your local clients be ready for whatever the storm might bring, attached are "Go-Bag" checklists for your home and car that can be distributed via social media and email.  We strongly encourage everyone to have a battery-powered NOAA weather radio with plenty of extra batteries (and keep it turned on!), and to charge cellphones and tablets fully before the storm hits!

Below are flyers that will help you be better prepared for a weather emergency.

Car Winter Survival Kit Checklist

Home Emergency & "Go-Bag" Supplies Checklist