UNHCE Needs Assessment Survey - Results > Responses

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Responses (165 respondents)

Ag

62: Source of food to consumer (Farm to table) - consumer education
54: Helping farmers think outside the box and communicate with each other (using new technology)
50: Local courses for homeowners on gardening, lawn care, etc
45: Work with county farms as educational sites
43: Educate consumers through nutrition education
40: Community gardens
39: Research solutions for small farm issues
39: Teach and research water quality
33: Support to dairy industry: profitability, business skills, BMP's, marketing
30: Educate farmers on the support services available
20: Network with new and beginning farmers groups
12: Support Agro-forestry
9: Set up farmer group displays at farm and garden shows

Civic

65: Identify common issues in neighboring towns and link together (i.e. water issues)
51: Help develop community leaders and good neighbors
44: Address social capital issues - getting more people involved in community
44: Develop neighborhood projects to increase citizenship
43: Expand and better promote 4-H Clubs
38: Encourage community service through programming
32: Help provide information regarding public policy
30: Increase volunteer training
30: Set up action groups to deal with issues
22: Community profiles for more communities (systematic follow-up available locally)
21: Leadership training
21: Promote civic engagement through current programs
21: Using kids and 4-H to get parents involved in the community
18: Develop a course for 6th grade students on how government is funded

Econ

49: Promote "buying local"
48: Bring groups together around affordable housing and land conservation to bring about research and models
45: Extension should take the lead for "smart growth"
44: Linking business to schools (school to work, internships, etc)
36: Incentives for developers to build affordable housing
32: Educating citizens about different options for taxing and funding (myths/realities - sales and property tax)
27: Research and share best practices around affordable housing
26: Unbiased training for zoning and planning boards
25: Offer seminars related to economic development for communities
24: Help to start small businesses and then train welfare recipients to take on the operation
22: Conduct money management programs
22: Connect UNH students with careers through Extension
21: Small business development workshops
12: Get people involved in wildlife management to explore careers
10: Promote manufacturing of value-added products
10: Resource inventory to attract businesses
8: Extension should work more fully with businesses
8: Master gardeners as resource to ag businesses
8: Small business career fair

Enviro

88: Increase public awareness about sustainability
84: School education around environmental issues
73: Maintain focus on economy while maintaining open space and planned growth
70: Education on need for water protection
66: Outdoor education to youth
56: Increase public awareness about conservation easements
46: Encourage new land owners to develop a plan before clear cutting

Health

66: Promoting healthy lifestyles and responsibility for your own health care
46: Help facilitate grants
45: Create a comprehensive directory of resources and disseminate
43: Assess community needs
36: Expand programming for the elderly (health care, money management, nutrition)
33: Facilitate health education for under-insured
33: Social marketing to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables seasonable healthy eating
32: Promote health care cooperatives
28: Coordinate agencies that provide transportation for young families and elderly in rural areas
26: Increasing exercise in schools
26: Peer outreach type program for families
18: Build service partnerships (agencies)
16: Helping to set up volunteers in schools to coordinate other volunteers
15: Continue the "academy programs" - alternative sentencing
10: Incorporate into the various activities, important social messages like prenatal care.

Youth

42: Support development of community centers
38: Continue focus on 4-H clubs and expand and promote 4-H involvement in schools
38: Help identify local opportunities for youth
37: Workforce prep - skills for youth
34: Target at-risk youth who might not be drawn to 4-H
32: Service learning opportunities
31: Connect more fully with schools
30: Hands-on learning activities
28: Encourage kids to look at 4-H and FFA for career development
28: Provide training and programs for college students to work with youth
27: Recognize good kids, make them role models and get them involved
25: Partner with other agencies to address issues
24: Have a youth forum around youth issues
24: Intergenerational programming
23: Farm to school programs
12: Expand "youth as partners" training
7: Share the 4-H model with other youth organizations
5: Let others know what is going on with youth services

Other responses:

Coordinate and Market farmers and growers to promote locally grown and utilize each other for farm stand offerings
I think that there should be more access to monies for more clinics that offer sliding scales or free services. Hospitals would be able to save money and time if thier er's were not being used by the uninsured for a regular place to see a doctor.
Help
Community education on the value of NH's woodland/farmland and open space (both economically and socially).
NH needs to place greater importance on preserving what's attracted so many to the state in the first place - that being our rural/agricultural setting. People aren't attracted to the state because it's got what they already have.
Educate the general public on how NH farmers and woodland owners demonstrate responsible stewardship.
Foods Service training for food safety
Promote Agriculture Education in Schools
phase out envrionmental health issues as a priority
Provide leadership training to involve at-risk-youth
Provide outside activities with children involving them in environmental issues in a hands-on approach.
Help to start small businesses and then train other to take over.
LEAP
LEAP
Present the facts without taking a prefered stand. Present farmers with the latest research results. Work with more small focus groups instead of trying to serve everyone.
Educate new neighbors about existing local laws in rural communities
Present latest agricultural research findings and agricultural education on growing all crops
Present a non-bias conservation plan for land use issues
Agricultural education for 4-H
4h clubs are outdated. educate parents instead
stop focus on 4h and focus on all kids
helping families become more stable and healthy
address human behavior issues
Increase financial support for out of school time programs so parents can work/seek work
Too many of these responses include broad goals of
Support Organic Farmers & Gardeners
encourage local 'healthy' farm products
work with new farmers to plan marketing/sustainability
connect ag producers with local markets
I don't think this should be part of Cooperative Extension's mssion.
Educate and help organize community based land conservation initiatives
help establish community based land conservation intiatives
Run a few very good programs rather than a lot of programs
None of the above
Elicit and support faith-based community service involvement
Encourage support and coordinate faith-based community service
encourage youth involvement in traditional faith-based ministries for service and personal growth.