Dr. Erin Yelland was awarded the Jeanne M. Priester Award for Outstanding Individual and/or Family Programming at the National Health Outreach Conference. Dr. Yelland was recognized for her program “Keys to Embracing Aging 30-Day Challenge.” This is an interactive program that highlights 12 keys aimed at helping individuals grow old gracefully, successfully, and with increased longevity, based primarily on findings from centenarian studies and the advice of those who participated.
Drs. Erin Yelland and Elaine Johannes were awarded more than $300,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture to implement a Master Health Volunteer program in Ottawa, Saline, Dickinson, Marion, McPherson, Cherokee, and Cowley counties in Kansas.
Dr. Elaine Johannes along with colleagues in Sociology, Communication Studies, and K-State Research and Extension were awarded $521,805 by the Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Advisory Group to work with local communities in developing support systems for youth and families. The goal is to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system and to provide services that maximize their chances of leading productive, successful lives. Over the next 2 years, they will work with stakeholders in 23 Kansas counties.
Dr. Elaine Johannes and Dr. Amber Vennum (Couples & Family Therapy Program) were awarded the Reser Family and Community Innovation Award through the College of Human Ecology. Drs. Johannes and Vennum are using the award to fund the Relationship Empowerment project, which improves access to quality, relevant, and empowering relationship education for adults and older youth who are living in poverty throughout the state of Kansas.
