MILITARY LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM AT FT. SAM HOUSTON

• Sponsoring Institution: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Project Status: COMPLETE
• Funding Source: OTHER EXTENSION GRANT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0212696
• Grant No.: 2007-48665-03993
• Proposal No.: 2006-04888
• Project Start Date: Sep 15, 2007
• Project End Date: Sep 14, 2008
• Grant Year: 2007
• Program Code: [MI.2]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
TEXAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
(N/A)
COLLEGE STATION,TX 77843

Performing Department
Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Non Technical Summary
Risk Reducation is a key component for the Army to assist soldiers become ready for deployment. Educational programs are presented to soldiers to be aware and to reduce risk behaviors.

Animal Health Component

100%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

(N/A)

Applied

100%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
802	6010	3020	50%
802	6050	3020	50%

Knowledge Area
802 - Human Development and Family Well-Being;

Subject Of Investigation
6010 - Individuals; 6050 - Communities, areas, and regions;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;

Keywords

risk

reduction

Goals / Objectives
To provide educational programs to assist Commanders in assessing risk factors for soldiers and to provide resources for educational programs to reduce risk behavior in soldiers.

Project Methods
Extension Agent will anaylize data complied by DA risk assessmant guidelines and share with Commanders strategies and educational programs that will decrease risk behaviors.

Progress 09/15/07 to 09/14/08

Outputs
OUTPUTS: Educational classes are required for all military personnel on the prevention of substance abuse. Classes are taught to all levels of soldiers on signs, effects and factors that contribute to substance abuse. Covered in classes are the Army Regulations that are in place and local rules and regulations that are in effect for the Installation and the state that pertain to alcohol usage. Classes are taught to recognize all types of substances that are currently being used by individuals and new tpes of substances that might come into vogue. PARTICIPANTS: Mr. Steve Henry is the Extension Agent that provides the educational programming at Ft. Sam Houston for the Army Substance Abuse Program. Texas AgrilLife Extension partners with the Ft. Sam Houston Army Substance Abuse program by developing an InterService Support Agreement that provides funding to Extension for the program and Teana Martin the Alcohol and Drug Control Officer at Ft. Sam Houston gives oversite to the program. Donna Martin is the Texas AgrilLife Extension Military Program Director and she gives oversite to the entire Texas Extension Miltiary program. Extension Agents that work on the military installation and provide the programmming are able to attend the Army provided substance abuse training that is held yearly. TARGET AUDIENCES: Target audience is soldiers and miltiary family memebers. Educational programs and activities are designed to increase awareness of substance abuse and to encourage soldiers and family members to seek assistance if needed. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.

Impacts
At Ft. Sam Houston the Army Substance Abuse program has one Extension Agent on the staff. His duty is to present classes on substnace abuse prevention. In FY 2007 at Ft. Sam a total of 190 classes were presented to 22,944 students. Total number of class hours was 963. The outcome was that Ft. Sam Houston was able to meet their Army regulated training reguirements.

Publications

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