2007 Accomplishment Report

Federal Woman’s Program (FWP)

A. Communications:

• Attended quarterly Civil Right Advisory Committee meetings and teleconferences.
• 11/9 Provided Breast Cancer awareness contacts to Beverly Stemple, USDA-OCIO-ITS Information Technology Specialist.
• 10/22: Assault prevention.

• Sent e-mail to ug-WV-nrcs.
• Posted http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/intranet/tips/assault.html concerning Assault Prevention Tactics.

•  February 12-18 2007 Random Acts of Kindness Week.

• Compiled and posted kindness quotations to the internet.
• http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07feb_nv/crac.html.

•  Go Red for Women.

• 1/29: Sent e-mail to ug-WV-nrcs with Go Red for Women Day. E-mail with Heart Heath info about WV women’s health.

• West Virginia has the nation’s highest levels of heart disease.
• Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 3 of killers both men and women over age 25 in WV.
• NRCS wore red in support.
•  2/7: Attended a Go Red for Women Event (non work time) sponsored by Mon General and the West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland.

• 2/8 Forwarded intern and education opportunities to CRAC members.
• Women’s History Month.

• 3/1: Sent e-mail to ug-WV-nrcs on Generations of Women Moving History Forward for National Women’s History Month.
• 3/6 Portraits of Women in West Virginia History sent to ug-wv-nrcs http://www.wvculture.org/History/whm1.html.
• Go to http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07feb_nv/crac.html for more information.

• 4/7 2007National Mentoring program info.

• Forwarded Chiefs corner information to the CRAC.

• 4/9 Carpel tunnel tip.

• Women are three times more likely than men to develop carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Go to http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/intranet/tips/tips_07.html/07tips.html  for more information.

• May: National Women’s Health Week.

• E-mail information with WV statistic.
• Arranged a lunchtime presentation by Dr. Bob Thompson on health issues.
• Posted WV lunch info to national site.

• WV has the nation’s highest levels of heart disease.
• WV has the second highest diabetes rate in the United States.
• WV Ranks 3rd in Nation for obesity.
• Go to http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07may_nv/crac.html for more information

• 5/18 The state least like the rest of the nation: West Virginia.

• The Associated Press produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.
• They looked at 21 demographic factors from race, age, income and education to immigration and the percentage of residents living in urban and rural areas. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10239470

• 5/22 Forwarded additional information to the Chief Corner message about rankings.

• Of 19 agencies and executive offices NRCS placed second among USDA agencies in the 2007 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government report.
• http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/about/index.php

• E-mailed article from the State Journal on WV diversity to CRAC and Leadership team.

• one of the reasons why West Virginia may not be attracting as many minorities to its counties may be because of its rural nature.
•  http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=27664

• October: Breast Cancer Awareness.

• Email reminder.
• According to the CDC website, West Virginia has the lowest rate of breast cancer incidence of any state but many of these women die

• Completed WV FWP PowerPoint presentation and posted to the website.

• http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilRights/fwp/ppt/wv_fwpC.ppt

B. Women’s History Month, Women’s Equality Day

• Women’s History Month

• 3/1: Sent e-mail to ug-WV-nrcs on Generations of Women Moving History Forward for National Women’s History Month
• 3/6 Portraits of Women in West Virginia History sent to ug-wv-nrcs http://www.wvculture.org/History/whm1.html
• 3/ 27 Women’s history quiz. State office women quiz
• Go to http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07feb_nv/crac.html for more information.

• Women’s Equality Day

• Created and displayed poster on Women’s voting in WV.

C. Working with Leadership

• May: Compiled and posted West Virginia NRCS Required Civil Rights Posters for Display. http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilRights/posters/posters.html
• Posted all quarterly meeting minutes to web http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilRights/minutes/minutes.html
• July: Formatted, checked information, posted to the web, and included a write-up on the WV Employees Information Guide in the News and Views. http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07aug_nv/crac.html

D. Outreach

• 6/14 Annual Summer Agricultural Institute.

• 75 teachers attended the workshop.
• NRCS provided a display, posters, and career, Earth team, and resource brochures.
• See http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07may_nv/ce.html for more information.

• Reserved display, compiled brochures, and attended the WVU Employment Expo.

• Six hundred students attended the Expo. About 100 students talked to NRCS employees about career opportunities.

E. Projects

• Completed WV FWP PowerPoint presentation and posted to the website

• http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilRights/fwp/ppt/wv_fwpC.ppt

• 8/2/07 Produced August Diversity day PowerPoint with a WV summer theme.
• May: Compiled and posted West Virginia NRCS Required Civil Rights Posters for Display. http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/about/civilRights/posters/posters.html
• July: Formatted, checked information, posted to the web, and included a write-up on the WV Employees Information Guide in the News and Views. http://www.wv.nrcs.usda.gov/news/07aug_nv/crac.html

• Youth Activities

• Participated and planned WV Envirothon.
• On Education committee

• Included articles in the News and Views about the Envirothon, and WV Grassland Evaluation Contest .

 F. Training

• None.

G. Recruitment, Promotions, and Recognition

•  WV NRCS has 60 female and 126 male employees
•  32% of West Virginia employees are female compared to 34% nationwide.
•  30 females (one half) and 73 males are in professional series.

Photos

	State office employees wear red to support Go Red for Women Day.
	National Women’s Health Week is in May. Dr. Bob Thompson did a lunch time presentation on health issues for the Federal Building.

Carol Lagodich (WV NRCS -FWP)

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