Health 4-H Core CurriculumMajor Program

10587

Total Hours

Contributed.

194786

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

55

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

6905

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices

30641

Number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior

16653

Number of youth that report feeling good about themselves

20314

Number of youth that report that they know how to handle stress

11551

Stories

International Cooking Project

This year a 4-H volunteer started an International Cooking Class that was targeted to 14 to 18-year olds. The youth learned about new cultures, how to prepare a dish by following a recipe, proper kitchen safety, and how to work together as a team. Each class focused on a different country (Mexico, Korea, and Italy were a few). After they finished cooking, they could eat the dish and give feedback on their experience. They were also responsible for cleaning up the kitchen before the left.The yout...

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International Cooking Project

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Trying New Fruits

    Over the course of the school year more than 4,000 students and teachers at South Western High School in Somerset, Kentucky had the opportunity to sample fruits that are not a common offering.Less tha... Read More

  • 4-H Jr. Master Gardeners Learn Health and Nutrition from the Garden

    The need for nutrition education is great in Kentucky, as it is a relatively poor state with a heavy burden of chronic disease related to poor nutrition practices. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance... Read More

  • 4-H YES Club

    According to the CDC children in Kentucky are less likely to be physically active for at least 4 days a week than other children nationwide. Seeing this as an issue locally, 4-H Youth Development Agen... Read More

  • Farm Safety Day

    The Todd County Extension 4-H Office teamed up with community partners and Long Vue Farms to offer a Progressive Agriculture farm safety day to 160 4th graders in Todd County. With 30% of the students... Read More

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