Health 4-H Core CurriculumMajor Program

8994

Total Hours

Contributed.

123001

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

24

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

6297

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices

25808

Number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior

12013

Number of youth that report feeling good about themselves

16378

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

11135

Stories

I Can Eat a Whole Plant

70 Cloverbud aged youth were able to identify the parts of a plant, discuss the function for each part of the plant and why it was important. and then sample an item from each of the categories. For this session we used seeds- sunflower seeds, flowers-broccoli, stems-celery, leaves-spinach, and roots- carrots. 90% of the youth who participated in this activity had not tried 1 or more of the samples offered. Bringing fresh produce into the classroom gave youth the opportunity to learn about new a...

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I Can Eat a Whole Plant

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • 4-H Youth Shine in the Kitchen with Super Star Chef Camp

    Sauté, dice, chop, roast and whip! These are all cooking techniques Hancock County 4-H youth learned through the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Services Super Star Chef camp. Over the co... Read More

  • healthy eating

    The Bath County extension office team partnered with the Bath County Farmers Market to offer the Power of Produce program to youth in Bath County . A grant was secured to provide funding for youth to ... Read More

  • Kids in the Kitchen

    Working with young people in the kitchen is a great way to develop their self-confidence and build skills such as reading, math, and following instructions while also teaching about nutrition, hand wa... Read More

  • Alternative School Cooking Class

    Alternative schools are essentially specialized educational environments that place a great deal of emphasis on small classrooms, high teacher-to-student ratios, individualized instruction, noncompeti... Read More

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