Extension
It Starts With Us
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Building Healthy Communities
Ruth Chowning
Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)
Faithful Families
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
As portion sizes have grown in the last 20 years, so has the incidence of adult and childhood obesity. Many chronic diseases are directly related to poor eating habits, obesity and overweight. The activity habits that children develop influence their adult activity. The earlier children begin to practice healthy lifestyle habits, the longer they are likely to practice them. Children can benefit tremendously from learning accurate food, nutrition and fitness information and learning how to use this information in their daily lives. Poor nutrition and limited physical activity have led to an increase in overweight and obese people throughout the nation, state and county. As work becomes more sedentary, travel time to and from work increases, and the key dietary intake centers around restaurant food. According to 2013 CEDIK County Health Indicators, Bullitt has 34.2 % of their adults obese and 34.2% physically inactive. Both are above the state and regional average. Bullitt County also has 11.2% diabetes which almost equals the State of Kentucky which is 11.6%. Heart disease and colon cancer are two other top health concerns.
Adults, families and children will be healthier as a result of good nutrition, food preparation skills, and physical activity.
Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation and premature death related to ovarian, breast and colon cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Population of Bullitt County will lessen the risks of developing life-threatening illnesses through a healthy lifestyle.
A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly with an increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily
Youth and adults will develop a healthy life style, become more active, lose weight and avoid diabetes
Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors
Changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding: Healthy lifestyle choices, obesity, practice and promotion of daily physical activity, and the reduction of chronic disease.
Outcome: Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding: Healthy lifestyle choices, obesity, practice and promotion of daily physical activity, and the reduction of chronic disease.
Indicator: Increase in knowledge, skills and attitudes
Method: pre/post survey, parent survey, post program survey
Timeline: Aug 2018 - March 2019
Outcome: Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns
Indicator: Post program & 6 month follow-up
Method: written document
Timeline: monthly
Outcome: Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation and premature death related to ovarian, breast and colon cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Indicator: self reporting
Method: written survey and in person phone calls
Timeline: November 2018 & June 2019
Audience: Diabetics and families of Diabetics
Project or Activity: Diabetes Awareness Day
Content or Curriculum: UK Diabetes curriculum
Inputs: FCS Agent, UK publications, diabetics, volunteers
Date: Nov 2018
Audience: General Public and Homemakers
Project or Activity: Area Homemaker lessons
Content or Curriculum: UK and USDA resources
Inputs: UK specialists, Louisville Area FCS Agents
Date: July 2018- June 2019
Author: Samantha Gamblin
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
During summer break, 4-H offers day camps for youth from 5-19 years old. Bullitt 4-H and the Bullitt County Family Resource contact work together to make the camps a success. 4-H has many things to offer so there was much to choose from which makes it a new camp every month during the school year. During school clubs, youth were excited to learn about cooking and nutrition. So we decided to offer more cooking camps. This year had returning 4-Hers for these day camps. They have already learned ab
Author: David Littlejohn
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
The Bullitt County Board of Education and the administration at Hebron Middle School have notice a sharp rise (15%) in suspensions, truancy, drug-related incidents in the school and in the community during the 2017-2018 School Year. The administration at Hebron Middle School asked local local law enforcement, Youth Services Center and the Bullitt County Extension Service to conduct Truth or Consequences for the 8th graders at Hebron Middle School in Shepherdsville. Truth or Consequences is
Author: Ruth Chowning
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Sewing is cool again! Not too long ago, hand sewn items were considered “homespun”, “plain-Jane” and “unsophisticated”. But with the popularity of TV shows like Project Runway, Fashion Star and more recently Threads, sewing is now thought of more in terms such as “stylish”, “innovative” & “fashion-forward”. Keeping that in mind, the "It's Sew Fine For Home and Family Sewing Expo (Sewing Expo
