Health and Wellness for all agesPlan of Work

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Bracken County CES

Title:
Health and Wellness for all ages
MAP:
Nutrition and Wellness for Bracken County Residents
Agents Involved:
FCS
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Food Preparation
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)
Situation:
Nutrition Education Programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; communities to
decrease hunger; and local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation
methods. Agents, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize
local access to food products from farm to table.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Kentucky population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
More new mothers attempt to breast feed their babies and increase duration of breastfeeding to six weeks or more
Kentuckians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
Youth will be food secure when school is not in session
People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient
dense items
Intermediate Outcomes:
Plant, harvest and preserve produce
Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
Youth who access other food sources when not in school will increase
Households accessing emergency food sources will increase
Initial Outcomes:
Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual
health and financial well-being
Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
New mothers and those who support them increase knowledge about the health and
economic benefits of breastfeeding
Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Learn about community support services to increase food security
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Families will increase knowledge, skills and attitudes related to healthy life skill choices, food preservation and food safety.

Indicator: Families practicing healthy food preparation

Method: Informal surveys

Timeline: Summer 2017


Intermediate Outcome: Students will participate in School Garden

Indicator: Number of participants assisting with garden

Method: visual observations

Timeline: 2017-2018


Long-term Outcome: Increase Healthy Eating regularly

Indicator: People making healthier choices

Method: surveys

Timeline: 2017-2018

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Power of Pink Dinner

Project or Activity: Breast Cancer Awareness

Content or Curriculum: Health Agencies, CES Publications

Inputs: FCS Agents, Health Partners

Date: Fall 2018


Audience: Students

Project or Activity: School Garden

Content or Curriculum: Agriculture Pubs, Plate it Up Recipes, Just Grow It

Inputs: FCS agent, Ag Agent, School Volunteers

Date: 2017-2018


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Food Preservation Class

Content or Curriculum: Food Preservation Pubs

Inputs: FCS Agent

Date: Summer 2017



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4-H YES Club

Author: Molly Jordan

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

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 Agent Molly Jordan, FCS Agent Shannon Smith, and FRYSC teamed up to provide the Youth, Exercise, Sports Club to 4th and 5th grade students at Taylor Elementary. During this program for four weeks, the students were engaged in healthy eating lessons, provided with a nutritional snack, and participated in

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Baby Gala

Author: Shannon Smith

Major Program: Maternal & Infant Nutrition

~~The Bracken County Family and Consumer Science Council continues to partner with the Bracken County Health Department to bring the importance of prenatal and health care for young children to our county by hosting the annual Baby Gala.  This is an educational program designed to make all citizens aware of the services available for first time parents and those with children under the age of 5.  A total of 12 community partners participated in the Baby Gala in September 2017.  Th

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