Health and WellnessPlan of Work

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Title:
Health and Wellness
MAP:
Healthy Communities and Individuals
Agents Involved:
Eric Baker, Isaac Hollon, Thays Flores,
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Situation:
With the health and well-being of individuals becoming more and more of a concern local advisory councils felt that the extension service should work to curve the high obesity rate, and high over dose rate. As well as promote lifestyle changes the encourage a safer, healthier life.
Long-Term Outcomes:
To improve the quality of life
Reduce food related health issues
Reduce drug overdoses

Intermediate Outcomes:
Increase the use of proper safety equipment
Increase the use of healthy foods
Increase the amount of physical activity done by individuals
decrease the drug use rates.
Initial Outcomes:
Increase awareness about nutritious low cost foods for families
Increase knowledge of safety equipment and proper use
Increase awareness of effects of drugs
teach the skills for individuals to properly increase physical fitness

Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Increase Awareness of effects of drugs
Indicator: survey shows increased knowledge
Method: Survey
Timeline: Spring 2017

Intermediate Outcome: Increase the use of proper safety equipment
Indicator: Decreased severe injury rate
Method: interviews
Timeline: Spring 2020

Long-term Outcome: Improve the quality of life
Indicator: improved county statistics
Method: Kentucky Counts reports
Timeline: 2024
Learning Opportunities:
Audience: Community members
Project or Activity: Cancer Coalition
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: Monthly

Audience: Low income families
Project or Activity: SNAP-Ed
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Time, staff, curriculum
Date: Year Round

Audience: youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Foods & Nutrition Programming
Content or Curriculum:Superstar Chef, International Foods, Professor Popcorn,
Inputs: time, staff, volunteers
Date: All year

Audience: youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Health Programing
Content or Curriculum:Jump into foods & fitness, Spark
Inputs: time, staff, volunteers
Date: All year

Audience: youth
Project or Activity: truth and consequences
Content or Curriculum:truth and consequences
Inputs: time, staff, volunteers
Date: Fall 2016

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity:Health Fair
Content or Curriculum: Awareness
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: annual

Audience: Community members
Project or Activity: Homemaker Officer Training
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: Annual

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Relay for Life
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Awarness
Date: June

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Youth Safety Day
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: March 2016

Audience: Community members
Project or Activity: Farm Safety
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: Annual

Project or Youth
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Curriculum
Date: Monthly


Success Stories

Cloverbud Camp

Author: Isaac Hilpp

Major Program: Summer Residential Camps

This year was the fifth year that the J.M. Feltner Cloverbud Camp has been held. This is an overnight camp for cloverbuds to help them adapt to the camping experience and began the development of personal care skills. SituationIn 2013 Estill County 4-H attended the North Central Cloverbud Camp with three youth. After seeing the positive impact on youth as well as the love for camp it instills in young people the 4-H agent approached the 4-H Council in Estill County about founding a Cloverbu

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