Making Healthy Lifestyle ChoicesPlan of Work

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Marshall County CES

Title:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
MAP:
Wellness
Agents Involved:
VW
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Family Mealtime (Curriculum)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Situation:
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer. The obesity rate in Kentucky increased 90 percent over the last 15 years. Thirty percent of individuals in the Commonwealth report no leisure-time physical activity. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. As a result, Kentuckians are dying from heart disease and cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. The goal of the Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices initiative is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Kentuckians.
Long-Term Outcomes:
--A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly
--Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily
--Improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of Kentuckians
--Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension
--Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease

Intermediate Outcomes:
--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
--Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthens individuals' ability to cope with normal life stressors
Initial Outcomes:
Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding:
--Healthy lifestyle choices
--Childhood and youth obesity
--Adult weight management
--Healthy aging
--Reduction of chronic disease
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Indicator: 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 48

Method: Program evaluation tools

Timeline: SPR 2017


Intermediate Outcome: Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals' ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns

Indicator: 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 48

Method: Program evaluation tools, follow-up surveys

Timeline: FALL 2017-SPR 2018


Long-term Outcome: Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily

Indicator: 37, 38, 39, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48

Method: Follow-up surveys

Timeline: FALL 2017-SPR 2018

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: individuals and families, health professionals, KEHA, schools, human and social service agencies, community coalitions & organizations, local government

Project or Activity: Manage Healthy Weight throughout the Lifecycle through Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Content or Curriculum: LEAP

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service agents, program assistants, specialists, and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Local, state, and federal health agencies, USDA, Community and faith-based organizations

Date: FALL 2017-Fall 2018


Audience: individuals and families

Project or Activity: Reduce Chronic Disease Risk and Debilitation and Premature Death by Practicing Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Content or Curriculum: Taking Ownership of your Diabetes, Family Mealtime

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service agents, program assistants, specialists, and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, KEHA, Local, state, and federal health agencies, USDA, Community and faith-based organizations

Date: FALL 2017-FALL 2018




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