Extension
It Starts With Us
Promoting Positive Lifestyles & Tapping into Local Food Systems
Lifestyle: Healthy Generations & Food Systems
Fries, Hagler, Smith
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Local Food Systems
Building Healthy Coalitions
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation: Obesity, drugs and lack of exercise all contribute to the poor health of Nelson County residents. Currently, Nelson County residents average 6.5 unhealthy days a month. Currently, 30% get no exercise and 26% are overweight. Over 8,000 residents reported having poor health. The goal of Promoting Positive Lifestyles and Tapping into Local Food Systems is to work with at-risk groups to begin incorporating healthy eating behavior and physical activity into their daily lives/routines, therefore reducing the risk of obesity and susceptibility to the diseases associated. In addition, it is a goal to utilize local food systems to not only provide more fruits and vegetables to citizens of Nelson County, but also to support community producers, stimulating the local food economy.
1.A decrease in the number of overweight residents in Nelson County.
2.Increase the amount of physical activity through resident participation in programs.
3.Improve the overall quality of life in Nelson County.
4.Decrease the number of inherent obesity-related diseases.
5.Increase in the number of fruits and vegetables residents consume.
6. Increase the number of producer/growers of local fruits and vegetables, therefore increasing the availability of nutritious local foods.
1.Resident participants show physical changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
2.Participants increase physical activity by at least 10 minutes per day
3.Participants show that they have increased fruit and vegetable consumption by at least 2 servings per day.
4.Local producers see an increase in profitability by at least 5%.
5. Number of local growers/producers increases by 10%.
1.Program participants gain awareness of levels of obesity, and ways to reduce obesity.
2.Knowledge of physical activity opportunities outside the norm.
3.Awareness of MyPlate, gained resources regarding in-season fruit and vegetables as well as balanced/healthy recipes.
4.Knowledge of the benefits of buying or selling local produce. Knowledge of where to access local, healthy, foods.
5.Awareness of community issues regarding food insecurity. Recognition, on behalf of growers, of the need to provide sustainable food access to all residents, including limited-resource audiences.
Initial Outcome: Increased knowledge of nutritious foods and importance of increased physical activity.
Indicator: Diet Quality Improvement and Positive Behavior Changes (Increase of >10%.
Method: Nutrition Education Survey
Timeline: 6 Months or Duration of Program.
Intermediate Outcome: Resident participants show physical changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
Indicator: BMI scores related to specific target programming
Method: Personal Participant Reporting.
Timeline: 2 Years.
Long-term Outcome: Improve the overall quality of life in Nelson County.
Indicator: Quality of Life Index Ratings.
Method: Survey
Timeline: 10 Years
Method: 4-H Programs will begin implementing the National 4-H Common Measures evaluation tools
Timeline: Gradually phased in over the 2019, 2020 program years
Audience: Limited Resource Adults, Youth, and Families (County SNAP-Ed Programming).
Project or Activity: Hands On SNAP-Ed Activities and Evidence-Based Information provided by Federal SNAP-Ed Program through the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.
Content or Curriculum: LEAP, Professor Popcorn, Healthy Choices for Everybody.
Inputs: Curriculum, SNAP Grant Funding, Agents, SNAP-Ed Assistant, Volunteers, Teachers, Local Schools, Local Food Banks (St. Vincent Depaul Client Choice).
Date: On-Going
Audience: High School Juniors
Project or Activity: FoCUS (food chain under survey)
Inputs: Agents and community leaders
Date: Year long
Audience: 4-H & FFA Hog Daze Community 5K, School Enrichment, FCS Leader Trainings.
Project or Activity: Program Participants.
Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks.
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Youth Volunteers, Grant Funding, CES Resources.
Date: On-Going
Audience: Neighborly Nutrition Program, Farmers Market.
Project or Activity: Local Food Growing, Farmers Market Tastings & Educational Activities.
Content or Curriculum: Local Office Collaboration.
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, CES Resources, Local Volunteer Growing Plots.
Date: On-Going
Author: Luke Fries
Major Program: Food Preparation
Nelson County Cooperative Extension clients, youth and adult, seem to possess a strong passion for continuing traditions and learning new things. Thirty years ago, there were several family farms and hogs were one of the largest species of livestock on those farms. Out of necessity, those animals were often harvested and utilized in several ways to provide food for the family. Farmers found many different ways to use the livestock as food, including but not limited to, curing t
