Strengthen Families by Developing Healthy Secure HomesPlan of Work

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Owen County CES

Title:
Strengthen Families by Developing Healthy Secure Homes
MAP:
Nuturing Families and Promoting Healthy Secure Homes
Agents Involved:
Judy Hetterman, Chelsea Young, & FCS Program Assistant
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nurturing Parenting
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Securing Financial Stability (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:

Each decision individuals make has an impact on health and safety in the family, community, and environment. Families stability rests with securing and managing their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter. On the average, families and individuals spend their household's monthly income the following ways: 30% housing, 15% food, 10% utilities, 17% transportation, 5% clothing, 10% healthcare, and 11% insurance. No one can live in our fast moving, economic based society without knowledge of decision making skills. Families need to be able to develop a strong value system, make wise healthy decisions, and encouraging a supportive environment throughout the life cycle. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, the average age of U.S. farmers in 58.3 years old. As people age their health begins to change. Older farmers are at a higher risk for fatal injuries.

Long-Term Outcomes:

-Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.

-Improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifespan.

-Youth and adults become more productive members of society through learned life skills and use these skills to better their lives socially and economically.

- Build personal strengths and self control, interpersonal communication, life skills including wise decision making.

-Improved the quality of their life resulting in a stronger family.

-Improve the health and safety of farmers in the community.

Intermediate Outcomes:

-Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships.

-Families participate in an activity that improves the built environment.

-Families improve decision making skills for a healthier environment.

-Access the cost savings and/or benefits associated with newly adopted practices.

-Farm families will identify and make changes to recommended practice or behavior to improve their health and safety.

Initial Outcomes:

-Individuals will change knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding issues related to decision making that effect the built environment and healthy homes.

-Adults and youth will gain an understanding of life skills to improve their overall quality of life.

-Participants will identify short, medium, and long term personal goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their family's stability.

-Participants will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available resources.

-Participants will identify one or more practices that will improve their quality of life.

-Participants will evaluate personal health and make changes to improve safety.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Individuals will change knowledge, opinions, skills, and aspirations in understanding issues related to decision making that effects the built environment and healthy homes.

Indicator: Individuals will identify one or more ways to make their home healthy.

Method: Homemakers reports or end of program survey

Timeline: July thru June


Intermediate Outcome: Access the cost savings and benefits associated with newly adopted practices.

Indicator: Individuals will share practices adopted.

Method:Followup Survey

Timeline: July thru June


Long-term Outcome: Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.

Indicator: Number of participants reporting changes in their skills to improve the quality of life of their family.

Method: Post Survey

Timeline: July thru June

Learning Opportunities:

Audience:Individuals Interested in Sewing

Project or Activity: It's Sew Fine for Home & Family

Content or Curriculum: Developed by District 3 FCS Agents, Master Clothing Volunteers, and Marjorie Baker UK Specialist

Inputs:FCS agents, Program Assistant, Marjorie Baker, & Volunteers

Date:July thru June


Audience: Adults & Youth

Project or Activity: Holiday Trimmings

Content or Curriculum:Developed by Northern Ky FCS Agents

Inputs: FCS Agents, Extension Homemakers, & FCS Program Assistants

Date: September thru December 2018


Audience: 4-H Youth ages 9-19 interested in Sewing and Needlework

Project or Activity: 4-H Sewing & Needlework Projects

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H and FCS Agents & FCS program assistant, Master Clothing Volunteers

Date: January-April 2019


Audience: Farm Families

Project or Activity: Farmers Dinner Theater 

Content or Curriculum:Information from local farmers and Farm Theater Toolkit

Inputs: County agents, program assistant, Deborah Reed-College of Nursing and local farm families

Date: February 2019


Audience: Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Know Your Treasurers

Content or Curriculum: UK FCS Publications

Inputs: Northern KY FCS Agents, Kentucky Historic Museum Representative and Antique Dealers

Date: September 2018-January 2019



Success Stories

Sewing for your Health and Financial Benefits

Author: Judith Hetterman

Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

With sewing becoming more popular and a means to generate income, Family Consumer sciences Extension Agents coordinated the "It's Sew Fine For Home and Family Sewing Expo, providing hands on experiences learning programs to 165 participants from 48 Kentucky Counties and 19 states. The Sewing Expo attracts college educated women(65%; 22% had some college); over the age of 55 (87%) and a growing number under the age of 35 (22%) who belong to one or more organizations who address issues re

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