Jessamine County CES

Title:

Improving Health & Well Being

MAP:

Health, Safety, & Wellness

Agents Involved:

Karli Jessie, Cathy Weaver, Steve Musen

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Building Healthy Coalitions

Situation:

Our current state of health and well – being in the Kentucky is considered poor and current issues that are affecting Jessamine County include: obesity, diabetes, poor cardiovascular health, and cancer. The latest obesity statistics report by the Trust for America's Health ranks Kentucky number six when it comes to fattest states. Approximately 8.9 percent of Kentucky’s adult population had been diagnosed with diabetes and this number continues to increase. Health and wellness, especially preventative practices, along with safety practices help to ensure a good quality of life and help to keep health care costs low for everyone. Teaching healthy and safe practices at a young age are also a priority. This helps young people to learn how to be healthy at a young age and help Jessamine Co become a more healthy population in the future.

Also, The Centers for Disease Control found in a nationally representative survey that only 29% of high school youth participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the seven days before the survey. Participation in physical activity decreases as we age.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Participants will increase exercise, reduce amount of fat, and increase consumption of fruit and vegetables. Individuals will increase use of safe food handling practices in addition to general safety practices. Participants will improve their overall awareness about having a healthy and well lifestyle

Youth maintain positive health habits.
• Youth are at a lower risk for serious disease and illness.
• Youth are at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress.
• Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health programs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Participants in health and safety programs will use the knowledge and skills acquired through programs offered by the Jessamine County Extension Council on a daily basis. These skills will be life changing and will allow participants to improve their general well-being.

Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.

Initial Outcomes:

Participants will become more physically active, make better health related decisions and eat a healthy variety of foods. Participants will be more safety conscious and will make decisions that will increase their safety factor.

Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
• Youth understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
• Youth aspire to have higher self-esteem.
• Youth identify healthy ways to handle stress.

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Extension participants will increase exercise, increase consumption of fruits and veggies and will be aware of what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. This will be measured by evaluation, change in overall health of the county. Also a decrease in dollars spent in health care in our county.

Intermediate Outcome: Participants in health and safety programs will use the knowledge and skills acquired through programs offered by the Jessamine County Extension Council on a daily basis. These skills will be life changing and will allow participants to improve their general well-being.This will be measured by surveys, testimonials, and follow up written evaluations

Initial Outcome: Participants will become more physically active, make better health related decisions and eat a healthy variety of foods. Participants will be more safety conscious and will make decisions that will increase their safety factor. These changes will be measured by written evaluations, both immediate and follow up.

The number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices.
• The number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior.
• The number of youth that report feeling good about themselves.
• The number of youth that report that they know how to handle stress.

Learning Opportunities:

Lunch and Learn – Health Topics- throughout the year, FCS curriculum, adult audience, presented by staff
Community Health Fair - Fall, community members and extension staff, educational material provided by booth members
4-H Shooting Sports April-Sept, 4-H Certified Coaches, SS Curriculum and guidelines,
EFNEP programs (Snap- ED)Year round, FCS< AG AND 4-H Curriculum, Extension Staff
Health Homemaker Leader Training- Year Round, FCS Curriculum, Extension Staff
Health and Food Demonstrations- Year Round, FCS Curriculum, Extension Staff and Community members
Beef promotion activities at local festivals- Year round, Educational material, Ext Staff and Beef Cattle members
2nd Sunday - Fall, FCS Curr., Ext. Staff and Comm Members
LEAP – ongoing, FCS Curr, Ext Staff and volunteers
4-H In School Nutrition Lessons- November, 4-H Curr., Ext. Staff
4-H Professor Popcorn - Spring, PP Curr., Ext. Staff
Safe Food Handling-Year Round, FCS Pubs, Ext Staff
Truth and Consequences Drug Prevention Program- Spring, Ext Curr., Ext Staff and Comm. members
Ag Alumni Summer Meeting- Healthy Beef Program, Summer, Ext Pubs, Ext Staff
Workplace Wellness- Year round, in partnership with local Health Department
Cloverdashers girls running group- Healthy living for teens curriculum, spring

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