Extension
It Starts With Us
Healthy and Active Meade County Residents
Nutrition and Health
Bridge, Mills, Reed, King
Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum
According to the CHSI (Community Health Status Indicators) report, Meade County has several areas which need improvement in relation to health and wellness. While we our obesity and overweight rates have decreased 4% over the past years to 22% we still have 78% who eat few fruits and vegetables and 28% who do not engage in daily exercise. Our three top fatal incidents include stroke, heart disease and colon cancer. Extension programs can continue to have great impact in these areas. The Family and Consumer Sciences council indicated this is one of the priority issues along with teaching quick nutritious meal plans and demonstrations for working families. In addition the need to address lack of fruit and vegetable consumption can be address through nutrition education programs and partnering with the local Farmers Market.
Staying physically fit is one of the most important things youth can do for their overall health. For youth exercise means playing and being physically active. Youth who are active will have strong muscle and bones and leaner bodies, because physical activity helps control body fat and decreases the risk of developing Type II diabetes.
Decrease in number of overweight children, youth, adults and elderly.
County population will increase average consumption of fruits and vegetables by one or more servings per day.
Citizens improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.
Increase the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily.
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.
Number of program participants who:
•access more local foods,
•plant harvest and preserve produce
•apply improved preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits.
Increase the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily.
Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
Citizens who:
•learn to grow, prepare and preserve food.
•increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and resource management.
Increase the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily.
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.
Long-Term Outcome: Decrease in number of overweight children, youth, adults and elderly.
County population will increase average consumption of fruits and vegetables by one or more servings per day. Citizens improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.
Method: Evaluation throughout program participation.
Timeline: Beginning through end of program.
Intermediate Outcome: Increase in consumption of locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables
Indicator: Of the total number of families reached with information on accessing healthy foods the number of families reached that gained knowledge about eating more healthy foods.
Method: Featured Program questions
Timeline: July - June
Intermediate Outcome: Number of youth who reported that they followed instructions step-by-step to do or make things themselves.
Indicator: Number of youth who reported that they followed safe practices and number of youth who reported that they showed another person how to do what they learned to do for themselves.
Method: Pre and Post program self-assessment
Timeline: September 2019 - May 2020
Initial Outcome: Participants gain new knowledge or skill by attending program.
Indicator: Number of participants who report new knowledge/skill gained by attending program.
Method: Informal conversation during/after program. Testimonials given by participants. Informal questions asked during program.
Timeline: Throughout the program year, July 2019 - June 2020
Audience: General public
Project or Activity: Health Intervention toward Prevention
Content or Curriculum: Combination Extension and external curriculum
Inputs: Wellness Coalition, volunteers, paid staff, Coalition and Extension resources
Date: year round, Jan-May bi weekly programs, June-December, monthly programs.
Audience: General public-farmers market customers
Project or Activity: Plate It Up! Ky Proud- Tuesdays at the Market
Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up
Inputs: recipe cards, facilitator guides, press releases, local resources, volunteers, paid staff, extension facilities, farmers market vendors
Date: June-August
Audience: General public
Project or Activity: Summer Food and Fun
Content or Curriculum: EFNEP, SNAP, other as needed
Inputs: press releases, local resources, volunteers, paid staff, church facilities
Date: Summer 2019
Audience: Clover Bud Club Youth, ages 5-8
Project or Activity: 4-H Clover Bud Club
Content or Curriculum: KY 4-H Clover Bud Curriculum and additional Clover Bud Resources from other states and National 4-H Mall Catalog
Inputs: extension staff, local volunteers
Date: Throughout the program year, September 2019 - May 2020
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking School
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Foods Projects, Cooking 101-104, Teen Cuisine, Put It Up!, Food Science: What’s on Your Plate?
Inputs: 4-H Council, 4-H members, community sponsors, extension facilities, extension staff, volunteers
Date: Throughout the program year, September 2019 - June 2020
Audience: Middle and High School Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Cuisine Club
Content or Curriculum: Cooking 101-104, Teen Cuisine, 4-H Foods Projects, Put It Up!, Food Science: What’s on Your Plate
Inputs: extension staff, Youth Service Center Coordinator, school personnel, local volunteers
Date: Throughout the program year, September 2019 - June 2020
Audience: Middle School Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Babysitting Clinic
Content or Curriculum: healthy after school snacks, KY Babysitting Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Council, 4-H members, local resources, extension staff
Date: Fall 2019
Audience: Middle School Youth
Project or Activity: Stuart Pepper Middle School Healthy Mind/Healthy Body
Content or Curriculum: Approved 4-H curriculum for Health and SNAP-ED materials
Inputs: extension staff, Youth Service Center Coordinator, school personnel, local volunteers
Date: September 2019
Audience: Home school Youth, ages 11 - 18
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking School
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Foods Projects, Cooking 101-104, Teen Cuisine, Put It Up!, Food Science: What’s on Your Plate?
Inputs: Community sponsors, extension facilities, extension staff, volunteers
Date: September 2019 – May 2020
Audience: Landowners, farmers, gardeners, agribusiness people
Project: Private Applicators Training for using pesticides properly
Content: Private Applicators training materials
Inputs: KDA, UK Specialists, ANR agent
Date: Winter 2017 - 2020
Author: Jennifer Bridge
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
After the local farmers' market vendors noted the decreasing percentage of young consumers at thier market, they contacted the extension FCS agent about the possibility of presenting the Power of Produce during market hours. The national program had been successful in many markets so the hope was to encourage the sale and consumption of fruits and vegetables not only for children but individuals as well. The FCS agent took on the project then worked with the summer intern to ass
Author: Jennifer Bridge
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The HIP program was created by the Lincoln Trail Area Health District Nutritionist and the Meade County FCS agent to address the need for knowledge of good nutrition's and health practices in relation to disease prevention. Thirteen people started with seven completing the year long program which consisted of three meetings per month for six months then one meeting per month for the remainder of the program. Participants learned about a variety of health related topics, ho
Author: Jennifer Bridge
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Getting ready for the Longest Day of Play, Driveby style to maintain social distancing due to COVID-19. Handing out items. Teri King-NEP Assistant and Jennifer Bridge, FCS AgentJennifer Bridge, FCS agent handing out packets, explaining items in the folder and how to access the QR code to evaluate the activity.Covid-19 continued to disrupt plans so modifications needed to be made to adjust to the new normal in programming. The Longest Day of Play happened to be a Sunday this year
