Simpson County CES

Title:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MAP:

Adopting Healthy Lifestyles

Agents Involved:

Christy Ramey, Catherine Webster, Jason Phillips

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

4-H Leadership Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Building Healthy Coalitions

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Food Preparation

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Situation:

Health and wellness are concepts that apply to physical, financial and family well-being. Kentuckians are dying from heart disease & cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life expectancy. 71% of high school youth don’t get enough physical activity and physical activity only decreases as we age. The obesity epidemic, increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and lack of built environments are other factors that threaten the quality & years of life of Kentuckians. Families need assistance in gaining access to food, stretching food dollars, preparing healthy foods and building nurturing families. Communities that work together with other concerned citizens & organizations are much more likely to bring public awareness to important health issues. All of these topics were identified by the County Extension Council as program needs.

Long-Term Outcomes:

The overall well-being of families will be increased as they gain skills and abilities to provide for the nutritional, physical, and developmental needs of family members. Youth will maintain positive health habits and be competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of participating in 4-H Health programs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Individuals, youth, and families:

• make healthy food choices & build skills related to selecting and/or preparing nutritious meals

• increase their level of physical activity and decrease their stress

• keep tract of health through timely screenings and visits to health care professionals

• the built environment (sidewalks) will be enhanced by grants, community input and the involvement of city & county governments

Initial Outcomes:

Initial Outcome:

Individuals, youth, and families:

• report making healthy food choices

• learn new skills in purchasing and preparing foods

• gain knowledge about their personal health status

• will take advantage of opportunities to be screened for disease

• identify ways to improve physical fitness

• understand risky behaviors and their consequences

• aspire to have higher self-esteem

• identify healthy ways to handle stress

Evaluation:

Outcome: Participants in SNAP Ed program identify healthy food choices and learn new skills in purchasing and preparing foods.

Indicator: : Food recall, family records

Method: SNAP materials and programs

Timeline: July 2019-June 2020

Outcome: Families will prepare healthy meals three times per week

Indicator: Family records and self- reporting

Method: E-mail and phone interviews

Timeline: Spring 2020

Outcome: Youth and Adults will adopt health lifestyle choices including food choices

Indicator: Youth and adults will  report making healthy lifestyle choices with regards to food and health

Method: Follow up survey immediately after program then again up to 12 months afterwards Timeline: August 2019- March 2020

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Seniors and Homemaker Members

Project or Activity: Healthy Living Classes, Get Active Simpson, Get Moving Wildcats

Content or Curriculum: Small Steps to Health and Wealth, Get Moving KY

Inputs: Curriculum, participants, paid staff, food demonstrations

Date: July 2019-June 2020

Audience: 5th Grade

Project or Activity: Ag Safety Day

Content or Curriculum: UK Resources, Home Alone & Farm Safety Topics

Inputs: FFA Members & Advisors, Extension Agents, School District, Local Planning Committee, Local & State Emergency Service Organizations

Date: May 2020

Audience: Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Healthy snacks and new food prep equipment demonstrations

Content or Curriculum: Extension materials

Inputs: Agent led, train-the trainer for clubs, food and nutrition information

Date: October 2019

Audience: Families with young children

Project or Activity: Cooking with Your Kids

Content or Curriculum: Family Mealtime Curriculum

Inputs: Community Education, Agent led, volunteer helpers, Snap Assistant, food and equipment, Culinary Kitchen at the High School

Date: October, November 2019, February, March 2020

Audience: Community members

Project or Activity: Get Healthy Simpson Coalition, Built Environment, Smoke-free workplaces, Healthy Eating and Get More Active

Content or Curriculum: CEDIK materials and Leadership materials and Health and Wellness materials

Inputs: Community volunteers, money from grants, civic leaders, Agent led,

Date: Monthly year round 2019-20

Audience: Families

Project or Activity: Cooking at the Farmer’s Market

Content or Curriculum: LEAP and Snap-Ed materials

Inputs: Vegetable producers, Snap assistant, food, parents, volunteers, equipment

Date: July-October 2019

Audience: Snap recipients or candidates

Project or Activity: Nutrition Education

Content or Curriculum: Snap-Ed curriculum, LEAP

Inputs: Snap Assistant, Extension Agents, School District

Date: July 2019-June 2020

Audience: 7th Grade

Project or Activity: STOP

Content or Curriculum: STOP Scenarios

Inputs: Extension Agents, School District, Local Law Enforcement Agencies & Child Service Advocates

Date: December 2019

Audience: 6th Grade

Project or Activity: Health Rocks including the Youth Health Fair

Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks

Inputs: Extension Agents, School District, County Youth Action Team, County Health Coalition

Date: November 2019-March 2020

Audience:  Homemakers and other Adults

Project or Activity:  Staying Safe in/around home.

Content or Curriculum:  UK prepared material

Inputs: Extension Agents, Homemakers and community members

Date:  January 2020

Audience:  Homemakers and Families

Project or Activity:  Hands-on Cooking

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up

Inputs:  Extension agents, homemakers, and families

Date:  May 2020

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