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Living Healthier Lives
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Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Food Preservation
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at
increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of
cancers. The obesity rate in Kentucky increased 90 percent over the last 15 years. Thirty percent of individuals in the
Commonwealth report no leisure-time physical activity. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built
environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. As a result,
Kentuckians are dying from heart disease and cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life
expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. Minorities and individuals residing in Appalachia bear a
heavier brunt of the obesity and chronic disease burden. The goal of the Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Initiative is
to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and
wellness in all Kentuckians.
A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly
Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily
Improvement in the built environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating
Improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of Kentuckians
Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation,and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension
Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease.
Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease.
Increase policies that address obesity, physical inactivity and promotion of poor nutrition
Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, pregnancy and breastfeeding and older age practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on
sedentary behaviors
Community members advocate for policy changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical
inactivity and chronic disease.
Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals’ ability
to cope with normal life stressors
Healthy lifestyle choices
Childhood and youth obesity
Adult weight management
Healthy aging
Practice and promotion of daily physical activity
Policies that that reduce the level of obesity
Reduction of chronic diseases
Initial Outcome: Adults and youth will know how to read MyPlate and what their daily calorie intake is.
Indicator: Participants will eat more healthy foods required by MyPlate regulations and make regular visits to health care providers to assist with health issues present
Method: written and oral evalutaions
Timeline: 2019-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Adults and youth will implement ways to correctly read food labels, be knowledgeable on calorie intake and practice new ways to plan healthy meals.
Indicator: Change eating habits by consuming a healthier meals
Method: Oral and Written evaluations
Timeline:2019-2020
Long-term Outcome: Clients will implement and understand the importance of, nutrition education and physical activity.
Indicator: change in eating habits and increase physical activity
Method: Oral and written evaluations
Timeline: 2019-2020
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Breast Cancer Special Program
Content or Curriculum: CES Publications, Community Health Partners Info
Inputs: FCS Agent, Health Partners
Date: Fall 2020
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Health and Physical Activity Programs, Monthly Program
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up, Healthy Cooking
Inputs: FCS Agent
Date: 2019-2020
Audience: Elementary Students
Project or Activity: Leap
Content or Curriculum: Leap
Inputs: FCS Agent, FRYSC
Date: School Year 2019-2020
Audience: General Public
Project: Monthly Cooking Series
Content: UK Curriculum/UK Publications
Inputs: FCS
Date: Yearly 2018, 2019, 2020
Audience: General Public
Project: Make it, Take it, Try it
Content: Plate it Up
Input: FCS
Date: 2019, 2020
Author: Shannon Smith
Major Program: Cook Together, Eat Together
The Bracken County Family and Consumer Science program offered a 6 session program, Cook Together, Eat Together to help families focus on preparing simple and economical meals together while increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. According to the 2018 State Indicator Report by the Center for Disease Control, fruit and vegetable consumption is essential for children in preventing chronic disease. Eating more fruits and vegetables isn’t nearly as challenging as fight
