Extension
It Starts With Us
Health and Well-being of Individuals and Families
Nurturing Families Throughout the Lifespan
Faris and Maggard
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
4-H Health Core Curriculum
County Extension Council,Family Consumer Sciences Advisory Council and Health Action Team members were among those who contributed to the discussion of identifying the educational needs and resources of most need to our individuals and families in Lawrence County. Program needs included the need to continue diabetes education and chronic disease prevention. The prevalence of adult diabetes in Lawrence County is at an all time high, 21% according to the CDC, KY Department for Public Health. (BRFSS) Lawrence County poverty rate for all ages is an average of 25.9%. (KY Health Facts) 199 grandparents lived with and were responsible for their own grandchildren; 28.7% of families with related children live below the poverty level; 24.7% of the senior population (65 years or older) live below poverty; and 65.9% of students are eligible for free lunches in 2014-15. (American Community Survey, 2009-2013)
* Community social, environmental, and policy systems will reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors and nurturing safe environments for all ages.
* Individuals will reduce their risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases by making beneficial lifestyle changes which will lower the percentage of prevalence for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
*Youth and families will become more health conscious by incorporating physical exercise and healthy food choices into their daily regimen.
*Youth will reduce the likelihood of experimenting with drugs, alcohol and substances by becoming more educated and aware of the long-term effects.
*Partners will design opportunities to support individuals and families toward living a healthier lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment.
*Individuals and families will adopt one or more behavioral changes by participating in educational programs focusing on diabetes, chronic disease prevention and/or the related topics of health and well-being for all ages.
*Community partners and 4-H will work together to develop programming that caters toward a more healthy and active lifestyle.
*The school system will continue to allow 4-H and related community partners to educate our youth with drug, alcohol and substance abuse programming.
*Community partners will recognize the need for community social, environmental and policy systems to address efforts toward improving the health and well-being of individuals and families.
*Individuals and families will gain knowledge and develop skills to live a healthy lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment.
*Youth and families will acquire knowledge to incorporate healthier eating and physical exercise into their daily lives.
*Our schools and community will recognize and acknowledge the need to educate our youth on the implications of using drugs, alcohol, and other substances.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will gain knowledge and develop skills to manage or prevent diabetes and/or chronic diseases
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting positive knowledge change and skill development related to the management and/or prevention of diabetes and other chronic diseases
Method: Pre/post evaluations, personal narratives
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals will adopt one or more positive behavioral change as a result of participating in programs and/or events focusing on the management and/or prevention of diabetes and/or chronic diseases.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting one or more positive behavioral change to manage and/or prevent diabetes and/or chronic diseases.
Method: Pre/post evaluations, personal narratives
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Individuals reduce their risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases in Lawrence County
Indicator: A decrease in the percentage of prevalence for diabetes and chronic diseases in Lawrence County
Method: KY Health Facts; CDC. BRFSS
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Community partners will recognize the need for community social, environmental and policy systems to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families
Indicator: Number of programs or projects implemented that focus on the health and well-being of families and individuals of all ages
Method: Number of Community partners and programs/projects offered
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Community partners will design opportunities to support living a healthy lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment
Indicator: Number of opportunities and/or programs offered to support the health and well-being of individuals and families
Method: Survey, observation, number of community partners involved
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Community social, environmental and policy systems reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors and nurturing safe environments for all ages
Indicator: Number of community partners involved in programs implemented
Method: Observations, personal narratives, KY Health Facts, CDC, BRFSS
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Youth and families will acquire knowledge to incorporate healthier eating and physical exercise into their daily lives.
Indicator: Number of programs implemented into the county program incorporating physical fitness or healthy eating
Method: Number of programs being delivered to youth or families with this healthy lifestyle change
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Community partners and 4-H will work together to develop programming that caters toward a more healthy and active lifestyle.
Indicator: Number of community opportunities along with and beyond 4-H that are being offered to fulfill the need for guidance and fulfillment of physical fitness needs and healthy living lifestyles
Method: Observation and response to youth/family needs, number of community partners involved
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Youth and families will become more health conscious by incorporating physical exercise and healthy food choices into their daily regimen.
Indicator: The number of families indicating a constant positive change in their family's fitness and healthy lifestyle changes
Method: Surveys, observation, statistics
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Our schools and community will recognize and acknowledge the need to educate our youth on the implications of using drugs, alcohol, and other substances.
Indicator: Number of programs being offered to students for awareness and coping
Method: surveys, number of interested community partners and educational opportunities
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: The school system will continue to allow 4-H and related community partners to educate our youth with drug, alcohol and substance abuse programming.
Indicator: Level of which youth are beginning to change their thinking and attitude toward drugs, alcohol and substances
Method: Education and response to offered programming to youth, surveys, observation
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Youth will reduce the likelihood of experimenting with drugs, alcohol and substances by becoming more educated and aware of the long-term effects.
Indicator: Response from community partners and the school system to continue to allow this education openly into the classrooms for all youth
Method: surveys, statistics
Timeline: 2016-2020
Audience: Diabetics or pre-diabetics
Project or Activity: Healthy Living with Diabetes
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS; Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes
Inputs: UK FCS; UK Healthcare; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; Lawrence County Health Action Team/Community Diabetes
Date: Monthly, 2016-2020
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Women's Health
Content or Curriculum: Focus on Breast & Cervical Screening
Inputs: UK Healthcare; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; Extension Homemakers; KY Cancer Program
Date: May, 2018 -2020
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Annual Farm and Home Field Day
Content or Curriculum: Health Screenings; Plate-It-Up KY Proud; Community Resources; Extension Homemakers; Nutrition Education Programs; Food Preservation, UK FCS, 4-H
Inputs: Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; KY Homeplace; KY Farm Bureau; Extension Homemakers; UK NEP; Kimber's Market; various community agencies
Date: June or July 2018- 2020
Audience: Families with Young Children
Project or Activity: Stand Up for Children events
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS and NEP, 4-H
Inputs: UK FCS; UK NEP; Early Childhood Development Council; Family Resource Centers; Head Start and Lawrence County Preschool program
Date: April 2019-2020
Audience: Seniors
Project or Activity: Technology for Seniors
Content or Curriculum: UK
Inputs: Local computer tech; UK Extension Agents, 4-H Teens
Date: Fall/Spring 2019- 2020
Audience: Embracing Life As We Age
Project or Activity: Workshop Series
Content or Curriculum: Stand Up to Falling; Caregiving, Dementia/ Alzheimer's Disease
Inputs: UK FCS; UK Healthcare; Three Rivers Medical Center; JJ Jordan Nursing Home; KY Homeplace; Lawrence County Health Dept; Extension Homemakers
Date: 2018-2020
Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Leader Lesson Trainings
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension FCS: Blue to You; Savvy Sellers and Bargain Hunters; International Year of the Pulses; Know Before You Go; Economic Entree
Input: UK Extension Specialist and KEHA
Date: Monthly Leader Lessons (2018-August, September, October, November, 2019-March, April, and May) Mail-outs: (December, 2018 and 2019-January, February, June, July)
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Basic Financial Skills
Content or Curriculum: MoneyWise; Making Your Money Work; and Money Habitudes
Input: Family Resource Centers; Head Start; Adult Learning Center
Date: 2016-2020
Audience: Lawrence County Schools Middle School Students
Program/Activity: Health Rocks
Content/Curriculum: Health Rocks! Curriculum
Inputs: Lawrence County Schools, Lawrence County Health Department, Kentucky State Police
Date: 2016-2020 school years
Audience: Lawrence County Schools Elementary Students
Program/Activity: Professor Popcorn
Content/Curriculum: Professor Popcorn Curriculum
Inputs: UK Extension, Lawrence County Health Department
Date: 2016-2020 school years
Audience: All Youth
Program/Activity: 4-H Day Camps
Content/Curriculum: 4-H Health and Cooking
Inputs: UK CES Agents and Assistants, Lawrence County Schools, Community Volunteers
Date: June and July 2016-2020
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Food Preservation
1 male and 14 female participants attended the 2019 Lawrence County Food Preservation Program. Participants had very little food preservation experience and expressed an interest to learn all methods of food preservation and gain skills to be able to safely preserve fresh produce from their home gardens and local farms. Over half (56%) of the participants reported never or rarely using food preservation methods prior to the program.Alivia Faris, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, promoted the w
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Food Preservation
The Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences held a “Cooking through the Calendar” workshop each month throughout 2019. This program was held to address the issues of kitchen safety, food preparation skills, and making healthier choices. With 39% of Lawrence County residence in less than good health and a prevalence of hypertension of 67% (Kentuckyhealthfacts.org), the program was developed to provide the opportunity for individuals to gain skills to prepare h
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
67% of adults in Lawrence County reported a diagnosis of Hypertension, meaning that over half the population reported having a high blood pressure diagnosis (kentuckyhealthfacts.org). With this information in mind the Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) collaborated with the Lawrence County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) to present a program that promoted the use of herbs and spices, rather that the us
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Fit Blue/Get Moving KY
IntroductionProgram Objectives: The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment launched a fitness app in 2019 with the goal of helping Kentuckians improve their health. This app went into development in 2014 as part of a grant received from the Centers for Disease Control in Prevention in order to help lower the obesity rates in Kentucky Counties with obesity rates of 40% or above. The app has now completed development and is used by the University of Kentucky Nutri
