Elliott County CES

Title:

Health, Nutrition and physical Activity

MAP:

Health Nutrition and Physical activity

Agents Involved:

Johnson

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Situation:

According to the Centers for Disease Control more than 40% of Elliott Count's 7280 residents are obese with 78% of the population being overweight. Quickfacts.org reports 14% of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes and 42.8% report they get little to no exercise. Findings of the CDC say that if current trends continue, by 2050 one in three people will be diagnosed with diabetes. They also report a loss of 10 pounds can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. These staggering statistics encouraged the FCS council to identify health and physical fitness as a major program emphasis for the FCS extension agent. According to HealthFacts.org, the drug arrest rate for Elliott County was 808 per 100,000 people in 2007 with the state having 1,322 per 100,000 people

Long-Term Outcomes:

During the 2016/2017 reporting year, 40 people in Elliott County will improve their health.

100 middle school students will know the consequences of prescription drug use.

Intermediate Outcomes:

50 people will work toward accomplishing goals set in programs and activities conducted by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs

All Elliott County Middle School students will devise ways they can say no to prescription drug use and practice doing so.

Initial Outcomes:

60 people will attend Health related educational programs sponsored by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs, report learning crucial information for improving health and set goals

All Elliott County Middle School Students will participate in Truth or Consequences

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: 60 people will attend Health related educational programs sponsored by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs, report learning crucial information for improving health and set goals

All Elliott County Middle School Students will participate in Truth or Consequences

Indicator:
Method: Pre and post surveys and conversation about program and what they have learned
Class room attendance and attendance at culminating event.
Timeline: 2016/17 reporting year

Intermediate Outcome: 50 people will work toward accomplishing goals set in programs and activities conducted by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs

All Elliott County Middle School students will devise ways they can say no to prescription drug use and practice doing so.
Indicator:
Method: Surveys and follow up meetings.
Practice of students saying no to peer pressure to use drugs.
Timeline: 2016/2017 reporting year

Long-term Outcome: During the 2016/2017 reporting year, 40 people in Elliott County will improve their health.

100 middle school students will know the consequences of prescription drug use.
Indicator: 40 people report how they have improved their health
Method: Survey at culminating event
Timeline: 2017

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Middle School Students
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences curriculum
Inputs: Elliott County School System, law enforcement, judicial system, St Claire Medical Center, Kings Dauguters Medical Center
Date: spring 2017

Audience: Elliott County Citizens
Project or Activity: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes
Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky curriculum
Inputs: Elliott County Extension Service, Partnership for a Healthy Elliott County, First Baptist Church, volunteers, Our Lady of Bellefont Hospital, Kings Daughters Hospital
Date: March 2017

Audience: Senior citizens
Project or Activity: Fun in the Golden Years
Content or Curriculum: various curriculum from University of Kentucky
Inputs: Partnership for a Healthy Elliott county, Elliott County Soil conservation
Date: June 2017

Audience: Limited to 25 citizens
Project or Activity: Weight the Reality Series
Content or Curriculum: Weight the reality Series
Inputs: Elliott County Extension Service, Partnership for a Healthy Elliott County, First Baptist Church
Date: February/March 2017