Active Living and Health Promotions
Health and Wellness
Amburgey, Clemons, Gwishiri
Food Preparation and Preservation
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Family Development General
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Improving health and wellness in Bath County has been identified as a pressing need that Cooperative Extension can address amongst all family members. Specific goals mentioned are fewer chronic diseases, availability of substance use prevention programs, and affordable healthcare options. According to the data provided by Kentucky By The Numbers, 49.2 percent of adults are living with hypertension, 38 percent with obesity, and 13.8 of those surveyed are living with diabetes.
•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
By addressing these specific concerns found on the Community Needs Assessment, there should be a decrease in adults who are living with chronic diseases and an increase in better management of diseases, fewer youth becoming adults with chronic diseases, and more citizens having knowledge to make healthier lifestyle choices.
We also hope there are less youth and adults who are using substances in harmful ways, as well as more youth and adults seeking help for their addictions. By providing educational programming on healthcare options for citizens, we hope to have a higher rate of adequately insured youth and adults, along with the tools to make the right decisions for their familiy’s needs.
•Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
Generate positive attitudes toward changing lifestyle choices to be healthy, increase intake of fruits and vegetables, and other nutrient-dense foods, improve self-efficacy in physical activity, movement, and active routes to destinations, decrease tobacco, substance use
Increase awareness about lifestyle choices and chronic diseases (e.g. tobacco use, poor nutrition, and lack of physical activity), increase in ability to employ healthy practices , improve food and nutrition-related skills (preparation techniques, safe food handling, etc) . increase motivation to be active, increase awareness of accessible safe places for activity
Initial Outcome: Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Outcome: Nutrition knowledge and dietary intake
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: eating 3-6 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, utilize the food label to make healthy food choices, choosing smaller portions
Method: Self-report surveys
Timeline: Pre & post surveys implementing curricula or programs
Outcome: Substance Use
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: gained knowledge of resources that are available for substance use in the community because of Extension Programming
Method: self-reporting survey
Timeline: pre-post implementing curricula or program
Outcome: Chronic Disease Prevention Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: participants who had one or more health
indicator (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose) improved
Method: self-reporting survey
Timeline: pre-post implementing curricula or program
Outcome: Availability/access to adequate healthcare knowledge
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: participants who reviewed and updated their healthcare options, sought out additional knowledge after attending an educational session hosted by the Extension Office, etc.
Method: self-reporting survey
Timeline: pre-post implementing curricula or program
Audience: Communities
Project or Activity: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families, Health Coalitions, Story Walk, Active Community Toolkit, resources for early care and education settings
Inputs: Volunteers, grant funds, faith-based organizations, community partnerys, key stakeholders, Health Coalitions, Snap-Ed Toolkit, Power of Produce
Date:2020-2021
Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences
Content or Curriculum: T&C: The Choice is Yours Inputs: Volunteers, community partners, speakers, information, presentations, etc.
Date: March 2021
Project or Activity: Farmers Market Outreach
Content or Curriculum: Cooking programs, marketing, increased access (e.g. location, hours, EBT), Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud resources, Farmers Market Toolkit, Super Star Chef
Inputs: Nutrition Education Program (NEP), paid staff, grant funds, facilities, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Date: April – October/Growing seasons
Audience: Families and Individuals
Project or Activity: Chronic Disease Prevention
Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together, Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Fit Blue, Body Balance, Plate It Up KY Proud, Kentucky Cancer Center, Keys to Embracing Aging, Power of Produce
Inputs: Programmatic materials, community partners, health coalitions, Health Department, Schools, Homemakers, Community Centers
Date: 2020-2021
Project or Activity: Physical Activity
Content or Curriculum: Publications, Faithful Families, Story Walk, Health Coalitions, Be More, FitBlue, Keys to Embracing Aging
Inputs: Paid staff, volunteers, health coalitions, health department, schools, Homemakers, Faith Based Organizations
Date: 2020-2021
Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association/Volunteers (Cattlemen’s, 4-H members)
Project or Activity: Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Content or Curriculum: Health Bulletins, Monthly leader lessons, etc.
Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, community partners
Date: Monthly
Author: Terence Clemons
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the Kentucky Kids Project report from 2016, 24.2 percent of youth in Bath County lived in food-insecure homes. Also, Kentucky is currently the 12th highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 15.6 percent of adolescents were overweight, whereas 17.6 percent were obese. In addition to this information, the study conducted a survey to see how much fruit and vegetable children consumed the previous seve
Author: Robert Amburgey
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
Power of Produce At the Bath County Farmers MarketAccording to the Kentucky Kids Project report from 2016, 24.2 percent of youth in Bath County lived in food insecure homes. Also, Kentucky is currently the 12th highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 15.6 percent of adolescents were overweight, whereas 17.6 percent were obese. In addition to this information, the study conducted a survey to see how much fruit