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Title:
Fitness
MAP:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Agents Involved:
Cathy Jansen, Joyce Doyle, Christin Herbst
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
The Centers for Disease Control found in a nationally representative survey that only 29% of high school youth participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the seven days before the survey. Participation in physical activity decreases as we age.
Long-Term Outcomes:
• Youth maintain positive health habits
• Youth are at a lower risk for serious disease and illness
• Youth are at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
• Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health programs
Intermediate Outcomes:
• Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
Initial Outcomes:
• Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
• Youth understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
• Youth aspire to have higher self-esteem.
• Youth identify healthy ways to handle stress
Evaluation:
Long Term Outcome:
Youth maintain positive health habits
Indicator:
Log of healthy eating and exercise
Method:
Journal charting
Timeline:
2 – 4 years

Intermediate Outcome:
Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
Indicator:
Number of youth reporting changes in healthy behaviors
Method:
Surveys, Interviews
Timeline:
1 – 1 ½ years

Initial Outcome:
Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
Indicator:
Hands on activities with nutritious foods
Method:
Questionnaires, discussion
Timeline
8 months – 1 year
Learning Opportunities:

Audience:

Carroll County Youth

Project or Activity:                  

Health Rocks

Content or Curriculum:          

Health Rocks

Inputs:                                     

Extension Agent, Teen Council members, Extension publications, Time, Money

Date(s):                                   

May 18, 2017

2018

2019

2020


Audience:

Carroll County Youth, K-8

Project or Activity:                  

Professor Popcorn

Content or Curriculum:          

Professor Popcorn

Inputs:                                     

Extension Agent, Extension publications, Time, Money

Date(s):                                   

School Year 2017-2018

School Year 2018-2019

School Year 2019-2020


Audience:

Carroll County Youth, 3rd Grade

Project or Activity:                  

Jump Into Fitness

Content or Curriculum:          

Jump Into Fitness

Inputs:                                     

Extension Agent, Time, Money

Date(s):                                   

School Year 2017-2018

School Year 2018-2019

School Year 2019-2020

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