Extension
It Starts With Us
Healthy life style choices make for a happy, healthy life
Healthy and Safety
Sherrill Bentley, Philip Konopka, Mandi Broderick
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Active Living and Health Promotions General
LEAP
Health
Lewis County ranks 100 of 120 Kentucky counties according to the County Health rankings roadmap. The county has a high poverty level and ranks high in major diseases with stroke and cancer being high. Kentucky ranks fifth in adult obesity with a 36.6% adult obesity rate according to stateofobesity.org. Lewis Counties adult obesity rate is 37%. Kentucky has the third highest obesity rate in youth 10-17 years of age according to the stateofchildhoodobesity.org. Obesity leads to many other health issues including diabetes and heart disease.
According to https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/ Kentucky ranked in the top 5 states for ATV deaths. According to modernfarmer.com "Tractor rollovers. Grain suffocation. Deadly fumes. Goring. Electrocution. Heatstroke. Farming is one of the deadliest professions in the world."
By using preventive measures, following medical recommendations, exercising, making healthier food choices, and following safety protocols Lewis Countians will lead a more more healthy, safe and injury free life..
-Adults and youth maintain positive, healthy habits, decreasing their risk for serious injury, diseases, and illness.
-Early detection of illness and diseases results in preventing advancement of diseases to later stages where it is untreatable or even fatal.
-Farmers utilize personal protective equipment while mixing and applying pesticides.
-Farmers are correctly handling and applying pesticides
-Loggers are utilizing proper safety equipment to prevent injuries
-Youth are using the Safety practices taught to prevent injury while using outdoor equipment
-Youth are using safety practices taught to prevent sunburn.
-Youth use safety practices taught to keep themselves safe when they are caring for themselves while home alone.
-Youth are able to treat injuries and stop choking.
-Youth practice techniques taught to stop and prevent bullying.
-Adults with health related issues will take advantage of mobile units that come into the county to offer free or reduced cost screenings.
-Youth and adults will eat more fruits and vegetable and follow proper dietary guidelines.
-Youth and adults will practice proper handwashing procedures which will prevent illness.
-Youth and adults will increase their physical acitivities.
-Farmers learn how to apply pesticide correctly and safely
-Youth learn safety practices to prevent injuries while using outdoor equipment
-Youth learn safety practices to prevent sunburn
-Youth learn safety practices to be safe while home alone
-Youth learn first aid practices to help treat injuries and stop choking
-Youth learn how to prevent and stop bullying
-Individuals learn how to practices preventative health measures such as utilizing yearly screening and proper hand washing
-Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learn about my plate, dietary guidelines, the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, and exercise
-Adults participate in educational workshops, learning how to eat more nutritious and be physically active and will apply principals they learn in their daily life.
Initial Outcome:Farmers and loggers attend workshops and learn safety practices
Indicator: Participants self report what they learned
Method: Self report
Timeline: Fall 2022
Initial Outcome: -Youth learn safety practices to prevent sunburn, treat injuries, stop choking, prevent and stop bullying and to be safe while at home alone.
Indicator: Youth are able to answer question correctly on what they have learned through a survey
Method: Survey Monkey questionnaire
Timeline: Spring 2021-Spring 2024
Initial Outcome: Adults,Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders learn my plate dietary recommendations, food safety, as well as exercise with an emphasis of increasing their fruit and vegetable intake. Adults will also learn resource management so they are able to purchase more healthy foods with provided benefits.
Indicator: Participants will answer a survey and self reporting questionnaires, Families graduate from SNAP
Method: Survey Monkey and Paper surveys
Timeline: Spring 2021-Spring 2024
Initial Outcome: Adults will take advantage of free or reduced health screenings, learn preventive health measures, adults and youth will learn proper hand washing and food handling procedures
Indicator: Participation rates of screening held at Extension Programs
Method: Sign-in sheets
Timeline: Fall 2025
Intermediate Outcome: Farmers and loggers utilize procedures taught along with using proper equipment to prevent injury and illness
Indicator: Farmers and Loggers report they are utilizing procedures taught along with using proper equipment to prevent injury and illness
Method: Self reporting
Timeline: Fall 2024
Intermediate Outcome: Youth are using sunscreen, able to treat injuries, stop choking, and stop and prevent bullying
Indicator: Self reporting through a survey
Method: Survey Monkey
Timeline: Spring 2021-Spring 2025
Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults increase the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat and increase their physical activity
Indicator: Self reporting
Method: Questionnaire
Timeline: Spring 2022
Intermediate Outcome: Illness and diseases will be detected in the early stages
Indicator: Self reporting by individuals
Method: Interviews of participants in mobile screenings and awareness raised by annual lunches
Timeline: Spring of 2023
Long-term Outcome: Adults and youth maintain positive, healthy habits, decreasing their risk for serious injury, diseases, and illness.
Indicator: Reduce obesity levels below 40% for Lewis County
Method: CDC reports
Timeline: Summer 2025
Long-term Outcome: -Early detection of illness and diseases results in preventing advancement of diseases to later stages where it is untreatable or even fatal.
Indicator: Disease are prevented or detected in the early stages and fewer people have detection of disease in the late stages
Method: CDC reports
Timeline: Summer 2025
Audience: Farmers and Loggers
Project or Activity: Pesticide training's and Master Logger CEU's
Content or Curriculum: Applying Pesticides Correctly, Master Logger curriculum
Inputs: Agents time, curriculum, specialist from UK, computer, projector, Extension Office facilities
Date: Spring 2021-2025
Audience: Lewis County Elementary youth
Project or Activity: Health and Safety Day, Farm to Plate, Code Name: Home Alone
Content or Curriculum: National 4-H ATV safety material, Red Cross material on choking and first aid, project Code Name: Home Alone, and Material from the 4-H Youth Livestock kit.
Inputs: Agents time, volunteers, program assistants, SNAP assistant, Farm Bureau donations and time, curriculum, local physicians, and Health Department, local farm equipment dealerships, Electric Coops, and Sun Safety curriculum
Date: Spring and Fall 2021-2025
Audience: Lewis County Adults and children, SNAP families
Project or Activity: Homemaker lessons and activities, Farmers Market Programs, Professor Popcorn lessons, Mobile Health screening units, Nutrition Education by SNAP Assistant
Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up, Kids Bucks, Farmers Market sampling, and Professor Popcorn, Mobile Health screening units, Healthy Choices for Everybody, Discover My Plate, and Leap
Inputs: Farm Bureau sponsorship of Kids Bucks, agents, program assistants, Farmers Market, SNAP incentives, SNAP Assistant, local grocery stores, curriculum, Primary Plus, and SOMC
Date: Summer and Fall 2021
Author: Glenna Bentley
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
The Lewis County Extension Office collaborated with the Lewis County Youth Services Center and the Family Resource Centers to Offer a 7-week cooking class called Cooking with Friends. Cooking is a life skill that everyone needs so they can prepare food for themselves and when they get older for their families. The 4-H Agent, the Family Resource Center coordinator, and Youth Services Center coordinator teamed together to promote the program and to provide supplies for each of the sev
