Health and Well-being of Individuals and FamiliesPlan of Work

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Lawrence County CES

Title:
Health and Well-being of Individuals and Families
MAP:
Nuturing Families Throughout the Lifespan
Agents Involved:
Derifield, McCreary, Maggard
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Nurturing Families (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
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)
Long-Term Outcomes:
* 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.
Intermediate Outcomes:
*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.
Initial Outcomes:
*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.
Evaluation:
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
Learning Opportunities:

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: Health & Wellness Expo

Content or Curriculum: UK FCS; UK NEP; ANR; Plate-It-Up; 4-H

Inputs: Lawrence County Health Action Team/Community Diabetes; Community Agencies; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center;

Date: April 2018


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


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


Audience: Families with Young Children

Project or Activity: Born Learning; 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: Quarterly beginning August 2018; Stand Up for Children, April, 2018


Audience: Seniors

Project or Activity: Technology for Seniors

Content or Curriculum: UK

Inputs: Local computer tech; UK Extension Agents, 4-H Teens

Date: 2017-2018 TBD


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: 2017-2018 TBA


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 (2017-August, September, October, November, 2018-March, April, and May) Mail-outs: (December, 2017 and 2018-January, February, June, July)


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Pre-planning a Funeral

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension and Local Funeral Homes Resource Information

Input: Local Funeral Home Directors; UK Extension

Date: Fall, 2016-2017


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: End of Life Cycle

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension; Local Hospice Care; Alzheimer's Association Resource Materials

Input: UK Extension Specialist; Alzheimer's Association; Hospice Care

Date: Fall, 2016-2017


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



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Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

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Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: Food Preservation

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Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

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Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

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Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)

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Author: Alivia Faris

Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)

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