Extension
It Starts With Us
To encourage clientele to make proactive choices as it pertains to their overall health & well-being
Adopting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Tiffany Bolinger, Matthew Futrell, Kelly Jackson, Kaitlyne Metsker, Kendriana Price, Jay Stone
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Christian County is home to 23.8% of adults (2.4% higher than the state percentage) who report having poor health (CEDIK, 2014). Indicators of this include the 63% of the population that is considered overweight or obese and the 19% that eat less that 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day (Christian County Health Department, 2015). Chronic conditions associated with the described quality of life include increased risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, which 11% of Kentuckians in Christian County have received a diagnosis (Christian County Health Department, 2015).
Physical education and Nutrition Education Programs help individuals and families gain the knowledge necessary to know how to gain access to healthier food options, stretch their food dollars, and elevate their overall well-being through daily physical activity. Program councils and the County Extension Council see the benefits of these type of programs as they seek to decrease hunger and promote healthy lifestyles in communities and the county. Agents, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.
* A decreased in the percentage of the population that is considered overweight or obese
* Increased practice and promotion of physical activity and daily healthy eating
* Mental health and well-being improvement in local Kentuckians
* Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension
* Increased consumption of fruits and vegetables by 1 or more servings a day
* Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
* Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, pregnancy and breastfeeding and older age
* Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors
* Changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
* Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease.
* Access more local foods
* Redeem Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefit
* Plant, harvest and preserve produce
* Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
Participants will:
* Learn the difference between portion and serving sizes, and learn how to prepare a healthy snack/meal
* Understand the relationship between mental and physical health, and between disease and weight
* Learn how to read food labels, grow, prepare, preserve and serve food
* Understand relationship between caloric intake and energy output
* Increase knowledge of the benefits of physical activity, learn health related terminology and learn that fitness can be elevate overall well-being while bettering health
* Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual health and financial well-being
* Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
* Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Initial Outcome: Youth will be able to apply nutrition education to cooking projects
Indicator: 4-H Cooking Clubs
Method: project evaluations through Fairs and cooking competitions
Timeline: Program year 2017-2018
Initial Outcome: Youth will gain knowledge on nutrition and physical education to help obtain a better quality of life
Indicator: YMCA Summer Camp, Healthy Lifestyle Camps, DanceFit Clubs
Method: pre/post evaluation
Timeline: Program year 2017-2018
Intermediate Outcome: Youth will be able to teach peers the importance of exercise and physical fitness by way of leading classes themselves
Indicator: 4-H Homeschool P.E., 4-H DanceFit
Method: end of year evaluation
Timeline: Program year 2017-2018
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Audience: Farmer's Market Clientele
Project or Activity: Taste testing of locally grown foods
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up!
Inputs: Farmer's Market, Plate it Up Curriculum, Agents and Assitants
Date: yearly; May-September
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Project or Activity: Community Health Fair
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Audience: Christian County & Ft. Campbell Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Cooking, Superstar Chef Series, Professor Popcorn
Inputs: Agents, Military Staff Volunteers, 4-H Volunteer Leaders, Ft. Campbell Child, Youth & School Services, Extension Office, program support funds
Date: yearly; September -May
Audience:Elementary & Middle School Students
Project or Activity: School Nutrition Programs
Content or Curriculum: Professor Popcorn, Farm 2 Table, Super Star Chef
Inputs: Agents, Program Support Funds, Teachers
Date: Program plan year 2017/2018
Audience: Adults/Seniors
Project or Activity: nutrition and physical fitness
Content or Curriculum: Matter of Balance
Inputs: Agent, SNAP Assistant, facilities, curriculum materials
Date: Fall 2017
Audience: Middle School Students
Project or Activity: Nutrition Education
Content or Curriculum: My Plate- The Kentucky Way
Inputs: Agent, School Staff, curriculum materials
Date: Spring 2018
Audience: Middle School Students
Project or Activity: Nutrition Education
Content or Curriculum: Food Label FUNdamentals
Inputs: Agent, School Staff, curriculum materials
Date: Spring 2018 or Fall 2018
Audience: SNAP Recipients; Low income individuals/families
Project or Activity: SNAP-ED Programming
Content or Curriculum: SNAP-ED Core Curriculum
Inputs: SNAP Assistant; community partners, curriculum materials
Date: year round
Audience: Low-income individuals/families
Project or Activity: EFNEP Programming
Content or Curriculum: NEP curriculum
Inputs: EFNEP assistant, community partners, curriculum materials
Date: year round
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Home Food Preservation
Content or Curriculum: Home Food Preservation Curriculum
Inputs: agent, kitchen, preservation materials/curriculum
Date: Summer 2018
Audience: YMCA Summer Camp Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H YMCA Camp
Content or Curriculum: SPARK, 4-H Cooking, Professor Popcorn
Inputs: YMCA, Agents, Program Support Funds- 4-H
Date: May - August
Audience: Ft. Campbell Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Homeschool P.E
Content or Curriculum: SPARK, Steps to a Healthy Teen, Up For The Challenge, Lifetime Fitness, Healthy Decisions
Inputs: Ft. Campbell Child, School & Youth Services, Agents, Military Staff Volunteers
Date: August - May
Audience: Homemaker Members, General Public
Project or Activity: Leader Trainings, Workshops, Seminars
Content or Curriculum: The Pressure is On; Cooking for One, Two or a Few; Gardening in Small Spaces; Sweet Enough without All That Sugar
Inputs: Specialist Support, Extension Homemaker resources, other university extension resources, eXtension resources
Date: August - May
Audience: Housing Authority Summer Camp
Project or Activity: Nutrition Education, Literacy, Physical Activity
Content or Curriculum: Professor Popcorn, LEAP
Inputs: Agent, Curriculum, Recipe Ingredients, Activity supplies
Date: June-July 2017
Author: Matthew Futrell
Major Program: Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum
~~Mind BendingJeffers Bend environmental Center is a retired water treatment plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Since its retirement, Jeffers Bend has been converted into an environmental education facility that host youth and adults from the surrounding area to provide education on environmental and agricultural activities. Each year in September community partners collaborate to host Friday Education Days as well as Nature Fest, (a Saturday event that draws people from all over the r
Author: Kelly Jackson
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Kentucky has the seventh highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America released August 2017. Kentucky's adult obesity rate is currently 34.2 percent, up from 21.7 percent in 2000 and from 12.7 percent in 1990. The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. To address this issue, the staff at the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Christian County developed a far
Author: Tiffany Bolinger
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The definition of food insecurity is the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. According to Feeding America, Christian County has a food insecurity rate of 18.9% or an estimated 14,020 individuals. Feeding America assists a total of seven pantries, soup kitchens and service organizations in Christian County. The Agent for Family & Consumer Science in Christian County met with the Marketing and Communications Coordinator of Feedin
Author: Tiffany Bolinger
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Having a local Farmers’ Market is an asset for the entire community. Farmers’ Markets not only provide convenient access to fresh local produce, which promotes good nutrition, they also support local farmers and economy.In the spring of 2017 the Founder’s Square Feast committee met together to plan the second annual farm to table event. Community members purchased tickets to a meal which was prepared by a local chef using local produce from Farmers’ Market vendors and ser
Author: Tiffany Bolinger
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
“What’s in a Doctor’s Bag” curriculum is a series of 10 lessons based on a book written by medical doctors to introduce children to the doctor’s office and all the sights and sounds they experience when going to the doctor. Elementary school age children are often frightened by doctor’s visits. The curriculum teaches basic health concepts and links these concepts to visiting the family doctor or primary health provider. It also introduces the child to the medi
Author: Kaitlyne Metsker
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Kentucky 4-H in the 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences projects, youth enhance the personal skills they often learn within the family and home--how to dress to impress; cook a variety of foods; plan a meal; select clothing within the family budget; mend or make one's own clothing; maintain a healthy weight by eating the right way; get along with others; decorate and maintain one's space or room; spend money wisely; create a budget and live within it; practice good manners; mak
Author: Kendriana Price
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Kentucky 4-H in the 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences projects, youth enhance the personal skills they often learn within the family and home--how to dress to impress; cook a variety of foods; plan a meal; select clothing within the family budget; mend or make one's own clothing; maintain a healthy weight by eating the right way; get along with others; decorate and maintain one's space or room; spend money wisely; create a budget and live within it; practice good manners; mak
Author: Jay Stone
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Kentucky has the fifth highest adult obesity rate in the nation with an adult obesity rate of 33.2 percent. Increased consumption of unhealthy food is one of the factors. Families need healthy advice about ways to prepare fruits and vegetables.Beginning in the Spring of 2014, the staff at the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Christian County developed a farmer’s market buyers guide to market Extension, provide healthy eating tips, and to feature “Plate It Up!&r
Author: Kendriana Price
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Childcare Aware of America, in 2017 before and after school childcare for school-aged children costs families $5,389. In Christian County 27% of the population that is under the age of 18, and 60% of those youth are in low-income families (below the 200% of the federal poverty level) as reported by Kentucky Kids Count 2017 Data Book. Although the county has 1,260 less children in low-income families (below the 200% of the federal poverty level), this is still 12% higher than other y
