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Wolfe County CES

Title:
Active Living & Health Promotions
MAP:
Improve Physical & Mental Health
Agents Involved:
Alyssa Cox
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Situation:

With the increased trend of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and environments that support healthy and active lifestyle choices. In Wolfe County, 40% of adults are obese, 50% have hypertension, and 7.7% have diabetes (Kentucky Extension Community Assessment 2019). The goal is to reach diverse audiences to help combat chronic disease and obesity in Wolfe County. This will be accomplished by focusing on a foundation of overall direct health education to increase health literacy and ability to make healthy lifestyle choices. Including, creating spaces or opportunities for active living and health behaviors.

Long-Term Outcomes:


Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome:  Nutrition knowledge and dietary intake

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily, utilize the food label to make healthy food choices; choosing smaller portions

Method:  Self-report surveys

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Physical activity knowledge, skills, and competencies

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: knowledge and skills gained about the benefits of physical activity; adoption of physical activity practices; increase in physical activity levels

Method:  Self-report surveys

Timeline: Pre-post implementing curricula or program

Outcome:  Chronic disease prevention 

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: one or more health indicator (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose) improved  

Method: Self-report survey 

Timeline: Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Availability / Access to healthy lifestyle choices 

Indicator:  Number of communities, health coalitions, or organizations who reported: implemented policy, system, and/or environmental changes to promote healthy eating and active living

Method: Self-report survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Substance use prevention 

Indicator:  Number of students undergoing Botvin Life Skills

Method: Retroactive pre-post

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth


Project or Activity: Chronic Disease Prevention 

Content or Curriculum: Recipes for Life

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Wolfe County Schools, volunteers

                        Date: Spring 


Project or Activity:  Physical Activity

                        Content or Curriculum: Stories, Songs, and Stretches

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, public library, Early Childhood Development, Wolfe County Schools

                        Date: Ongoing throughout the year


Project or Activity:  Substance Use Prevention

                        Content or Curriculum: Botvin Life Skills

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, Extension Specialists, Wolfe County Schools, volunteers

                        Date: Fall


               Audience: Families and Individuals


Project or Activity: Chronic Disease Prevention

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat Together, Dining with Diabetes, Fit Blue, Faithful Families, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Recipes, Keys to Embracing Aging

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Extension Specialists, publications, community partners

                        Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year


Project or Activity: Physical Activity

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Faithful Families, Fit Blue, Keys to Embracing Aging

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Extension Specialists, publications, community partners

                        Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year


               Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association


Project or Activity:  Leader Lessons

Content or Curriculum: Meal Kits, Healthy Heart, Sensational Salads, Sweet Enough Without all that Sugar

                        Inputs: FCS Extension Specialists, KEHA, FCS Area Agents

                        Date: Monthly (September through May)



Success Stories

Recovery Week

Author: Alyssa Cox

Major Program: Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, people who are recovering from a substance use disorder are finding it difficult to maintain their sobriety during COVID-19. Most have uprooted their routine and are lacking social support, which are essential to maintaining a healthy recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted many of the social determinants of health, including poverty and food insecurity, that increase risk for substance abuse.  In response to this emerging issue,

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Holidays at Home

Author: Alyssa Cox

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

According to the National Institutes of Health, the COVID-19 pandemic is having a disproportionate effect on elderly individuals who are more vulnerable to the virus and are being advised to self-isolate. This social disconnection puts older adults at a greater risk of developing depression and anxiety. In Wolfe County, nearly 20% of the population is 65 years of age or older, which is 4% above the state average.Wolfe County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, Alyssa Cox, in partne

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Pumpkin Days

Author: Alyssa Cox

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

As the pandemic hit, the plans for our bi-annual Pumpkin Days were well underway! Traditionally, this day encompasses 1500 Headstart, Preschool, Kindergarten and first graders attending a day of activities, recipe tasting and stories all centered around pumpkins... they even take a trip to the pumpkin patch to pick their very own pumpkin. As fall approached, the hopes of hosting the day in-person at the Robinson Station for Appalachian Resource Sustainability diminished. Agents were determined t

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Food Preservation

Author: Alyssa Cox

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Wolfe Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, Alyssa Cox, collaborated with Elliott County Extension, Elliott County High School, and AppHarvest to offer a food preservation workshop during AgTech Camp. A total of 7 high school students participated in the program to learn how to preserve the produce grown in their new AppHarvest Container Farm. During the program, various methods of food preservation were discussed, including boil water canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, and freezing

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