2021 Stages throughout the lifespan
2021 Individual and Family Development
Joan Bowling, Kathy Byrnes, Linda Brown-Price, Mary Averbeck, Denise Donahue, Diane Kelley
Family and Consumer Science
Aging-General
Family Development General
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
People are living longer. Kenton County’s current population of seniors (65+) is 14.4% (2019 Census Data). By 2040 it is projected that every district will see an increase in the percent of the population that is age 65 and older (Zimmerman/KY by the Numbers). As the largest and fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, older adults influence everything from consumer behavior to health-care costs (U.S. Census). While we may be adding years to life, there is concern about life quality. This is because a person’s life expectancy, the total number of years a person is expected to live, does not always match a person’s “health span”—time spent in good health (Institute of Medicine). The life expectancy of Kentuckians, 75.1 years. Kenton County life expectancy is 79.4 % for women/74.6 for men. Heavily influenced by life-long lifestyle behaviors and choices, including quality of diet, physical activity and tobacco use, the Kentuckian health span is also below national averages. Kenton County agents can help individuals and families establish healthy lifestyle behaviors and relationships throughout the lifespan as way to positively influence optimal aging and help reduce issues brought on by life stressors such as family instability, chronic disease, obesity, opioid and alcohol abuse.
- Identify, develop, and evaluate programs and policies that promote healthy aging in Kentucky
- Improve Relatives raising children ability to advocate for the rights of children.
- Kentuckians improve health span through lifestyle choices and behaviors related to overall health and well-being
- The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences
- Embrace people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Kentuckians of all ages adapt healthy lifestyle choices, including diet, physical activity, no smoking/binge drinking.
- More Kentucky households prepare for caregiving
- Kentuckians will seek health screenings and vaccines
- Kenton County residents will prevent falls by adapting living spaces and recognizing hazards
- Increase the number of Relative Caregivers who report reduced stress
- Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships
- Kentuckians understand the importance of lifestyle choices and behaviors throughout their lifespan on their overall health, well-being and life quality
- Kentuckians learn that caregiver preparation in important
- Kentuckians learn about resources to enhance life quality, safety and to support aging families
- Identify key points of adolescent development
- Establish realistic expectations for child/teen behavior, and explore changing relationships within families
- Healthy lifespan behaviors
Outcome: (ST) Learn about prevention and how to adapt healthy lifestyles
Indicator: Total number of individuals/families reached with information to improve healthy lifestyle choices specifically related to aging/longevity
Method: Lesson Evaluations: Keys to Embracing Aging, Stand up to Falling, Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Beyond (Home Accessibility), AARP Prepare to Care, 10 Warning Signs/UAD
Timeline: Ongoing
Outcome: (I) Adapt healthy lifestyles related to aging and longevity
Indicator: Of the total number of individuals/families who learned information about healthy lifestyle choices related to aging/longevity, the total number of individuals/families/caregivers who adapted their behavior
Method: 3-6-month Post Lesson evaluations: Keys to Embracing Aging, Stand up to Falling, Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Beyond (Home Accessibility, AARP Prepare to Care, 10 Warning Signs/UAD
Timeline: Ongoing
Outcome: (LT) Kentucky’s overall health span increases
Indicator: Number of programs and policies identified, adapted, created and evaluated to promote healthy aging in Kentucky
Method: Overall Health Life Expectancy increases in KY
Timeline: Ongoing
Audience: Kinship Caregivers
Project or Activity: Various
Content or Curriculum: Parenting a Second Time Around, Life Story/Memory Banking, Traditions, AARP Prepare to Care
Inputs: FCS Agent,
Date: Fall 2020 through spring 2021
Audience: All ages
Project or Activity: Unconscious Bias, Equity Diversity, and Inclusion
Content or Curriculum: UK specialists
Inputs: Partner with community resources, PTA, local school systems
Date: October 2020 and February 2021
Audience: All ages
Project or Activity: Caregiving
Content or Curriculum: AARP Prepare to Care, Alzheimer’s Association-10 Warning Signs and Understanding Alzheimer’s disease, Memory Banking,
Inputs: Partner with community resources related to programs/listed in FGs
Date:
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Understanding Risky Adolescent Behavior
Content or Curriculum: UK curriculum
Inputs: FRYSC’s/ Kenton County Alliance/
Date: Spring 2021
Audience: All ages
Project or Activity: Aging workshopsContent or Curriculum: Aging awareness based on community need in collaboration with local community partners; fall prevention, caregiving, healthy lifestyles, grandparenting, Memory banking
Inputs: UK curriculum provided
Date: Quarterly
Audience: Youth- third Grade and Under
Project or Activity: Summer Day Camps
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: FCS Agent and program assistant
Date: Spring and Summer 2021
Input examples: Area Agencies on Aging, Kentucky By the Numbers, Kentucky CES Publications and Resources, extension, National/State trends, KY Extension Community Assessment Statewide Report 2019, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Health Department, AARP, Alzheimer’s Association, UK Elder Care/Work life, UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging
Audience: Youth 12 and olderProject or activity: 4-H Babysitting for Fun and Profit
Content or curriculum: Kentucky 4-H Babysitting for Fun and Profit
Inputs: UK curriculum, agent assistants, volunteers
Date: August 2021
Audience: Adults, senior citizensProject or Activity: Social security
Content or curriculum: Ky CES Resources
Input: Social security administration, FCS agents
Date: October 2020
Audience: Adults, senior citizens
Project or Activity: Medicare
Content or curriculum: Ky CES resources
Input: Financial planners, FCS agents
Date: March 2021
Audience: General public, young adultsProject or activity: Class on Preparing for a Disaster
Content or curriculum: Ky CES resources
Inputs: Kentucky CES agents and specialists, resources and community partners
Date: February-March 2021
Audience: Families
Activity: Creating and Maintaining Family Traditions
Content or Curriculum: UK publications
Inputs: FCS agent
Date October 2020
Audience: Families/parents
Activity: Parenting Newsletter
Content or Curriculum: UK publications and exclusives
Inputs: FCS agents
Date: quarterly
Audience: Senior High school students
Activity: Adulting 101 series
Content or Curriculum: UK publications
Inputs: FCS agents, Family Resource Cen Coordinators
Date September 2020 through May 2021
Audience: 4-H Youth
Activity: Clover buds
Content or Curriculum: National 4-H Clover bud curriculum
Inputs: Agents & Assistants
Date: September 2020-May 2021
Audience: 4-H Youth
Activity: Community club Elsmere Community Center
Content or Curriculum: 4-H publications
Inputs: Agent & Assistant
Date: September 2020-May 2021
Audience: youth 9-18
Project or Activity: 4-H overnight Camping
Content or Curriculum: 4-H camp program
Inputs: Agent, Volunteers & Camp Staff
Date: Summer 2021
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Expressive Art
Content or Curriculum: National 4-H Art Curriculum
Inputs: Agents & assistants
Date: July 2020-June 2021
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Family Development General
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a seismic shock to all families regardless of economic or societal circumstances. Abrupt school closures and the widespread threat of lost income, illness and death are negatively impacting families. The crisis will not affect individuals equally, but will significantly alter how families interact with one another going forward and the long held traditions that bonded them together could fracture In an effort to counteract the familial negative impac