Extension
It Starts With Us
Active Living and Health Promotion
Improve Physical and Mental Health
FCS, Fine Arts, ANR, 4H
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Health
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Arts and Community Health
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. CES agents are encouraged to reach diverse audiences to help combat chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky communities. 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.
· Routinely meeting physical activity and dietary recommendations that promote health and wellness (e.g. 150 minutes a week of moderate activity and consuming recommended daily fruits and vegetables)
· Community environment promotes healthy behaviors where people live, learn, work, and play
· Reduce the rate of chronic disease and obesity
Intermediate Outcomes:
· Generate positive attitudes toward changing lifestyle choices to be more healthy
· Increase intake of fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-dense foods
· Improve self-efficacy in physical activity, movement, and active routes to destinations
· Decrease tobacco/ substance use
· Increase awareness about lifestyle choices and chronic disease (e.g. tobacco use, poor nutrition, & lack of physical activity)
· Increase confidence in ability to employ healthy practices
· Improve food and nutrition-related skills (e.g. preparation techniques, safe food handling)
· Increase motivation to be active
· Increase awareness of accessible safe places for activity
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 survey
Timeline: Pre-post implementing curricula or program
Outcome: Substance Use
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: gained knowledge of the resources that are available for substance use in the community as a result of Extension programming
Method: Self-report survey
Timeline: Pre-post implementing curricula or program
Outcome: Chronic Disease Prevention
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: participants who had one or more health indicators (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
Audience: Communities
Project or Activity: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families, Health Coalitions, Story Walk, Shared Space Agreements, Trail Development, Active Community Toolkit, Be More Guide, resources for early care and education settings
Inputs: Volunteers, grant funds, faith-based organizations, community partners, key stakeholders, elected officials, Department of Transportation, Health Coalitions, Employee Health and Wellness, SNAP-Ed Toolkit
Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year
Audience: Families and Individuals
Project or Activity: Chronic Disease Prevention
Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Fit Blue, Faithful Families, Body Balance, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources, WIN, Kick Kentucky Cancer, Health Partners, Bingocize, Master Health Volunteer, Keys to Embracing Aging
Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions, Healthcare Providers, Health Department, Non-profits, Schools, Company Health & Wellness, Homemakers, Community Centers, etc.
Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year
Project or Activity: Physical Activity
Content or Curriculum: Publications, Faithful Families, Story Walk, Master Health Volunteer, Shared Space Agreements, Health Coalitions, Be More, Fit Blue, WIN, Health Partners, Bingocize, Keys to Embracing Aging
Inputs: Paid staff, volunteers, facilities, health coalitions, Healthcare Providers, Health Department, Non-profits, Schools, Company Health & Wellness, FBOs, Homemakers, Community Centers
Date: Periodically each year
Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association/Volunteers
Project or Activity: Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Content or Curriculum: Health Bulletins, Monthly Leader Lessons
Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, community partners
Date: Monthly
Audience: Whitley County ResidentsProject or Activity: Nutritional Programming
Content or Curriculum: NEP and SNAP Ed Curriculum
Inputs: FCS Agent, NEP Assistants
Date: On going
Audience: Whitley County residents: youth and adults.
Project or Activity: Hiking program.
Content or Curriculum: Get Moving Ky. And SNAP Ed. Curriculum.
Inputs: agents and assistants
Date: Spring and Fall
Audience: Whitley County Residents
Project or Activity: Self (talk) Portrait
Content or Curriculum: CEDIK Arts Extension
Inputs: Fine Arts
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: Whitley County Residents
Project or Activity: Hike and Sketch
Content or Curriculum: UK, books
Inputs: Fine Arts, FCS, 4-H, Ag
Date: Summer
Audience: General Public/Families
Project or Activity: Dance Classes: Line Dancing, Belly Dancing, Choreography
Content or Curriculum: Artist Curriculum, KET Dance toolkit
Inputs: Fine Arts, Volunteers, Artists
Date: Yearly/ongoing
Audience: General Public/Families
Project or Activity: Arts Wellness Hike
Content or Curriculum: UK physical activity publications, Horticulture Publications
Inputs: Fine Arts, Hort, 4-H, Ag, FCS
Date: Spring-Summer-Fall- monthly
Audience: General Public, Youth and Families, Farmers
Project or Activity: Extension Arts Corner at the Whitley County Farmers Markets
Content or Curriculum: Art activities, Artist Demonstrations, Educational materials, SNAP
Inputs: Artists, Volunteers, Fine Arts, FCS, KSU
Date: Summer-Tuesdays and Thursdays, Weekly, April-August
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Yoga/ Chair Yoga
Content or Curriculum: Healthy Activities, SNAP
Inputs: Qualified Community teachers
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: Adult Learners (includes recovery programs)
Project or Activity: 7-12 workshop sessions (in person or online)
Content or Curriculum: Healthy Bodies for Everybody
Inputs: Agents
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: Preschool, K, 1st, and 2nd grade youth
Project or Activity: 15-30 minute sessions weekly for 14-20 weeks
Content or Curriculum: MP Saurus or Organ Andy via in person class time or virtual learning delivered to the classroom setting
Inputs: Agents
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: 3-4 grade youth
Project or Activity: Farm to Cafeteria; School gardens
Content or Curriculum: Eat, Grow, Go Curriculum focuses on using the school garden as a learning/mobile classroom. Also encourages fresh food consumption at school meals as part of our South Eastern Region Farm to Cafeteria Initiative.
Inputs: Agents
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: 6-12 Youth
Project or Activity: Rookie Cooking Camp
Content or Curriculum: Teen Cuisine based curriculum delivered as a camp, after school/school program, or club
Inputs: Agents
Date: 2020-2024
Author: Matti Coffey
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
“The Kentucky Victory Garden campaign is a collaborative effort between the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University to encourage Kentuckians to get in touch with their agricultural roots during the coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to teach and encourage Kentucky families to grow their own food. Gardening has proved to have several benefits including improving mental health, increasing moderate intensity exercise, and promoting family connec
Author: Matti Coffey
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
According to The Center for Biological Diversity, Americans use an average of 365 single use plastic bags per person in a single year. For Earth Day 2021, the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service banded together in a collaborative effort to provide educational and functional materials to their community. Agents and Staff from all programs contributed items and publications they hoped would be useful to participants, but also stress the importance of being Earth-friendly. For example, the
