Promoting Physical ActivityPlan of Work

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Title:
Promoting Physical Activity
MAP:
Healthy Homes, Families, and Communities
Agents Involved:
Hilterbran, Allen, Flynt, Johnson, Simon
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Building Healthy Coalitions
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
Situation:
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancers. The obesity rate in Kentucky increased 90 percent over the last 15 years. Thirty percent of individuals in the Commonwealth report no leisure-time physical activity. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. As a result, Kentuckians are dying from heart disease and cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. Minorities and individuals residing in Appalachia bear a heavier brunt of the obesity and chronic disease burden. The goal of the Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Initiative is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Kentuckians.
Long-Term Outcomes:
A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly

Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily

Improvement in the built environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating

Improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of Kentuckians

Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension

Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease.

Increase policies that address obesity, physical inactivity and promotion of poor nutrition
Intermediate Outcomes:
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

Community members advocate for policy

Changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.

Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease.

Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals’ ability to cope with normal life stressors.
Initial Outcomes:
Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding:

Healthy lifestyle choices

Childhood and youth obesity

Adult weight management

Healthy aging

Practice and promotion of daily physical activity

Policies that that reduce the level of obesity

Reduction of chronic disease
Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Individuals will become more aware of skills needed to make informed choices regarding health.
Indicator: Distribution of knowledge
Method: newsletters, social media posts, workshops, training
Timeline: year round

Intermediate Outcome: Clients will become more physically active,
Indicator: participation in physical activity,grow their own fruit and vegetables
Method: second Sunday event, get moving curriculum, community gardening,
Timeline: year round

Long-term Outcome: Clients will have improved their overall health.
Indicator: reduced instances of obesity, reduced chronic disease occurrences, more physical activity participation
Method: get moving curriculum, newsletters, social media posts, publications, trainings and workshops, Second Sunday event
Timeline: Year round
Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Extension homemakers/general public

Project or Activity: Get Moving Kentucky/Shape up Scott Co.

Content or Curriculum: Get moving KY

Inputs: staff, office equipment, materials, Scott Co Parks and Rec

Date: September-December, January March


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H after school

Content or Curriculum: myplate

Inputs: materials, staff, curriculum, partners

Date: year round


Audience: General public and youth

Project or Activity: health fairs and screening events

Content or Curriculum: myplate, embracing aging

Inputs: Alzheimer's association, National Kidney Foundation, local health department, publications, materials, supplies

Date: Year round


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Hiking and Adventure program (Outdoor Cooking) 

Content or Curriculum: Natural Resources Curriculum  

Inputs: Curriculum, State Parks, County Agents, Department of Forestry, 

Date: Monthly


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Gardening

Content or Curriculum: BAsic Gardening, Master Gardener Curriculum, Community Gardens


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Farmer 5k

Content or Curriculum: myplate, Get Moving Kentucky, Ag Education & Natural Resources

Inputs: materials, staff, curriculum, partners

Date: summer

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