Economic, Social, and Physical Well-Being of Individuals and FamiliesPlan of Work

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Butler County CES

Title:
Economic, Social, and Physical Well-Being of Individuals and Families
MAP:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Agents Involved:
Cowles
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family Development General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Faithful Families
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Situation:

Family stability is affected by increased stress, physical and emotional health, finances, relationships, and ineffective communications. Extension has helpful resources to offer and strengthen the vitality of the family system, resulting in family stability that benefits the well-being of adults and children.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Practice parental leadership skills. Access community resources with needs. Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships. Identify realistic expectations for child’s task. Parental behavior changes sustained.

Initial Outcomes:

Intends to manage stress, make time for self, teach responsibility, etc. Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behaviors. Number of individuals reporting improved personal knowledge and skills of healthy eating habits and positive discipline for children.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behavior

Indicator: Number who use the behaviors in session

Method: End of session evaluation tool

Timeline: Year long programs July 2021- June 2022


Intermediate Outcome: Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships

Indicator: Number of parents/families who report using/practicing methods in materials

Method: Follow-up evaluation and family interviews

Timeline: Year long programs July 2021- June 2022


Long-term Outcome: Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health

Indicator: Number who implement better eating habits

Method: Reports who implement practices

Timeline: Year Long programs July 2021- June 2022

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Families

Project or Activity: Parenting, Nurturing Parenting, Nurturing Fathers

Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Families, Basic Parenting skills 24/7 day

Inputs: CES, Dept. of Services

Date: as needed basis July 2021- June 2022


Audience: Head Start Parent/Grandparents/Owl Academy/Families

Project or Activity: Home is Where the Health Is

Content or Curriculum: Home is Where the Health Is

Inputs: CES, Head Start, KEHA

Date: Fall-November 2021 - February 2022


Audience: Families

Project or Activity: Faithful Families

Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families

Inputs: CES, Specialist, Clergy

Date:July 2021-June 2022





Success Stories

The unexpected. Tornado relief.

Author: Lloyd Saylor

Major Program: Tornado Response and Recovery

In the modern world, we have so much information.  Storm warnings definitely saved lives.  But our information overload also helped to rally the troops to assist the victims of our recent Dec. tornado's.   Our county was NOT hit by the tornado.  But our people responded. Tornado's struck the communities to the North,  South, and especially the West.  Our people, former and current 4-H members and volunteers were clearing debris, digging people out of the rub

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