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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: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat TogetherCommunity Park development, Recovery Week, Zombie 5K, and Youth on the Move 

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Wolfe County Schools, volunteers, Extension Specialists, ASAP, Wolfe Countians Against Drugs, and various community agencies 

Date: Cook Together Eat Together – Spring 2022, Community Park Development – Summer 2021 through Summer 2022, Recovery Week – July 2021, Zombie 5K – October 2021, Youth on the Move – Spring 2022 

 
 

Project or Activity:  Physical Activity 

Content or Curriculum: Stories, Songs, and StretchesRecovery Week, Zombie 5K, Youth on the Move, Longest Day of Play, and Community Park Development 

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, public library, Early Childhood Development, Wolfe County SchoolsASAP, Wolfe Countians Against Drugs, and various community agencies 

Date: Stories, Songs, and Stretches – Monthly beginning August 2021, Recovery Week – July 2021, Zombie 5K – October 2021, Youth on the Move – Spring 2022, Longest Day of Play – June 2022, Community Park Development – Summer 2021 through Summer 2022 

 
 

Project or Activity:  Substance Use Prevention 

Content or Curriculum: Botvin Life SkillsRecovery Week, Zombie 5K, and Youth on the Move 

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, Extension Specialists, Wolfe County Schools, volunteersASAP, Wolfe Countians Against Drugs, and various community agencies 

Date: Botvin Life Skills – Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, Recovery Week – July 2021, Zombie 5K – October 2021, Youth on the Move – Spring 2022 

 
 

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, Community Park development, Recovery Week, Zombie 5K, Wolfe County Movement Challenge, Youth on the Move, and Diabetes Prevention Program 

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Wolfe County Schools, volunteers, Extension Specialists, and various community agencies 

Date: Cook Together Eat Together – Spring 2022, Dining with Diabetes – Winter 2022, Fit Blue – Jnauary 2022, Faithful Families – Summer 2022, Keys to Embracing Aging – Fall 2021, Community Park Development – Summer 2021 through Summer 2022, Recovery Week – July 2021, Zombie 5K – October 2021, Wolfe County Movement Challenge – Monthly, Youth on the Move – Spring 2022, Diabetes Prevention Program – Monthly beginning July 2021 

 
 

Project or Activity: Physical Activity 

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Faithful Families, Fit Blue, Keys to Embracing AgingWolfe County Movement Challenge, Recovery Week, Zombie 5K, and Longest Day of Play 

Inputs: Efforts from Agents, support staff, Extension Specialists, publications, ASAP, Wolfe Countians Against Drugs, and various community agencies 

Date: Faithful Families – Summer 2022, Fit Blue – January 2022, Keys to Embracing Aging – Fall 2021, Wolfe County Movement Challenge – Monthly, Recovery Week – July 2021, Zombie 5K – October 2021, Longest Day of Play – June 2022 

 
 

 Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association 

 
 

Project or Activity:  Leader Lessons 

Content or Curriculum: Sharing Meals Together, Meal Kits, Holiday Roadshow, Grocery Lists and Coupon Apps, The Buzz About Honey, Plate it Up KY Proud, Pin Weaving, and Organization 

Inputs: FCS Extension Specialists, KEHA, FCS Area Agents 

Date: September 2021 through May 2022 



Success Stories

Appalachian Community Health Days

Author: Alyssa Cox

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

According to Feeding America, Wolfe County is amongst the leading counties in the state of Kentucky for food insecurity. In addition, Wolfe County residents report having significantly poor health and access to health care. To address this ongoing issue, the Wolfe County Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, Alyssa Cox, partnered with the UK Center of Excellence in Rural Health, Kentucky Homeplace, and the Wolfe County Health Department to host the Appalachian Community Health Days at the Haze

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Wolfe County Movement Challenge

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

Wolfe County ranks amongst the highest for obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Members of our community expressed interest in a group to encourage and hold each other accountable. Here at the Wolfe County Extension Office we created a group called the Wolfe County Movement Challenge. The challenge began in January of 2021. Members joined the group and their first goal was to complete 5 miles. They could choose to walk, run, hike or bike... any way or a combination there of to complete the milea

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Water Challenge Accepted!

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

A spring goal setters group created a new challenge for teachers at Rogers Elementary School. In January 2022 we created a group on Facebook for community members to encourage each other to get up and move, make healthy food choices and share ways to improve mental health. A group of teachers at Rogers took the challenge to new heights as they requested water bottles from us here at the Extension office. I went to the school and conducted a program on water consumption. Next, a teacher took the

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