Extension
It Starts With Us
Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Health and Wellness
Allison Lewis, Bryce Roberts, Mollie Tichenor
Chemical Management
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Building Healthy Coalitions
Health
With continued increasing amounts of obesity, diabetes, farm safety accidents, increased cost of food and lack of physical activity in Spencer County, agents will make residents aware of the ways to recognize the issues. Extension Council helped to develop this plan.
Decrease the number of local farm related accidents. Reduce chronic illness due to poor nutrition and activity. Increase awareness of proper child care practices. Increase the amount of home food preparation.
Adults will increase physical activity, will implement healthy food choices, and learn how to cook nutritious meals. Youth and adults will accomplish safe food practices.
Private pesticide applicators will learn how to properly mix and apply restricted use pesticides. Residents will gain knowledge of proper food safety, nutrition, physical activity, interpreting a food label, and farm safety.
Outcome: Participants will become certified pesticide applicators.
Indicator: Number of certified applicators in Spencer County.
Method: Observation and testing.
Timeline: Three months after program.
Outcome: Youth and adults will practice healthy cooking, food safety, and increased physical activity.
Indicator: Increase positive diet and activity will decrease chronic disease.
Method: Pre and post surveys.
Timeline: Immediate Post Surveys.
Outcome: Youth will develop an understanding of the consequences that go along with their actions.
Indicator: Increase awareness of being self-consciousness of your actions.
Method: Pre and post surveys.
Timeline: September 2021 to May 2022.
Audience: Farm Families
Project or Activity: Pesticide applicator training. (BR)
Content or Curriculum: Pesticide applicator materials.
Inputs: Extension Council, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Local Producers, University of Kentucky Specialist.
Date: November 2021, February 2022.
Project or Activity: Farmer’s Market (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Farmer’s Market materials, Plate it up materials, Food Sampling, Master Gardner Materials
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Spencer County/Taylorsville Government, Local Producers, Farmer’s Market Committee, Master Gardner Volunteer.
Date: July 2021 – June 2022.
Project or Activity: ATV and tractor safety training. (MT)
Content or Curriculum: ATV and tractor safety videos and materials.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Local Producers, Salt River Antique Tractor Association, Community Volunteers.
Date: July 2021, August 2021, September 2021, March 2022, May 2022.
Project or Activity: Farmer’s Dinner Theatre (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Farmer’s Dinner Theatre Curriculum and Supporting Materials
Inputs: County Extension Council, Local Producers, Louisville Area Cattleman’s, Kentucky Farm Bureau, Spencer County Schools.
Date: January 2022 - February 2022.
Audience: Senior Citizens, Adults, Youth, and Minorities.
Project or Activity: Working with Spencer County residents on nutrition and physical activity. (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: 4-H/FCS Curriculum, Lunch and Learn, LEAP, Farm to Table
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County Public Library, Spencer County School System, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Local Producers, Farmer’s Market Committee.
Date: Every Month.
Project or Activity: Health Fair Readifest, Community Baby Shower. (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Health screenings, educational materials and handouts, nutritional education and handout, physical activity awareness.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Kentucky Cancer Program, Passport Health, Seven Counties, Spencer County Sherriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Spencer County EMS, Spencer County/Taylorsville Fire Department, KIPDA.
Date: July 2021 – June 2022.
Project or Activity: Elementary Agriculture Day (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Farm and Home Safety.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Spencer County/Taylorsville Government, Local Producers, Salt River Antique Tractor Association, Spencer County Sherriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Spencer County EMS, Spencer County/Taylorsville Fire Department, Farmer’s Market Committee.
Date: March 2022 – May 2022.
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: High School Cooking Lab, 4-H Cooking Club, Superstar Chef, Summer Enrichment, Windowsill Gardens, LEAP, Cupcake Wars (AL, BR, MT)
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Local Producers
Date: August 2021 – June 2022.
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Family Development General
Teenage pregnancy, babies born out of wedlock, and children born to low income families is more the reality than not these days. This is no different for the residents of Spencer County. This year the Spencer County FCS, 4-H/Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Family Resource & Youth Service Centers, planned the Spencer County Community Baby Shower. The agriculture agent was in charge of pre-registration for the event and checking in participants as they
Author: Elizabeth Maxedon
Major Program: Community Engagement
Community Baby Shower Teenage pregnancy, babies born out of wedlock, and children born to low-income families is more the reality than not these days. This is no different for the residents of Spencer County. This year the Spencer County Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H/Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Family Resource & Youth Service Centers, planned the Spencer County Community Baby Shower. The Family and Consumer Science age
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Community Engagement
Teenage pregnancy, babies born out of wedlock, and children born to low income families is more the reality than not these days. This is no different for the residents of Spencer County. This year the Spencer County FCS, 4-H Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Family Resource & Youth Service Centers, planned the Spencer County Community Baby Shower. The 4-H agent recruited vendors, general planning for the event, and passed out nutrition information to t
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
The 2021 Healthfair/Readifest was a collaborative program planned by the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Service and the Family Resource/Youth Service Center. There were several other groups who helped sponsor the event with monetary and time donations. Churches and other local businesses also donated school supplies. The event was cancelled in 2020, but organizers felt that it needed to happen in 2021 due to the economic situation going
Author: Elizabeth Maxedon
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
With Spencer County Schools being out of school during the winter break parents and youth had more free time to try new recipes and make healthy choices. This year the Spencer County 4-H/Youth Development and Family Consumer Sciences agents, in conjunction with the Family Resource Center, planned a winter Drive Thru event.The drive thru events: Self-Advocacy & Importance of Play were held together. The Extension Office focused on each family receiving a kit that included the following: Exten
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Health
With Spencer County Schools being out of school during the winter break parents and youth had more free time to try new recipes and make healthy choices. This year the Spencer County 4-H/Youth Development and Family Consumer Sciences agents, in conjunction with the Family Resource Center, planned a winter Drive Thru event. The drive thru events: Self-Advocacy & Importance of Play were held together. The Extension Office focused on each family receiving a kit that included t
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
The 2021 Healthfair/Readifest was a collaborative program planned by the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Service and the Family Resource/Youth Service Center. There were several other groups who helped sponsor the event with monetary and time donations. Churches and other local businesses also donated school supplies. The event was cancelled in 2020, but organizers felt that it needed to happen in 2021 due to the economic situation going on currently with increasing prices for m
Author: Elizabeth Maxedon
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Partnership with Dare to Care food bank Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak of a global pandemic caused a potential loss of income. Many families in Spencer County have faced unemployment and the demand for food boxes has increased. The Spencer County's University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent addressed the situation by delivering educational articles & publications to Spencer County's Da
Author: Elizabeth Maxedon
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
In Kentucky, adult obesity continues to rise and impacts adults’ overall health and wellness. To help address this concern, the Spencer County Family Consumer Sciences Agent partnered with Multi-Purpose Agency in Taylorsville, Kentucky to help provide nutritional instruction to their senior citizen population. The researched-based information from the Nutrition Education Program curriculum “Healthy Choices for Every Body Reading Labels” was used. The Spencer County Fa
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Health
In Kentucky, childhood obesity continues to rise and impacts our youth’s overall health and wellness. To help address this concern, the Spencer County Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Spencer County High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher’s classes, provided nutritional instruction to each of her classes. The researched-based information from the Nutrition Education Program curriculum “T
Author: Elizabeth Maxedon
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Teen CuisineIn Kentucky, childhood obesity continues to rise and impacts our youth’s overall health and wellness. To help address this concern, the Spencer County Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Spencer County High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher’s classes, provided nutritional instruction to each of her classes. The researched-based information from the Nutrition Education Program curriculum “Teen
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Health
In Kentucky, childhood obesity continues to rise and impacts our youth’s overall health and wellness. To help address this concern, the Spencer County Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Agriculture agents, in conjunction with the Spencer County High School Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher’s classes, provided nutritional instruction to each of her classes. The researched-based information from the Nutrition Education Program curriculum “T
