Promote Health and WellnessPlan of Work

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Clark County CES

Title:
Promote Health and Wellness
MAP:
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Agents Involved:
Madalyn Wells, Levi Berg, Shonda Johnston, Carrie Spry, Aubrey Lawson
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Leadership
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. Cooperative Extension Services 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 as well as addressing substance use prevention, recovery, stigma, and impact on families and communities.


Long-Term Outcomes:

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

- Reduce the rate of chronic disease and obesity

- Prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences


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 and delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth

Initial Outcomes:

- Increase awareness about lifestyle choices and chronic disease (e.g. tobacco/substance 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 

- Increase knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject       matter)


Evaluation:

Outcome: Understanding of the consequences associated with substance abuse

Indicator: Increased knowledge of the consequences associated with substance abuse as indicated in post evaluation

Method: Post Evaluation of Programs

Timeline: Annually


Outcome: Increase awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills and attitudes needed to make informed choices and implementation of daily physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices

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: Post Evaluation of Programs

Timeline: Annually


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

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: high school youth

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences

Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences Curriculum

Inputs: Clark County Cooperative Extension Staff, High School Personnel, Community volunteers and agencies

Date: Spring 


Audience: Families, & Adults

Project or Activity: Farmers Market/Community Festivals & Events

Content or Curriculum: Benefits of Beef Consumption; Farmer's Market Toolkit; SNAP-Ed tools; Plate it Up Recipes

Inputs: Kentucky Beef Council promotional material and staff, UK Specialist, UK Publications, Clark County Cattlemen’s Association; community partners; Master Gardeners; Community Volunteers

Date: Summer/Fall 


Audience: youth, families and adults

Project or Activity: UK Health Bulletins, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Content or Curriculum: UK Health Bulletins, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Inputs: UK Health Bulletins, 4-H/ANR/FCS Newsletters, publication racks, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Date: monthly


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Gardening Classes and Workshops

Content or Curriculum: Gardening Care workshops

Inputs: UK Publications, Master Gardeners, Community Garden, Community Garden Plots

Date: Summer/Fall 


Audience: Adults & Families

Project or Activity: Media Outreach (Newspaper/Radio)

Content or Curriculum: Health Benefits of Gardening, and Consuming Fruits and Vegetables

Inputs: UK Publications, E-Xtension, Winchester Sun,

Date: Quarterly


Audience: 9-18 year Olds

Project or Activity: Fitness Frenzy

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Content

Inputs: Parks & Rec, 4-H Staff, Certified Volunteers

Date:  Spring



Audience: Adults and Families

Project or Activity: Wellness Challenge Classes

Content or Curriculum: UK Curriculum

Inputs: Clark County 4-H, FCS, and ANR/Hort

Date: Annually every winter/spring


Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association/Volunteers

Project or Activity:  Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices 

Content or Curriculum: Master Health Volunteers, Health Bulletins, Monthly Leader Lessons

InputsVolunteers, extension staff, community partners

DateMonthly


Audience: 4-Hers Ages 12-18

Project or Activity:  Outdoor Adventure Club 

Content or Curriculum: Local Natural Resources sites and activities

InputsVolunteers, extension staff, community partners

DateMonthly



Success Stories

Farmer's Market Kid's Day

Author: Madalyn Hale

Major Program: Natural Resources

The Clark County Extension Office continued their support of local growers and producers through their support of the Winchester/Clark County Farmers Market with a Kid's Day Event. Extension and other sponsors offered $10 vouchers to the first 100 kids that were redeemable from each vendor at the Farmers Market. More than 130 youth were in attendance that day and more than 85% of the vouchers were redeemed as well. This helped youth learn about and experience fresh, local foods that they may

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2022 Kids Day Event at the Farmer's Market

Author: Shonda Johnston

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

The Winchester/Clark County Farmer's Market operates from May through September. The farmers see a sharp decline in sales after children return to school in August. This affects the farmers profit as well is indicates a decline in access of local produce for the community. To address these concerns, the Clark County Extension Office helped sponsor the Kids Day event held on August 20, 2022 at the Winchester/Clark County Farmers Market. Ten dollar vouchers were given to the first 100 kids in

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Clark County Agventures

Author: Shonda Johnston

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

 The Clark County Extension Agents worked with Clark County Farm Bureau and participated in an event call Agventures on Depot. This event brought together farmers, growers, producers, bankers, and more to help introduce and educate youth about agriculture. All program areas of Clark Extension worked together while participating in this event to offer the youth several activities along with educational information. Kentucky Department of Agriculture's "Kentucky Kate" was loaned

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