Extension
It Starts With Us
Improving Overall Health, Physical and Mental
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Mary Beth Riley
Weight the Reality Series
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Family Mealtime (Curriculum)
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. According to Kentucky Health Facts, diabetes effects 11% of our citizens. 31% of our citizens report their health status is generally fair or poor. According to County Health Rankings 31.9% of adults in Muhlenberg County are obese.
*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.
*Manage and prevent the risk of diabetes.
*Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals' ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
* Strengthen community coalitions to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease.
* Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals' ability to cope with normal life stressors.
Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding:
*healthy lifestyle choices
*childhood and youth obesity
*healthy aging
*practice and promotion of daily physical activity
*Proper eating
Long-Term Outcome: Improve health in Muhlenberg County
Indicator: Improvement in Muhlenberg County Health Statistic
Method: Working with community coalitions and partnerships to address issues
Timeline: 2017-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Practice Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Indicator: County groups working on progress
Method: Evaluations by county partners
Timeline: 2017-2020
Initial Outcome: Awareness and knowledge gained of healthy living, eating, and aging
Indicator: Practice and promotion of daily physical activity
Method: Evaluation and follow up with participants, after programs
Timeline: 2017-2020
Audience: Participants wanting to improve health
Project or Activity: Diabetes Classes, Healthy living and eating Classes
Content or Curriculum: CES Publications, Health Department Material, Family Mealtime
Inputs: FCS Agent, Muhlenberg County Health Department Educators
Date: 2017-2020
Audience: Females
Project or Activity: Ovarian Screening
Content or Curriculum: KY Ovarian Screening
Inputs: FCS Agent, Health Department, KEHA
Date: 2017-2020
Audience: Primary Grade Students
Project or Activity: LEAP
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: FCS Agent, SNAP-Ed assistant, volunteers
Date: Fall/Spring 2017-2018
Audience: Homemakers
Project of Activity: KEHA Lesson
Content or Curriculum: KEHA Publications
Inputs: FCS Agents, Homemakers
Date: Fall/Spring 2017-2018
Audience: Individuals & Families
Project/ Activity: Weight the Reality Series
Content or Curriculum: CES Publication and Program material
Input: FCS Agent, Local Speakers, Specialist
Date: Spring 2018
Author: Mary Beth Riley
Major Program: Keys to Embracing Aging
Keys to Embracing Aging: Know Your Health NumbersA person’s daily life is flooded with numbers: PIN numbers, phone numbers and various account numbers. But there are also certain health numbers that can save and even extend life. These numbers are associated with cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. A low stress lifestyle that includes proper nutrition, physical and social activity and regular visits to a health care provid
Author: Mary Beth Riley
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
LEAP Program, presented to every Kindergarten and First Grade Class in Muhlenberg County (492 students) Students in elementary school are faced with choices everyday whether that is the shoes they are going to wear, or the color to color with, or deciding on the playground equipment to play on. The most important decision students make during the day are their food choices. This is a decision that is over looked and many students do not know how to m
