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Floyd County CES

Title:
Health and Nutrition
MAP:
Improve Physical and Mental Health across the Lifespan
Agents Involved:
Slone, Hackworth, Coleman
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Health
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. CES 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, health behaviors chronic disease prevention.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome:  Nutrition knowledge, skills, and competencies

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: use knowledge and skills to improve food-shopping management; practice safe food handling and skills, utilize the food label to make healthy food choices; choosing smaller portions; increased food preservation knowledge; increased fruit and vegetable intake; demonstrated recommended food preservation practices

Method: Self-report surveys; specific curricula or program evaluations

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  (LT) Kentucky’s overall health span increases

Indicator:  Number of programs and policies identified, adapted, created and evaluated to promote healthy aging in Kentucky

Method:  Overall Health Life Expectancy increases in KY 

Timeline:  Ongoing


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 survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome: Chronic Disease Prevention

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: participants who had 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

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Communities

Project or Activity:  Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches

Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families, Kentucky Farm to School Task Force Resources, Health Coalitions, Story Walk, Shared Space Agreements, Trail Development, Active Community Toolkit, Be More Guide  resources for early care and education settings

Inputs: Volunteers, grant funds, faith-based organizations, community partners, key stakeholders, SNAP-Ed Toolkit 

Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year


Audience: Families and Individuals

Project or Activity:  Food Preparation for Better Health

Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Super Star Chef, Champion Food Volunteer, Faithful Families, Body Balance, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources, plans for prenatal- and infant/toddler-specific curriculum, resources for early care and education settings

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions

Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year


Project or Activity:  Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Fit Blue, Faithful Families, Body Balance, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources, WIN, Kick Kentucky Cancer, Health Partners, Bingocize, Master Health Volunteer, Keys to Embracing Aging, Stand Up to Falling, Bingocize, Adolescent Brain Health, RAAD/VDT, Body Balance, Health Partners, Master Health Volunteer, Story Walk, and Alzheimer’s Association 10 Warning Signs/UAD

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions, Healthcare Providers, Health Department, Non-profits, Schools, Company Health & Wellness, Homemakers, Community Centers, etc. 

Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year


Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association/Volunteers

Project or Activity:  Promoting Nutrition with Volunteers

Content or Curriculum: Champion Food Volunteers, Mastering Food Choices, International Cuisine publications, Food preservation workshops, Monthly Leader Lessons

Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, community partners

Date: Monthly


Project or Activity:  Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices 

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

Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, community partners

Date: Monthly


Audience: Youth grades 4-8

Project or Activity: School Enrichment and clubs through Health

Content or Curriculum: Wellness in KY, Get Moving Youth Curriculum, Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future. 

Inputs: Club leaders, FRYSC, Agents and Staff

Date: Year Round



Success Stories

Floyd County Encourages Preserving the Harvest

Author: Andrea Slone

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

For decades, food preservation has been used by families to preserve garden harvests. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, one in five households in the United States practice home canning or food preservation. The Center for Disease Control has stated that 30 percent of botulism cases from the past decade was caused by home canning practices.As by popular demand, the Floyd County Family & Consumer Science Agent held multiple food preservation hands-on workshops a

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Floyd County Extension Partners with Big Sandy Health Care for Vaccine Promotion

Author: Andrea Slone

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

According to healthdata.gov the Kentucky COVID-19 vaccine rate is at 58.9% while the national average is at 69.6%. Big Sandy Health Care Co-op did a regional grant to financially aid the Big Sandy Region Extension Offices (Floyd, Pike, Johnson, Martin, and Magoffin) to spread awareness of COVID-19 vaccines and increase regional vaccine rates.The Floyd County Cooperative Extension Office’s agents and staff planned a Community Health and Safety Event with a primary goal of vaccine promotion.

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Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences Continues Dinner for Two

Author: Andrea Slone

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences Continues Dinner for Two

According to the United States Census Bureau there are 18,623 households in Floyd County, KY with an average of 2.37 persons living in the each household. According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Kentucky is below the national average of fruit and vegetable consumption among youth. The Center for Disease Control states that adults in Kentucky are also below average of the national fruit and vegetable consumption. Studies have shown that families and couples who cook and eat togethe

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Youth 3 to 5 years of Age Gain Confidence through Hands-on Coooking

Author: Andrea Slone

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Youth 3 to 5 years of Age Gain Confidence through Hands-on Coooking

Involving children in the cooking process has been proven to increase vegetable preferences and consumption, and healthy eating among youth. (Cunningham-Sabo, 2013)In efforts to increase more healthful eating consumption in Floyd County youth, the Floyd County Family & Consumer Science Agent collaborated with a local Day Care, Bright Beginnings for a “Mommy and Me” hands-on cooking program in March 2023. This was a one-time program that consisted of knife skills, nutrition educat

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Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences Partners with local Hospital to combat Diabetes

Author: Andrea Slone

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

According to the American Diabetes Association, 13.6% of Kentucky’s population is diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that over 100,000 individuals in Kentucky do have diabetes but are undiagnosed. Annual diabetes costs in Kentucky are $5.2 billion. The Kentucky Public Health organization reported in 2020 that the Big Sandy Region in Kentucky has a prevalence of diabetes of 18.5%. This is the second highest area in the state.In efforts to educate those already diagnosed with diabetes

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