Substance Use Prevention and Recovery/Making Healthy Lifestyle ChoicesPlan of Work

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Trimble County CES

Title:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery/Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
MAP:
Improve Physical and Mental Heath
Agents Involved:
Proctor, Hance, Utz
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Family and Consumer Science
Situation:

 The recent statewide needs assessment identified substance use prevention and recovery as the most urgent priority for Cooperative Extension.  Moreover, substance use was the focal point of the CES Advisory Council Meeting in early 2019.  Taken together, youth KIP survey data and data from the CES needs assessment demonstrate the need to address substance use prevention, recovery, stigma, and impact on families and communities.

Long-Term Outcomes:
  1. The prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences.
  2. Changed public perception of substance use via stigma reduction.
  3. Improve the quality of life resulting in a stronger family
  4. Improvement in the mental health and well-being of Kentuckians
Intermediate Outcomes:
  1. Reduced stigma from local community members
  2. Increased Opioid Stewardship (less rx’ing by doctors, appropriate Rx disposal, drug takebacks, etc.)
  3. Delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth
  4. Increase number of youth and adults participating in prevention programs conducted throughout the community 
  5. Utilize appropriate community agencies and resources to assist with substance abuse needs
Initial Outcomes:
  1. Increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject matter)
  2. Increased ability to use destigmatized language
  3. Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY youth
  4. Increased knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse
  5. Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse
Evaluation:

Outcome:  Increased knowledge of substance use    

Indicator:  Number of individuals attending programs         

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following the   Addiction 101 training 


Outcome:  Increased ability to use destigmatized language

Indicator:  Number of individuals intend to change behavior

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following any program that includes language training


Outcome:  Improved social skills and/or self-efficacy in KY Youth

Indicator:  Number of students undergoing Too Good for Drugs program

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following the program


Initial Outcome: Participants increase knowledge about the legal, health, emotional, and financial consequences of substance abuse.

Indicator:  Number of students indicationg that they developed a better understanding of the consequences of substance abuse (legal, health, emotional, and financial), Number of students indicating that they developed a better understanding of the risk and harm or substance abuse

Method: Oral and written surveys 

Timeline: After the Truth and Consequences program




Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Trimble County Community

Project or Activity:  Bingocize

Content or Curriculum: Bingocize

Inputs: Proctor, UK CES resources

Date: August - October 2022


Audience: Trimble County Community, parents and children

Project or Activity:  Storywalk

Content or Curriculum: The Hungry Caterpillar 

Inputs: Proctor, UK CES resources, LEAP resources

Date: July -  August 2022


Audience: Trimble County High School students

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences

Content or Curriculum:  T&C: The Choice is Yours

Inputs: Proctor, UK CES resources, Trimble County School school officials, Trimble CARES Drug Coalition, Community resource partners, community volunteers

Date: October 2022


Audience: Trimble County Community members

Project or Activity: UK FCS Big Blue Book Club

Content or Curriculum: The book "Beautiful Boy"

Inputs: Proctor, UK Specialist

Date:  July 2022






Success Stories

Big Blue HOT Challenge

Author: Jane Proctor

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

Big Blue HOT Challenge 2023 Annually, Family and Consumer Sciences Agents see an increased interest from clients in health-behavior choices. This year, to reach both current and new clientele with timely and research-based information, the HOT Challenge (Henry vs. Oldham vs. Trimble) presented a county challenge in time for the holidays - Big Blue Goals. The program was designed to allow for participation through either an online platform (Goalify app) that could be operated on a smartphone

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Cultural Cook Along

Author: Jane Proctor

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

More individuals from diverse backgrounds are calling Kentucky home. Learning about different cultures and customs is important for area residents as they learn to live with others from around the world.The Trimble County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent partnered with the Northern KY agents (Pendleton, Kenton and Boone County) to offer a 3-part, hybrid cook-along-from-home series (via Zoom and in-person) focused on the countries and cultures of Spain, Italy, and France.On-line (Zoom

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