Knott County CES

Title:

Healthy Families

MAP:

Family Health and Wellness

Agents Involved:

Dora Centers, Chad Conway, and Lorie Adams

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Nutrition and Food Systems General

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Local Food Systems

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Health

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Active Living and Health Promotions General

Situation:

With the unemployment rate in the county on the rise, community leaders through surveys, council meetings, and one-to-one face meetings have directed Extension programming to focus on areas dealing with the health and well-being of families.  Children, who start kindergarten with delayed development and fewer assets, are far more likely to repeat grades, get tracked into lower-tier classes, and drop out of high school.  27.5% of children live in poverty.  Knott County’s population of seniors is 13.4%, a number that is expected to increase due to aging baby boomers.  Nutrition Education programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars.  Due to the increasing trend of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and environments that support healthful dietary decisions.  Knott County ranks 117 out of 120 KY counties for poor health.  Obesity and chronic diseases in Knott county were highlighted as a need in the 2019 needs assessment.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Knott County families are able to:
• Care for the physical, mental health, and well-being of each individual over the long term
• Foster the optimal development of children and youth
• Practice parental leadership skills
• Embrace people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Access community resources when needed
• Decrease the number of individuals with chronic disease
• Decrease obesity
• Access to local foods in our community throughout the year

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Practice healthy food choices and food preparation
• Practice physical activity
• Access community agencies and resources when needed
• Plant, harvest and preserve produce
• Change behavior to reduce risk of falling
• Improve mental health
• Healthy aging
• Access to fresh produce at the local farmers market
  
  

Initial Outcomes:

• Intend to practice healthy lifestyle choices
• Intend to manage stress, self-care, improve communication skills
• Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
• Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety, and food resource management
• Increase healthy lifespan behaviors
• Understand age-related issues
• Practice daily physical activity
• Gaining knowledge and access to the local farmers market

Evaluation:

Observation and the use of pre and post-test results

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: God's Pantry Produce Drop

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum 

Inputs: Agents, Alice Lloyd College Workstudy, Ky River Health Department, God's Pantry

Date: Monthly

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Drop it Like It's Hot

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum 

Inputs: FCS Agent

Date: Monthly

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Self Care & Self Pampering

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum 

Inputs: Agents

Date: March

Audience: Adults/Youth

Project or Activity: Knott County Farmers Market

Content or Curriculum: Extension Agents, Farmers Market Committee, FFA, Community Partners, and KDA, Plate it Up: KY Proud Curriculum 

Inputs: KDA, Hindman Settlement School, Extension Service Agents, SNAP Assistants

Date: March-October

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Healthy Outdoor Cooking

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum/NEP 

Inputs: Agents

Date: April

Audience: Adults affected by flooding

Project or Activity: Canning After a Disaster

Content or Curriculum: UK Food Preservation Publications

Inputs: Agents, Local church, Donated canning supplies

Date: July

Audience: Recovery Center Residents

Project or Activity: Recovery Garden (Mental Health)

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Publications

Inputs: Agents, Garden, Creekside Recovery Center, NEP Recovery Garden Grant

Date: July/August

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Cook the Calendar

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar, NEP Calendar Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agent, SNAP Assistants

Date: Monthly

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Dining with Diabetes

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agents/Specialists

Date: July/August

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Bingocize

Content or Curriculum: WKU Bingocize Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agent

Date: August/September

Audience: Creekside Recovery Center

Project or Activity: Recovery Garden (Food Preservation)

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Food Preservation Publications

Inputs: Agents, Recovery Center, Garden Produce, NEP Recovery Garden Grant

Date: August

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Navigating Trauma After a National Disaster and Building and Disaster Emergency Kit

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agent, Agent at large for Disaster Recovery 

Date: August

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Cook Together, Eat Together

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum 

Inputs: FCS Agent

Date: February/March

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Savor the Flavor

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum

Inputs: Agents

Date: September

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: KEHA Plays Pickleball

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum

Inputs: Agents

Date: October

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Planning Thrifty and Healthy Holiday Meals

Content or Curriculum: UK Curriculum

Inputs: Agents

Date: December

Audience: Preschool Youth

Project or Activity: LEAP

Content or Curriculum: LEAP Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agent

Date: Monthly during the school year

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