Extension
It Starts With Us
Nutritition and Physical Activity
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Druin, Hardy, Johnson, Lambert, Rideout
Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum)
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Henderson County unhealthy behaviors are higher than the area average as well as the state average: 18.9% of adults are reporting poor or fair health, 33.4% of adults are obese, and 11.6% of adults have diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control found nationally that only 29% of high school youth participated in physical activity and physical activity decreases as we age.
To improve the mental health and well-being of Henderson County citizens and increase the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily.
Individuals will practice a healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthens individuals ability to cope with normal life stressors.
Individuals will learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will learn how to eat healthy and exercise
Indicator: What they already are doing to be healthy and what they have learned
Method: Pre/post test
Timeline: Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals will make healthy lifestyle decisions
Indicator: what they have changed
Method: testimonial, survey
Timeline: 6 months after classes
Long-term Outcome: Success in eating healthy and exercise on a regular basis
Indicator: doctor report, overall health, knowledge
Method: survey, testimonial
Timeline: a year to date or after
Audience: Residence of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Diabetes Classes
Content or Curriculum: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes, Healthy Plate
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community Partners, Henderson Diabetes Coalition
Date: Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Audience: Residence of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Derby Tea
Content or Curriculum: UK Publication
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community Partners, FCS Advisory Council
Date: May 2019
Audience: Henderson County Youth
Project or Activity: Cooking Club
Content or Curriculum: Cooking 101
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community partners
Date: Sept. 2018- June 2019
Audience: Henderson County Youth
Project or Activity: Cooking Camp
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Extension Staff, Fuel Up to Play 60, UK Staff
Date: May or June 2019
Audience: Henderson County Youth
Project or Activity: Dance Fit Club
Content or Curriculum: Dance Fit
Inputs: Extension Staff, Volunteers
Date: Sept. 2018-May 2019
Audience: Residents of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Farmer's Market Programming
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Extension Staff, Master Gardeners
Date: Annually, May-October
Audience: Residence of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Saturday In the Garden Series
Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, Demonstration Garden
Inputs: Extension Staff, Master Gardeners, Local business'
Date: Annually, spring and fall sessions
Audience: HESC Clientele
Project or Activity: Growing Independence Garden Project
Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, Demonstration Garden
Inputs: Extension Staff, Master Gardeners, Local business'
Date: Annually beginning in 2017
Author: Alexandria Brasher
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
This summer Henderson County 4-H hosted a three day, day camp at the Henderson County Extension Office. During this day camp youth were able to create projects from the fair, complete physical activity, and make new friends. The group of youth learned from the photography curriculum and then visited Audubon State Park. Youth also learned about terrariums and dessert dish gardens from a Henderson County Master Gardner, the master gardener spoke well of the youth saying they learned a lot from the
Author: Amanda Hardy
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Healthy Cooking participants do hands on cooking, get to meet and talk to others about cooking, learn about new recipes and taste the recipes along with a lesson on the topic. Utilizing new my plate recipes and revisiting recipes from the past opens up discussion about farmer’s market and what is in season. When it comes to winter time we talk about easy slow cooker meals along with hearty recipes that are not only healthy but taste good. Other classes that were taught were on fall recipes
Author: Amanda Hardy
Major Program: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes Program (Curriculum)
The Henderson County Diabetes Coalition is made up of individuals that either have diabetes, are health professionals or want to volunteer. This group conducts diabetes awareness campaigns through newspaper, billboards which average traffic is 92,917 weekly, radio PSA’s, television and presentations. The group meets monthly at the Extension Office. The group provides diabetes education classes and provides free screenings, emergency assistance and diabetes prevention counseling. Approximat
Author: Amanda Hardy
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the United States. It's expected to cause about 50,630deaths during 2018.Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is: about 1 in 22 (4.49%) for men and 1 in 24 (4.15%) for women. Over the past five years the Henderson County FCS agent along with many community partners offered the derby tea to focus on health related issues. This
