4-H Youth Development - HealthPlan of Work

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Campbell County CES

Title:
4-H Youth Development - Health
MAP:
4-H Youth Development Education
Agents Involved:
Prim, Farley, Agnew, Neltner, New, Butsch
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health & Wellbeing
Situation:

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion. In Kentucky 37% of youth 10-17 are overweight or obese, and 51% report not exercising regularly. Twenty five percent of youth report some form of emotional or behavioral condition and suicide rates are at record high (KY suicides per 100,000 people: 15.3, 10th highest in the nation). Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health disease can affect anyone, with 1,160 reported opioid-involved deaths (a rate of 27.9 deaths per 100,000 persons) in Kentucky and vaping nearly doubled among middle and high school students — with 27% of high school seniors reporting they had tried the product in 2018.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Increase number of youths maintaining positive health habits. 

Increased number of youths at a lower risk for serious disease and illness. 

Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Health programs. 

Increased number of youths at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress 

Intermediate Outcomes:

Increased adoption and mastery of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.

Youth will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.  

Youth will aspire to have higher self-esteem 

Youth will identify healthy ways to handle stress

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.

Youth will understand risky behaviors and their consequences. 

Youth will aspire to have higher self-esteem 

Youth will identify healthy ways to handle stress 

Indicator: Evaluation results and testimonials/success stories

Method: pre/post program evaluation and client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories

Timeline: July 2024 - June 2025

 

Intermediate Outcome: Increased adoption and mastery of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress 

Indicator: Evaluation results and testimonials

Method: follow-up evaluations and client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories

Timeline: July 2024-June 2025

 

Long-term Outcome: Increase in number of youths maintaining positive health habits. 

Increased number of youths at a lower risk for serious disease and illness. 

Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Health programs.   Increased number of youths at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress 

Indicator: observation and testimonials 

Method: client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories

Timeline: July 2024 - June 2025

Learning Opportunities:

Campbell County 4-H Members

Project or Activity: 4-H Newsletter

Content or Curriculum Audience: monthly UK HEEL Health Bulletin

Inputs: paid staff, district board funds

Date: July 2024 - June 2025

 

Audience: Campbell County Youth 

Project or Activity: Health Fairs

Content or Curriculum: USDA myPLate curriculum, SNAP-ed materials and incentives, dangerous look alike, awareness of sugar/fat content in foods

Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities

Date: July 2024 – June 2025

 

Audience: 4-H members ages 9-14

Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutrition projects

Content or Curriculum: SNAP-ed materials and incentives, guest speakers, National 4-H curriculum, state fair and Alexandria fair guidelines, 4-H record books

Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, volunteers, fairground facilities

Date: July 2024 - June 2025

 

Audience: Campbell Ridge Elementary

Project or Activity: Yoga for Kids

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Training Materials

Inputs: staff, program money

Date: Fall 2024

 

Audience: Campbell County 4-H Cooking Club

Project: Foods and Nutrition

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Supported Curriculum

Inputs: staff, program money

Date: August 2024 – May 2025

 

Audience: Children’s Collaborative After School Program

Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutrition projects

Content or Curriculum: National 4-H curriculum, Professor Popcorn, LEAP, 4-H Cooking 101

Inputs: paid staff, program money

Date: July 2024 - June 2025





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