4-H HealthPlan of Work

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LaRue County CES

Title:
4-H Health
MAP:
Nutrition & Health
Agents Involved:
Misty Wilmoth
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. 25% 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 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.

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Learning Opportunities:

Learning Opportunities/Programs

          - The Truth and Consequences program is offered to all LaRue County High School 9th graders in the fall.  The program helps them to evaluate the various consequences associated with drug or alcohol choices.

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