Boone County CES

Title:

4-H Health

MAP:

Promote Healthy Lifestyles

Agents Involved:

Steve Conrad, Christy Eastwood

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

Situation:

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates. Components of Kentucky 4-H Health Core Curriculum include: physical activity, substance abuse, bullying, safety, and character education. Moderate physical activity can reduce the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, stress and high blood pressure. Early substance use in childhood/adolescence affects later drug use
(National Healthy Living Task Force). Almost 30% of youth in the United
States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved in bullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both (http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/faq/bullying.asp).

More persons aged 1-34 years die as a result of injuries than any other cause of death with motor vehicle crashes accounting for approximately half of those deaths (National 4-H Healthy Living Task Force). Individuals, their organizations and their societies effectiveness and well being depend on
character development (Charactercounts.org).

Long-Term Outcomes:

Increased number of youth maintaining positive health habits

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

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

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

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: Handling Stress
Indicator: fewer youth reporting getting "stressed" out
Method: observation and written survey
Timeline:3-6 week after program

Intermediate Outcome: Not Engaging in Risky Behavior
Indicator: Identifying and avoiding risky behavior
Method: observation and written survey
Timeline:6-9 months after program

Long-term Outcome: Youth Developing into Competent & Capable Young Adults
Indicator: becoming responsible and reliable young adults
Method: observation and possible written survey
Timeline: participants age of late teens/early twenties

Initial Outcome: participants recognize the dangers of distracted driving and/or drug/alcohol use while driving.
Indicator:
Method: follow-up survey
Timeline: 6 weeks after the end of the event

Intermediate Outcome: Participants will have a positive impact on others while riding with them in cars.
Indicator: Friends and/or adults will decrease the number of distracted driving things they do in the car.
Method: written evaluation
Timeline:6 8 weeks after event.

Long-term Outcome: Participants will choose not to engage in distracted driving activities while operating a vehicle.
Indicator: Decrease in the number of car accidents in Boone County for the specified age group.
Method: follow-up survey
Timeline: five years after participation in program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 9-18 year olds

Project or Activity: 4-H Camp

Content or Curriculum: state supported

Inputs: extension staff and resources

Date: summer

Audience: Youth 15-19 years of age

Project or Activity: Teens on Wheels safety program

Content or Curriculum: self developed

Inputs: Extension office, Sheriff's department, fire department, volunteers, Extension Staff, sheriff and fire employees, Extension funding

Date: September 2017

Audience: 7th graders

Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences

Content or Curriculum: state supported

Inputs: extension staff and resources; school facilities & resources; community volunteers

Date: March, 2018

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