Promoting Healthy LifestylesPlan of Work

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Oldham County CES

Title:
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
MAP:
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Agents Involved:
Kelly Woods, Chris Duncan, Traci Missun
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Food Preservation
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Food Preparation
Situation:
Situations have been identified through County Extension Council, program councils and community issues activities and feedback. Extension Council reviewed and prioritized several top county issues that Extension can address through programs: Family Development, Cultivating Family Living, Character Education and Self Reliance Skills.

There has been a substantial increase in non-farm residents wanting to learn how to grow, cook and preserve their own food over the last several years.

Healthy Lifestyles programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; help communities to decrease hunger; and teach participants about healthy and safe food production and preparation and proper nutrition.
Moderate physical activity can reduce the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, stress and high blood pressure.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Participants will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables and encourage family meal preparation.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Participants will practice food safety principles while preparing and handling food. Participants will use nutrition skills learned to make good buying and eating decisions. Youth will practice good mealtime manners and personal manners. Participants will use gardening skills to grow their own vegetables.
Initial Outcomes:
Participants will discover the MyPlate recommendations while learning to read recipes for meal preparation. Participants will also learn to measure recipe ingredients properly. Participants will understand the importance of fruits and vegetables in diets and nutrition needs for diabetics. Participants will indicate understanding of how to grow their own vegetables.
Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Participants will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables and encourage family meal preparation.

Indicator: Number of participants reporting.

Method: Survey sent to participants

Timeline: 2017-2018 program year.


Intermediate Outcome: Participants will practice food safety principles while preparing and handling food. Participants will use nutrition skills learned to make good buying and eating decisions. Youth will practice good mealtime manners and personal manners. Participants will use gardening skills to grow their own vegetables.

Indicator: Number of participants reporting these.

Method: Observations and survey

Timeline: 2017- 2018 program year


Initial Outcome: Participants will discover the MyPlate recommendations while learning to read recipes for meal preparation. Participants will also learn to measure recipe ingredients properly. Participants will understand the importance of fruits and vegetables in diets and nutrition needs for diabetics. Participants will indicate understanding of how to grow their own vegetables.

Indicator: Participants reporting change

Method: Pre and Post test; observations; surveys

Timeline: 2017-2018 program year


Learning Opportunities:

Activity: Kids Cooking Camp

Audience: Youth ages 9-13

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Foods Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Council, FCS Staff and EFNEP

Date: July 10-12, 2017


Activity: Tweens Cooking Clubs

Audience: Middle School students

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Food Curriculum and EFNEP Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Staff, School Staff,

Date: All School Year


Activity: Character Counts

Audience: 5th grade students

Content or Curriculum: Character Counts!

Inputs: Character Counts! Curriculum

Date: Monthly- School Year 2017-2018


Audience: County Residents

Project or Activity: Food Preservation Classes

Content or Curriculum: UK Food Preservation Curriculum

Inputs: Oldham Co. FCS Agent

Date: June - September


Audience: Oldham County limited Resource Families

Project or Activity: dare to Care Cooking and Nutrition Classes

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar Recipes, UK Food & Nutrition Publication

Inputs: FCS Agent and EFNEP Assistant

Date: Third Wednesday of each month



Audience: Oldham County Residents

Project or Activity: Cooking Classes on Oldham County TV

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Inputs: FCS Agent, Fiscal Court Media Specialist

Date: Summer and Fall 2017


Audience: Oldham County limited Resource Families

Project or Activity: Dare to Care Cooking and Nutrition Classes

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar Recipes, UK Food & Nutrition Publication

Inputs: FCS Agent and EFNEP Assistant

Date: Third Wednesday of each month


Audience: Oldham County Limited Resource and Limited English Families

Project or Activity: Dare to Care Gardening Classes; individual gardening advice; hands-on planting activities

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Gardening Curriculum

Inputs: Agriculture Agent and Horticulture Assistant; possibly Spanish Translator

Date: 2017 - 2018


Audience: Centerfield Elementary School Students

Project or Activity: After-school Gardening program; hands-on activities

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Gardening and Junior Master Gardener Curriculum

Inputs: Horticulture Assistant, School Teachers

Date: 2017 - 2018



Success Stories

Nutrition and Cooking Classes for Mobile Food Pantry Clients

Author: Christine Duncan

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Oldham County is rated as one of the wealthiest counties in Kentucky.  Unfortunately, not everyone in Oldham County is wealthy.   Each month, more than 70 residents of LaGrange, county seat of Oldham County, receive food from the Dare to Care mobile food bank.  These recipients struggle to make ends meet with limited or fixed incomes.   Before the food is distributed the Family and Consumer Science Agent presents a Cooking and Nutrition class.  Budgeting for food purchas

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Kids Cooking Academy

Author: Kelly Woods

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Introducing healthy cooking in schools has many benefits: Children may try new and healthy foods. Recent research published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that children engaged in tactile experiences, such as handling foods, have less food neophobia (food fear) and greater acceptance of eating a variety of foods. A kitchen is a learning lab for children that can involve all of their senses. While kneading, tossing, pouring, smelling, cutting, and feeling foods

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Vegetarian Cooking Class

Author: Christine Duncan

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Oldham County is rated as being one of the healthiest in the state.  Vegetarian cooking emerged from a survey of residents interest.  The FCS Agent presentation explained the health advantages and possible problems in following a vegetarian or vegan diet. Several economical recipes were demonstrated and offered for sampling. Results from written surveys at the conclusion of the program indicated that all participants had a greater understanding of vegetarian diets.  Several partic

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