Youth Nutrition, Fitness and Healthy Lifestyles
4-H Nutrition and Wellness
Prim, Farley, Conrad, Linepensel, Agnew, Harney
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates. Components of Kentucky 4-H Healthy 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).
Increase number of youth maintaining positive health habits.
Increased number of youth 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 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.
Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.
Youth will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
Initial Outcome: Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.
Youth will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
Indicator: Evaluation results and testimonials
Method: post program evaluation and client/parent/teacher testimonials
Timeline: July 2017-June 2018
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
Timeline: July 2017-June 2018
Long-term Outcome: Increase in number of youth maintaining positive health habits.
Increased number of youth 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.
Indicator: observation and testimonials
Method: client/parent/teacher testimonials
Timeline: July 2017-June 2018
Audience: Campbell County Youth, 4-H School Club membersProject or Activity: Healthy Foods Taste TestContent or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, KY Proud RecipesInputs: paid staff, program support fundsDate: July 2017-June 2018
Audience: Campbell County 4-H MembersProject or Activity: 4-H NewsletterContent or Curriculum: monthly UK HEEL Health BulletinInputs: paid staff, district board fundsDate: July 2017-June 2018Audience: Campbell County YouthProject or Activity: Health FairsContent or Curriculum: USDA myPLate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, dangerous look a likes, awareness of sugar/fat content in foodsInputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilitiesDate: March 2018 – April 2018Audience: Dayton KY YouthProject or Activity: Dayton Free Lunch programContent or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, SPARKInputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilitiesDate: Bi weekly July 2017Audience: Bellevue and Southgate, KY YouthProject or Activity: Free Lunch ProgramContent or Curriculum:USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, SPARKInputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilitiesDate: July 2017Audience: 4-H members ages 9-14Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutritious projectsContent or Curriculum: SNAPed materials and incentives, guest speakers, National 4-H curriculum, state fair and Alexandria fair guidelines, 4-H record booksInputs: paid staff, district board funds, volunteers, fairground facilitiesDate: July 2017-June 2018Audience: Campbell County YouthProject or Activity: 4-H Safety Night and Bicycle rodeoContent or Curriculum: Bicycle Adventures National 4-H curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, local fire department materialsInputs: paid staff, district board funds, local firehouse facilities, volunteersDate: July 2017Audience: Campbell County CampersProject or Activity: Foods ClassesContent or Curriculum: SNAPed materials and incentives, USDA myPlate curriculum, SPARKInputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilitiesDate: July 2017Audience: Newport TeensProject or Activity: Monthly after school cooking projectsContent or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentivesInputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilitiesDate: Aug 2017- May 2018Audience: Campbell County YouthProject or Activity: Health lessonsContent or Curriculum: Health Rocks curriculum, state supported materialsInputs: staff, program money, volunteersDate: July 2017-June 2018
Author: Sarah Imbus
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go: The Campbell County ApproachIn Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017). In Campbell County (population 92,488).There are 12.9% of the county who are food insecure, 13.2% of the population bel
Author: Kate Thompson
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
In Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017). In Campbell County (population 92,488), adult obesity is 32%. There are 12.9% of the county who are food insecure, 13.2% of the population below poverty and 17.8% children living in poverty. Twe