Campbell County CES

Title:

Youth Nutrition, Fitness and Healthy Lifestyles

MAP:

4-H Nutrition and Wellness

Agents Involved:

Prim, Farley, Conrad, Linepensel, Agnew, Harney

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

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).

Long-Term Outcomes:

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.

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.

Evaluation:

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

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Campbell County Youth, 4-H School Club members Project or Activity: Healthy Foods Taste Test  Content or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, KY Proud Recipes  Inputs: paid staff, program support funds Date: July 2017-June 2018 Audience: Campbell County 4-H Members Project or Activity: 4-H Newsletter Content or Curriculum: monthly UK HEEL Health Bulletin Inputs: paid staff, district board funds Date: July 2017-June 2018 Audience: Campbell County Youth  Project or Activity: Health Fairs Content or Curriculum: USDA myPLate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, dangerous look a likes, awareness of sugar/fat content in foods Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities Date: March 2018 – April 2018 Audience: Dayton KY Youth  Project or Activity: Dayton Free   Lunch program Content or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, SPARK Inputs: paid staff, district board   funds, school facilities Date: Bi weekly July 2017 Audience: Bellevue and Southgate, KY Youth Project or Activity: Free Lunch Program Content or Curriculum:USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, SPARK Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities Date: July 2017 Audience: 4-H members ages 9-14 Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutritious projects Content or Curriculum: SNAPed 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 2017-June 2018 Audience: Campbell County Youth Project or Activity: 4-H Safety Night and Bicycle rodeo Content or Curriculum: Bicycle Adventures National 4-H curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, local fire department materials Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, local firehouse facilities, volunteers Date: July 2017 Audience: Campbell County Campers Project or Activity: Foods Classes Content or Curriculum: SNAPed materials and incentives, USDA myPlate curriculum, SPARK Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities Date: July 2017 Audience: Newport Teens Project or Activity: Monthly after   school cooking projects Content or Curriculum: USDA myPlate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities Date: Aug 2017- May 2018 Audience: Campbell County Youth Project or Activity: Health lessons Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks curriculum, state supported materials Inputs: staff, program money, volunteers Date: July 2017-June 2018

Success Stories

Jr. Master Gardener Program

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

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Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go: The Campbell County Approach

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

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