Ballard County CES

Title:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MAP:

Healthy Living

Agents Involved:

FCS

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Faithful Families

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Building Healthy Coalitions

Situation:

The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancers. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. These trends can be reversed by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Ballard County.

Long-Term Outcomes:

A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly

Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily

Improvement in the built environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating

Improvement in the mental health and well-being of Ballard Countians

Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to

diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension

Individuals are eating less of foods/food components which are commonly

eaten in excess (sodium, saturated fats, trans fat, cholesterol, SoFAS,

refined grains).

Community health coalitions are addressing obesity, physical inactivity and

chronic disease

Intermediate Outcomes:

individuals report eating more foods (such as fruits; vegetables;

especially dark green and red and orange vegetables and beans and peas;

whole grains, fat free or low-fat milk and milk products; seafood twice a

week, fiber) for the purpose of improving their health

individuals adopt new or improved habits and behaviors related to physical

activity practices.

Adopt new strategies for physical and mental relaxation,

Provide access to safe places where youth and their families can be

physically active.

Intermediate Outcome: People will make at least one lifestyle change

(diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.)for the purpose of improving

their health Indicator: number of individuals who made lifestyle changes

(diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.).

Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity,

physical inactivity and chronic disease.

Initial Outcomes:

Individuals report increase in knowledge related to eating

more healthy foods (such as fruits; vegetables; especially dark green and red

and orange vegetables and beans and peas; whole grains, fat free or low-fat

milk and milk products; seafood twice a week, fiber) that improve personal

health

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: increased awareness of local Physical Activity Events

Indicator: number of people who indicate and increased awareness of physical activity events

Method: survey

Timeline: at the end of the program

Intermediate Outcome: practice and promotion of physical activity events

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported eating more foods (such as fruits; vegetables; especially dark green and red and orange vegetables and beans and peas; whole grains, fat free or low-fat milk and milk products; seafood twice a week, fiber) for the purpose of improving health.

Method: follow-up survey

Timeline: 3 months after program

Long-term Outcome: people are managing and preventing risk, debilitation, and premature death related to complications from diabetes.

Indicator: number of people who indicate they are managing their diabetes

Method: Follow-up Survey

Timeline: 3 months after completion of Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Community

Project or Activity: Wheels & WINGS

Content or Curriculum: Bike Ride

Inputs: Community Education, Purchase District Health Dept., Extension Service, Agents, Riders Region-wide, COMPASS Coalition

Date: May 2019

Audience: people with diabetes and their caregivers

Project or Activity: educational series

Content or Curriculum: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes

Inputs: Specialist, Program materials, FCS Agent, Support Group, participants, Ministers, Senior Citizens Center staff, Extension Office

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Success Stories