Extension
It Starts With Us
Health, Nutrition and Development
Accessing Nutritious Foods
Cowles, Saylor
Faithful Families
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Mastering Food Choices
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at risk for many chronic health conditions with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers being included. The goal of making healthy lifestyle choices is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote better health and wellness and achieve and enjoy a higher level of health.
Increased quality of life for individuals with diabetes. Individuals will continue to take steps to manage their diabetes. Decreased number of individuals with diabetes related complications. Decrease in number of obesity.
Individuals will increase their readiness to manage their diabetes. Incorporate healthy food choices and ability to build a healthy eating plan.
Increase awareness of diabetes and problems faced with not managing the disease. Develop skills to improve self-management. Increase knowledge needed regarding obesity and reduction of chronic disease.
Initial Outcome: Increase knowledge of ways to reduce obesity
Indicator: Better eating habits
Method: Questionnaire
Timeline: Before and after program January 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Increase healthy food choices
Indicator: Diet change to improve health
Method: Questionnaire - Pre/Post
Timeline: May-June 2019
Long-term Outcome: Individuals will continue to take the steps to manage their diabetes
Indicator: Decrease in number of individuals with complications
Method: Survey, Pre/post test
Timeline: Beginning and end of program July 2018 - June 2019
Audience: Individuals with and without Pre Diabetes and Diabetes
Project or Activity: Reduce chronic disease risk
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families
Inputs: CES, Health Dept, CDC, Diabetes Advisory Council
Date: May 2019
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Cooking with new products
Content or Curriculum: UK curriculum
Inputs: CEC, Health Dept, CDC, DAC
Date: Spring 2019
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: KY Foods
Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up Proud
Inputs: KDA, CES, SNAP
Date: fall 2018
Audience: Preschoolers
Project or Activity: LEAP
Content or Curriculum: LEAP and SNAP materials
Inputs: CES, KEHA, SNAP
Date: July 2018-June 2019
Audience: Preschoolers
Project or Activity: Healthy Food Choices
Content or Curriculum: LEAP and SNAP materials, UK pubs
Inputs: CES, Health Dept, UK pubs
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: 4-Hers
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking, Food Preservation
Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum
Inputs: Agent time, volunteer time
Date: July 2018, January 2019, May 2019
Audience: youth
Project or Activity: Teen Cuisine
Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum
inputs: staff and volunteer time
Date: Spring 2019
Author: Tracy Cowles
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Family Lifestyles Television ShowThe Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Science Education, in eight counties of the Mammoth Cave Area that can access the Proclaim Broadcasting network, WPBM TV Channel 31 via cable, dish, digital or antenna television have partnered to take over hosting of the 30 minute, weekly Family Lifestyles television show. Fifty five episodes were taped and aired from October 16, 2017 – October 15, 2018.The eight Mammoth Cave Area Counties that currently ha
Author: Tracy Cowles
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The 2019 Kentucky Annual Economic Report published by the University of Kentucky states, based on high school student surveys, “Kentucky students get less physical activity.” Compared to the national U.S. average of 46.5%, Kentucky falls below to an average of 40.06% of students getting adequate physical activity. Also, “In addition, compared to the U.S., Kentucky students generally have poorer dietary practices.” Kentucky statistics fall below the U.S. averag
