Extension
It Starts With Us
Fitness
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Cathy Jansen, Joyce Doyle, Christin Herbst
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
The Centers for Disease Control found in a nationally representative survey that only 29% of high school youth participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the seven days before the survey. Participation in physical activity decreases as we age.
•Youth maintain positive health habits
•Youth are at a lower risk for serious disease and illness
•Youth are at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
•Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health programs
•Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
•Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
•Youth understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
•Youth aspire to have higher self-esteem.
•Youth identify healthy ways to handle stress
Long Term Outcome:
Youth maintain positive health habits
Indicator:
Log of healthy eating and exercise
Method:
Journal charting
Timeline:
2 – 4 years
Intermediate Outcome:
Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
Indicator:
Number of youth reporting changes in healthy behaviors
Method:
Surveys, Interviews
Timeline:
1 – 1 ½ years
Initial Outcome:
Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
Indicator:
Hands on activities with nutritious foods
Method:
Questionnaires, discussion
Timeline
8 months – 1 year
Audience:
Carroll County Youth
Project or Activity:
Health Rocks
Content or Curriculum:
Health Rocks
Inputs:
Extension Agent, Teen Council members, Extension publications, Time, Money
Date(s):
May 18, 2017
October 16/17, 2017
November 16/17, 2017
2018
2019
2020
Audience:
Carroll County Youth, K-8
Project or Activity:
Professor Popcorn
Content or Curriculum:
Professor Popcorn
Inputs:
Extension Agent, Extension publications, Time, Money
Date(s):
January 18/19, 2018
February 15/16, 2018
School Year 2018-2019
School Year 2019-2020
Audience:
Carroll County Youth, 3rd Grade
Project or Activity:
Jump Into Fitness
Content or Curriculum:
Jump Into Fitness
Inputs:
Extension Agent, Time, Money
Date(s):
March 13/14, 2018
School Year 2018-2019
School Year 2019-2020
