Campbell County CES

Title:

Youth Nutrition, Fitness and Healthy Lifestyles

MAP:

4-H Nutrition and Wellness

Agents Involved:

Prim, Farley, 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 2018-June 2019

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 2018-June 2019

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 2018-June 2019

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 2018-June 2019 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 2018-June 2019 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 2019 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018-June 2019 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 2018 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 2018 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 2018- May 2019 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 2018-June 2019

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