Extension
It Starts With Us
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Healthy Lifestyles
Regina Browning, Sheila Fawbush, Corinne Belton
Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Weight the Reality Series
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of Kentuckians' lives. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancers. The obesity rate in Kentucky increased 90 percent over the last 15 years. Thirty percent of individuals in the Commonwealth report no leisure-time physical activity. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. As a result, Kentuckians are dying from heart disease and cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. Minorities bear a heavier brunt of the obesity and chronic disease burden. The goals of the Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Initiative is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Kentuckians. This issue as one identified by the FCS Advisory Council, Shelby County 4-H Council and the Shelby County Extension Council.
* 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 Kentuckians.
* Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension.
* Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease.
* Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals' ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
* Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life.
* Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors.
* Community members advocate for policy.
* Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease.
* Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals' ability to cope with normal life stressors.
* Changes related to obesity, physical activity and healthy eating.
Change in awareness and KOSA needed to make informed choices regarding:
* Healthy lifestyle choices
* Childhood and youth obesity
* Adult weight management
* Healthy aging
* Practice and promotion of daily physical activity
* Policies that reduce the obesity level
* Reduction of chronic disease
Initial Outcome: Change in KOSA regarding physical activity, nutrition, and prevention of chronic disease.
Indicator: Number of individuals gaining KOSA in healthy choices
Method: pre and post tests, program forms, end of session goal setting, end of session questionnaire
Timeline: completion of program
Intermediate Outcome: Changes in practices regarding physical activity, nutrition, and prevention of chronic disease.
Indicator: Number of individuals adopting healthy lifestyle choices
Method: personal narrative, observation, follow-up surveys
Timeline: 3 months or more after program completion
Long-term Outcome: Obesity decreases, reduction in chronic disease
Indicator: County Health Data
Method: County Health Data research
Timeline: Annually for ten years
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Shelby Shape-Ups
Content or Curriculum: Arthritis approved exercises
Inputs: Arm Chair Exercises, instructor
Date: 6 weeks (Jul - Aug 2018, Sep - Oct 2018, Feb - Mar 2019)
Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: First Saturday Walk About
Content or Curriculum: Planned physical activity - a group walk
Inputs: Family Activity Center location
Date: First Saturday of each month (July 2018 - June 2019)
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Red Dress Luncheon
Content or Curriculum: Heart Health Speaker, Heart Health Lunch, FCS publications, UK Health Pubs, American Heart Association materials, American Diabetes Association materials
Inputs: sponsors, community partners, publications
Date: Feb 2019
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Tri-County Cooking Program
Content or Curriculum: Managing and Preventing Diabetes, FCS publications, UK Health Pubs, American Heart Association materials, American Diabetes Association materials
Inputs: multiple county FCS Agents, community partners, publications
Date: Nov 2018
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Weight the Reality Series: Becoming Weight Wise
Content or Curriculum: Weight the Reality Series: Becoming Weight Wise
Inputs: Kentucky CES publications and resources
Date: March - May 2019
Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: Get Moving Kentucky
Content or Curriculum: Get Moving Kentucky
Inputs: Get Moving Kentucky publications and forms
Date: April - June 2019
Audience: Women over 50
Project or Activity: Annual Ovarian Cancer Awareness Project/Screening
Content or Curriculum: Ovarian Cancer Screening at UK, Ovarian Cancer information
Inputs: UK Ovarian Cancer Screening Techs and location, Ovarian Cancer Information
Date: October and November 2018, April and June 2019
Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: Health and Fitness Fun Day
Content or Curriculum: Bike Rodeo, sun safety, fire safety, drug prevention, health screenings, physical activity demonstrations
Inputs: Family Activity Center location, Bike Rodeo, sun safety, fire safety, drug prevention, health screenings, community partners, door prizes, corporate sponsors
Date: April 2019
Audiences: Youth and Adults
Project or Activity: Extension Open House
Inputs: Volunteer Demonstrations and Hands-On Learning Opportunities; Mini-Health Fair, UK HealthCare Publications and CES publications
Date: November 2018
Audience: 4-H School Clubs
Project or Activity: Nutrition Program
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Curriculum
Inputs: curriculum
Date: March 2019
Audience: 4-H Campers
Project or Activity: Physical Activity Opportunities, Outdoor Recreation
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Curriculum
Inputs:outdoor recreation opportunities
Timeline: June/July 2019
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Food-A-Rama nutrition/coking demo
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Curriculum
Inputs: curriculum, demo supplies
Date: July 2018
Audience: 4-H Members
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking Programs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Health Curriculum, 4-H Cooking Curriculum
Inputs: curriculum
Date: July 2017, various times throughout year
Audience: Community
Project or Activity: Truth in Labeling
Content: UK pubs
Input: Agents
Date: February 12, 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Audience: Extension Homemakers & other adults
Project or Activity: Brain Activities, Keeping Your Mind Alert
Content: UK Publications
Input: UK Publications
Date: October - November 2018
Audience: Extension Homemakers & other adults
Project or Activity: Exercise Any Tim and Any Place
Content: UK Publications
Input: UK Publications
Date: April - May 2019
Audience: Extension Homemakers & other adults
Project or Activity: Stay Happy, Stay Healthy!
Content: UK Publications
Input: UK Publications
Date: February - March 2019
Audience: Extension Homemakers & other adults
Project or Activity: Stroke Awareness
Content: UK Publications
Input: UK Publications
Date: September - October 2018
Author: Regina Browning
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Working with young people in the kitchen is a great way to develop their self-confidence and build skills such as reading, math, and following instructions while also teaching about nutrition, hand washing and safety. Shelby County Extension's Kids in the Kitchen program combines all these elements in a fun, hands on event for Shelby County youth. The Shelby County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, 4-H Youth Development Agent, summer intern and program assistants coordinated three sessions
Author: Sheila Fawbush
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. But it doesn’t affect all women alike, and the warning signs for women aren’t the same as in men. Cardiovascular disease is largely preventable with lifestyle changes. The Shelby County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent and the Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Council planned a “Go Red for Heart Health” luncheon and educational program. The free luncheon was sponsored by eleven communi
Author: Sheila Fawbush
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Regular physical activity is one of the most important things people can do to improve their health. While research shows that adding movement to your life can have measurable benefits, almost 80 percent of adults are not meeting the minimum guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity. This lack of physical activity is linked to approximately half of all American adults—117 million people—having one or more preventable chronic diseases.In response to this, the Shelb
Author: Sheila Fawbush
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The prevalence of obesity in America has been an ongoing and increasing issue. In Kentucky, 30% of adults are obese, while Shelby County has a 30.9% obesity rate. The low-income preschool obesity rates are alarming as well, with 21.3% of children being overweight or obese in Shelby County, and 15.9% of children being overweight and obese in the entire state. According to Kentucky Health News in early 2014, only 23% of Kentuckians consume the recommended 5 or more servings a day of fruits and veg
