Extension
It Starts With Us
Nutrition
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Cathy Jansen, Joyce Doyle, Christin Herbst
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
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. 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 and individuals residing in Appalachia bear a heavier brunt of the obesity and chronic disease burden. The goal 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.
•Kentucky population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day.
•Kentuckians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.
•People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient dense items.
Number who:
•Access more local foods
•Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety
•Learn how to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
•Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
•Learn about community support services to increase food security
Long Term Outcome:
Carroll County residents will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by one or more servings per day
Indicator:
Citizens purchase more and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables
Method:
Farmer’s Market observations and follow up lesson evaluations
Timeline:
2 – 4 years
Audience:
Senior Center Nutrition
Project or Activity:
Nutrition education programs
Content or Curriculum:
MyPlate, Plate it Up
Inputs:
Extension Agent, Staff Assistant, SNAP-Ed Incentives, Time, Money
Date(s):
October 22, 2016
February 14, 2017
2018, monthly
2019, monthly
2020
Audience:
SNAP families
Project or Activity:
Community Action Center, Library, Commodity delivery, Food Bank
Content or Curriculum:
SNAP, MyPlate, Plate it Up
Inputs:
Agent designed, SNAP incentives
Date(s):
May 2018 (Deliver recipes to the food bank)
Audience:
Carroll County Third Grade Students
Project or Activity:
MyPlate
Content or Curriculum:
MyPlate
Inputs:
Extension Agent, Time, Money
Date(s):
September 12/13, 2016
October 17/18, 2016
November 14/15, 2016
December 12/13, 2016
February 13/14/15/16/17, 2017
April 18/19, 2018
September-May 2019
2020
Audience:
Carroll County Fifth Grade Students
Project or Activity:
Recipes for Life
Content or Curriculum:
Recipes for Life
Inputs:
Extension Agents, UK Publication, Plate it Up recipes, SNAP-Ed incentives, Time, Money
Date(s):
April 25/27/28, 2017
March 27/28, 2018
March 25/26/27/28/29, 2019
March/April 2020
Audience:
General Public
Project or Activity:
Lunch and Learn
Content or Curriculum:
SNAP, Kentucky Proud Plate it Up! recipes
Inputs:
Agent, UK/Extension publications, SNAP-Ed incentives, time, money
Date(s):
2017, Bimonthly (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
2018, Bimonthly (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
2019, Bimonthly (2nd and 4th Tuesdays)
2020
Audience:
General Public
Project or Activity:
Food Preservation Workshop
Content or Curriculum:
UK Food Preservation Workshop curriculum
Inputs:
Agent, Retired FCS Agents, UK publications, SNAP-Ed incentives, time, money
Date(s):
July 2017
July 23/24/25, 2019
Audience:
Carroll County Youth (9-18)
Project or Activity:
Superstar Chef
Content or Curriculum:
Superstar Chef
Inputs:
Agent, UK College Students, UK publications, SNAP-Ed incentives, time, money
Date(s):
July 17/18/19, 2018
July 16/17/18, 2019
Audience:
Carroll County Youth (5-7)
Project or Activity:
LEAP
Content or Curriculum:
LEAP
Inputs:
Agent, Bilingual SNAP-Ed Assistant, UK publications, SNAP-Ed incentives, time, money
Date(s):
March-May 2018
June 21, 28 – July 25, 2018 (Camp Impact)
September 2019 – May 2020 (Christian Academy of Carrollton)
Author: Catherine Jansen
Major Program: Super Star Chef
The obesity rate in the state of Kentucky is in the top three percent for our nation. In Carroll County the obesity rate for high school students is 20.2%. We need to teach our youth at a younger age that they need to eat healthier so Carroll County will not have this program as students get older. One way to eat healthier is to prepare your meals at home. By participating in the Super Star Chef program, participants will learn how to prepare healthier foods, learn why to
Author: Catherine Jansen
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Centers for Disease Control estimates 48 million people get sick from food borne diseases each year in the United States. Food borne illness symptoms can occur anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks after a contaminate foods is consumed. This often makes it difficult to identify the cause. The most common cause of food borne illness is attributed to people mishandling food, abusing the time/temperature rule, not washing their hands, and engaging in other behaviors that put themselves and
