Extension
It Starts With Us
Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Health and Wellness
Allison Lewis, Bryce Roberts, Mollie Tichenor
Pesticide Safety – Plant Pests
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
With continued increasing amounts of obesity, diabetes, farm safety accidents, increased cost of food and lack of physical activity in Spencer County, agents will make residents aware of the ways to recognize the issues. Extension Council helped to develop this plan.
Decrease the number of local farm related accidents. Reduce chronic illness due to poor nutrition and activity. Increase awareness of proper child care practices.
Adults will increase physical activity, will implement healthy food choices, and learn how to cook nutritious meals. Youth and adults will accomplish safe food practices.
Private pesticide applicators will learn how to properly mix and apply restricted use pesticides. Residents will gain knowledge of proper food safety, nutrition, physical activity, and farm safety.
Outcome: Participants will become certified pesticide applicators.
Indicator: Number of certified applicators in Spencer County.
Method: Observation and testing.
Timeline: Three months after program.
Outcome: Youth and adults will practice healthy cooking, food safety, and increased physical activity.
Indicator: Increase positive diet and activity will decrease chronic disease.
Method: Pre and post surveys.
Timeline: Immediate Post Surveys.
Outcome: Youth will develop an understanding of the consequences that go along with their actions.
Indicator: Increase awareness of being self-consciousness of your actions.
Method: Pre and post surveys.
Timeline: September to May.
Audience: Farm Families
Project or Activity: Private pesticide applicant training. (BR)
Content or Curriculum: Private applicant materials.
Inputs: Extension Council, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Local Producers.
Date: February
Project or Activity: Farmer’s Market (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Farmer’s Market materials, Plate it up materials, Food Sampling
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Spencer County/Taylorsville Government, Local Producers, Farmer’s Market Committee.
Date: July – June.
Project or Activity: ATV and tractor safety training. (MT)
Content or Curriculum: ATV and tractor safety videos and materials.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Local Producers, Salt River Antique Tractor Association, Community Volunteers.
Date: July, August, September, March, May.
Audience: Senior Citizens, Adults, Youth, and Minorities.
Project or Activity: Working with Spencer County residents on nutrition and physical activity. (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: 4-H/FCS Curriculum, Lunch and Learn, LEAP, Farm to Table
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Kentucky Cancer Program, Local Producers, Farmer’s Market Committee.
Date: Every Month.
Project or Activity: Health Fair Readifest, Community Baby Shower. (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Health screenings, educational materials and handouts, nutritional education and handout, physical activity awareness.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Spencer Co. Health Department, North Central Health District, Baptist Medical, Kentucky Cancer Program, Passport Health, Seven Counties, Spencer County Sherriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Spencer County EMS, Spencer County/Taylorsville Fire Department.
Date: July – June
Project or Activity: Elementary Agriculture Day (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Farm and Home Safety.
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Conservation District, Farm Bureau, Spencer County/Taylorsville Government, Local Producers, Salt River Antique Tractor Association, Spencer County Sherriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Spencer County EMS, Spencer County/Taylorsville Fire Department, Farmer’s Market Committee.
Date: September - October
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: High School Cooking Lab, 4-H Cooking Club, Superstar Chef, Summer Enrichment, Windowsill Gardens, LEAP (AL, MT, BR)
Inputs: Extension Council, Family Resource Youth Services Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Local Producers
Date: August-June
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Spencer County, with a population of 18,500+ from to the 2017 United States Census Bureau, continues to recognize the need for aid with substance abuse issues. According to the KASPER Trend Report in the third quarter of 2019, there were 645,061 controlled substance prescription usages in the Spencer County community (which is down from 2018). The 2018 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) data for Kentuckiana region, where Spencer County is located, revealed a decline in tenth grade st
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: 4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
Spencer County, with a population of 18,500+ from to the 2017 United States Census Bureau, continues to recognize the need for aid with substance abuse issues. According to the KASPER Trend Report in the third quarter of 2019, there were 645,061 controlled substance prescription usages in the Spencer County community (which is down from 2018). The 2018 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) data for Kentuckiana region, where Spencer County is located, revealed a decline in tenth grade st
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Spencer County, with a population of 18,500+ from to the 2017 United States Census Bureau, continues to recognize the need for aid with substance abuse issues. According to the KASPER Trend Report in the third quarter of 2019, there were 645,061 controlled substance prescription usages in the Spencer County community (which is down from 2018). The 2018 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) data for Kentuckiana region, where Spencer County is located, revealed a decline in tenth grade st
Author: Bryce Roberts
Major Program: Home & Consumer Horticulture
After moving into our new educational facility in 2013, the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Council decided in 2017 to start the process of developing the 10 acres around our office. In the spring of 2018, a University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture student used our facility as his senior project and he presented his ideas for the development at a council meeting later that spring. After the initial
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
After moving into our new educational facility in 2013, the Spencer County Cooperative Extension Council decided in 2017 to start the process of developing the 10 acres around our office. In the spring of 2018, a University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture student used our facility as his senior project and he presented his ideas for the development at a council meeting later that spring. After the in
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Due to Covid-19 the Spencer County Extension Agents had to learn how to change our ideas on programming to reach our community. FaceBook Live, FaceBook, and the office website have served as tools to make the pavilion projects to go a huge success in Spencer County.Over 1900 projects have been given to members of the community through the pavilion projects. 950 kits have been distributed to students through our partnerships with Taylorsville Elementary School, Spencer County Middle
Author: Allison Lewis
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Many American’s only have a minimal amount of extra time, this is the same for Spencer County Residents. That is why the Spencer County FCS agent and the program assistant developed a lunch and learn program at the Spencer County Library where residents could come once a month to learn various information on such topics as How to Get Organized, Stress Management, Composting and basic nutrition for one hour. This the second year for this program and the turnout more than doubled.On average
