Promoting Healthy LifestylesPlan of Work

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Oldham County CES

Title:
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
MAP:
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
Agents Involved:
Kelly Woods, Traci Missun
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Food Preservation
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Food Preparation
Situation:

Situations have been identified through County Extension Council, program councils and community issues activities and feedback. Extension Council reviewed and prioritized several top county issues that Extension can address through programs: Family Development, Cultivating Family Living, Character Education and Self Reliance Skills.


There has been a substantial increase in non-farm residents wanting to learn how to grow, cook and preserve their own food over the last several years.


Healthy Lifestyles programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; help communities to decrease hunger; and teach participants about healthy and safe food production and preparation and proper nutrition.

Moderate physical activity can reduce the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, stress and high blood pressure.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Participants will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables and encourage family meal preparation.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Participants will practice food safety principles while preparing and handling food. Participants will use nutrition skills learned to make good buying and eating decisions. Youth will practice good mealtime manners and personal manners. Participants will use gardening skills to grow their own vegetables.

Initial Outcomes:

Participants will discover the MyPlate recommendations while learning to read recipes for meal preparation. Participants will also learn to measure recipe ingredients properly. Participants will understand the importance of fruits and vegetables in diets and nutrition needs for diabetics. Participants will indicate understanding of how to grow their own vegetables.

Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Participants will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables and encourage family meal preparation.

Indicator: Number of participants reporting.

Method: Survey sent to participants

Timeline: 2019-2020 program year.


Intermediate Outcome: Participants will practice food safety principles while preparing and handling food. Participants will use nutrition skills learned to make good buying and eating decisions. Youth will practice good mealtime manners and personal manners. Participants will use gardening skills to grow their own vegetables.

Indicator: Number of participants reporting these.

Method: Observations and survey

Timeline: 2019- 2020 program year


Initial Outcome: Participants will discover the MyPlate recommendations while learning to read recipes for meal preparation. Participants will also learn to measure recipe ingredients properly. Participants will understand the importance of fruits and vegetables in diets and nutrition needs for diabetics. Participants will indicate understanding of how to grow their own vegetables.

Indicator: Participants reporting change

Method: Pre and Post test; observations; surveys

Timeline: 2018-2019 program year


Learning Opportunities:

Activity: Kids Cooking Camp

Audience: Youth ages 9-13

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Foods Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Council, FCS Staff and EFNEP

Date: June 2020


Activity: Tweens Cooking Clubs

Audience: Middle School students

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Food Curriculum and EFNEP Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Staff, School Staff,

Date: All School Year


Activity: Character Counts

Audience: 5th grade students

Content or Curriculum: Character Counts!

Inputs: Character Counts! Curriculum

Date: Monthly- School Year 2019-2020


Audience: Oldham County Limited Resource Families - High Point Mission

Project or Activity: Nutrition Classes

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar Recipes, UK Food & Nutrition Publication

Inputs:  EFNEP Assistant, Ag Agent, 4-H Agent

Date: Selected Mondays 2019-2020


Audience: Oldham County Drug Court Participants

Project or Activity: Nutrition Classes

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar Recipes, UK Food & Nutrition Publication

Inputs:  EFNEP Assistant

Date: Ongoing program 2019-2020 - multiple class offerings


Audience: La Grange After-School Program

Project or Activity: Nutrition Classes, Gardening Classes

Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar Recipes, UK Food & Nutrition Publication, UK Extension Resources

Inputs:  EFNEP Assistant, Ag Agent, 4-H Agent

Date: Ongoing program 2019-2020 - multiple class offerings


Audience: Oldham County Limited Resource and Limited English Families

Project or Activity: Gardening Classes; individual gardening advice; hands-on activities at two local food banks

Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Gardening Curriculum

Inputs: Agriculture Agent; possibly Spanish Translator

Date: Multiple sessions in 2019-2020


Audience:  Extension Homemakers and General Public

Project or Activity:  Sweet Enough Without Sugar, The Buzz About Honey

Content or Curriculum:  Approved UK FCS materials

Inputs:  Louisville Area FCS Agents

Date:  September 2019 & February 2020


Audience:  Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Depression in Older Adults, Positive Attitudes, Influence of Personal Characteristics

Content or Curriculum:  UK approved materials and materials

Inputs:  Louisville Area FCS Agents

Date:  January, March & April 2020

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