Improving individual growth, personal well-being, healthy lifestylesPlan of Work

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Bell County CES

Title:
Improving individual growth, personal well-being, healthy lifestyles
MAP:
Making healthy lifestyle choices
Agents Involved:
Rebecca Miller
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Fit Blue/Get Moving KY
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
4-H Leadership Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Situation:

Challenges to health and personal well-being threaten 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. Youth are not immune to this issue. Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates. Components of Kentucky 4-H Health Core Curriculum include: physical activity, substance abuse, bullying, safety, and character education. In addition, minorities and individuals (including youth) 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.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily, in youth and adults.


Improvement in the mental health and wellbeing of clientele, both young and old.


Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, tobacco use and drug abuse.



Intermediate Outcomes:

Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, pregnancy and breastfeeding and older age.


Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors.


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 and adults will identify healthy lifestyle choices.


Youth and adults will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth and adults will identify healthy lifestyle choices. Youth and adults will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.

Indicator: Clientele recognize healthy food and behavior choices.

Method: Written and oral evaluation

Timeline: 0-3 months


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: Clientele will practice healthy eating and demonstrate appropriate responses to stress.

Method: Written and oral, pre/post test

Timeline: 3-9 months


Long-term Outcome: Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, hypertension, tobacco use and drug abuse.

Indicator: Long-term lifestyle changes have been made which improve health and well-being.

Method: Surveys and statistics

Timeline: 3-4 years

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth, families, adults

Project or Activity: LEAP

Content or Curriculum: LEAP curriculum/books

Inputs: Agents, Schools, Extension resources, SNAP-Ed Assistants, Family Resource Centers, Bell-Whitley Community Action Agency, Homemakers

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Homemakers, families, professionals

Project or Activity: Weigh 2 Go Wednesdays

Content or Curriculum: Weight the Reality Series material

Inputs: Healthcare professionals, Extension resources, Agents

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Hygiene Basics

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum, Center for Disease Control materials

Inputs: Agents, Family Resource Centers, Schools, Local businesses and healthcare professionals

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Families, homemakers

Project or Activity: Blue to You

Content or Curriculum: Extension resources and materials

Inputs: Agent, Non-profit community organization

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Families and homemakers

Project or Activity: Strong Women, Healthy Hearts

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications, American Heart Association

Inputs: Community Action Agency, Healthcare professionals, Agents, volunteers

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Families, youth, homemakers, business professionals

Project or Activity: Get Moving Kentucky!

Content or Curriculum: UK publications

Inputs: Agents, staff, non-profit organizations

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Homemakers, youth, families

Project or Activity: My Plate!

Content or Curriculum: SNAP curriculum, Professor Popcorn curriculum

Inputs: Agents, staff, schools

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Families & Seniors

Project or Activity: Farmacy

Content or Curriculum: Healthy Choices for Everybody

Inputs: Agents, MCHC, Farmers

Date: 2019-2020




Success Stories

LEAP

Author: Rebecca Miller

Major Program: LEAP

     With obesity and poor oral health issues on the rise in 2019, more educators in Bell County sought out ways to help make the children in their classrooms healthy and safe. By using the LEAP (Literacy, Eating and Activity for the Primary) curriculum the Bell County Extension Office along with Family Resource Centers and several school teachers, we were able to reach 262 students in pre-school through 3rd grade with educational information concerning these problems.  &nbsp

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Second Time Around Support Gorup

Author: Rebecca Miller

Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together

According to the Kentucky Youth Advocates, 70% of Bell County children live in low income families. In 2018, 23.8, per 1,000 Bell County children lives in a foster home and only 125 were reunited with their families. Grandparents and other relatives attempt to hold their families together by raising children when their parents cannot.In efforts to support and educate them, the Bell County Family and Consumer Science Agent is partnering with Youth Service Centers and other community members to cr

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