Ballard County CES

Title:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MAP:

Healthy Living

Agents Involved:

FCS

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Building Healthy Coalitions

Situation:

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. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. These trends can be reversed by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Ballard County.

Long-Term Outcomes:

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 Ballard Countians

Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to
diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension

Individuals are eating less of foods/food components which are commonly
eaten in excess (sodium, saturated fats, trans fat, cholesterol, SoFAS,
refined grains).

Community health coalitions are addressing obesity, physical inactivity and
chronic disease

Intermediate Outcomes:

individuals report eating more foods (such as fruits; vegetables;
especially dark green and red and orange vegetables and beans and peas;
whole grains, fat free or low-fat milk and milk products; seafood twice a
week, fiber) for the purpose of improving their health


individuals adopt new or improved habits and behaviors related to physical
activity practices.

Adopt new strategies for physical and mental relaxation,

Provide access to safe places where youth and their families can be
physically active.

Intermediate Outcome: People will make at least one lifestyle change
(diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.)for the purpose of improving
their health Indicator: number of individuals who made lifestyle changes
(diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.).

Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity,
physical inactivity and chronic disease.

Initial Outcomes:

Individuals report increase in knowledge related to eating
more healthy foods (such as fruits; vegetables; especially dark green and red
and orange vegetables and beans and peas; whole grains, fat free or low-fat
milk and milk products; seafood twice a week, fiber) that improve personal
health

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: increased awareness of local Physical Activity Events
Indicator: number of people who indicate and increased awareness of physical activity events
Method: survey
Timeline: at the end of the program

Intermediate Outcome: practice and promotion of physical activity events
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported eating more foods (such as fruits; vegetables; especially dark green and red and orange vegetables and beans and peas; whole grains, fat free or low-fat milk and milk products; seafood twice a week, fiber) for the purpose of improving health.
Method: follow-up survey
Timeline: 3 months after program

Long-term Outcome: people are managing and preventing risk, debilitation, and premature death related to complications from diabetes.
Indicator: number of people who indicate they are managing their diabetes
Method: Follow-up Survey
Timeline: 3 months after completion of Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Community
Project or Activity: Wheels & WINGS
Content or Curriculum: Bike Ride
Inputs: Community Education, Purchase District Health Dept., Extension Service, Agents, Riders Region-wide, COMPASS Coalition
Date: May 2017

Audience: people with diabetes and their caregivers
Project or Activity: educational series
Content or Curriculum: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes
Inputs: Specialist, Program materials, FCS Agent, Support Group, participants, Ministers, Senior Citizens Center staff, Extension Office
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