Ohio County CES

Title:

Decision-Making; Physical Activity; Nutrition; Substance Abuse; Safety; Securing Financial Stability

MAP:

Making Positive Lifestyle Choices

Agents Involved:

Gary Druin, 4-H Agent; Greg Comer, ANR Agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Securing Financial Stability (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

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. The 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 ad they have a lower life expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. Our goal is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote health and wellness.

Kentucky has the 3rd highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S. (HealthyAmerican.org) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that high school students in Kentucky are above the national average in their lifetime and for current 30 day use of cigarettes, current 30 day use of smokeless tobacco, lifetime inhalant use, and lifetime methamphetamine use (YBRFS, 2009). There is an increased need for awareness of the consequences and resources related to substance abuse.

Long-Term Outcomes:

•Decrease 30 day use of substances among youth

•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

Intermediate Outcomes:

•Decrease number of youth involved in substance abuse practices

•Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns

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

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

Initial Outcomes:

•Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse

•Educate parent and community volunteers to help change attitudes towards youth substance abuse

•Increase awareness of services provided for youth/ families to prevent and end substance abuse

•Increase awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding:

-Healthy Lifestyle Choices

-Childhood and Youth Obesity

-Adult Weight Management

-Practice and Promotion of Daily Physical Activity

-Reduction of Chronic Disease

Evaluation:

Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Decrease number of youth involved in substance abuse practices

Indicator: Decrease number of youth involved in substance abuse practices

Method: Student Pre/Post Test and KIP Data

Timeline: Fall yearly

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse

Indicator: Students increase knowledge about risks and harm of substance abuse

Method: Student Pre/Post Test

Timeline: Fall yearly

Intermediate Outcome: Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns

Indicator: Increase in number of healthy meals prepared at home; Increase in number of healthy lunches prepared for work/ school; Increase number of meals eaten together as a family

Method: Written and Verbal evaluations; Facebook posts by clientele

Timeline: All year

Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Participants adapt healthy habits to increase their longevity

Indicator:Homework assignments indicate behavior change regarding the 12 Keys to embrace aging

Method: Post program evaluation

Timeline: April 2020

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 8th graders

Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences: The Choice Is Yours

Content or Curriculum: Truth & Consequences: The Choice Is Yours

Inputs: Extension Staff, School Officials, District Judge, County Attorney, Defense Attorney, KY State Police, City/ County Law Enforcement, Coroner, School Resource Officer, Emergency Medical Treatment, Hospital, Jailer, CDW, Dept. of Juvenile Justice, Board of Ed., Health Dept., Zero Tolerance, Pharmacists, Faith Based members, Counseling/ Treatment, Providers, Parent Volunteers, Ohio County Middle School, Together We Care

Date: Oct./ Nov. 2019

Audience: Youth and Families

Project or Activity: Longest Day of Play

Content or Curriculum: Physical Fitness & Nutrition

Inputs: Extension Staff, Ohio County Hospital, Board of Ed., Local Chiropractors and banks and Churches and Pharmacies, Beaver Dam Nursing & Rehab, Care Tenders, CASA, Christian Care at Home, Community Home Health, Green River District Health Dept., Kentucky Cancer Program, Ohio County Artist Guild, Ohio County Schools, OC Fire Department, Sherriff’s Dept., OC Tourism, Perdue, Wal-Mart, Together We Care, Local Media

Date: June 2020

Audience: Individuals and Families

Project or Activity: Small Steps to Health & Wealth

Content or Curriculum: Small Steps to Health & Wealth Online Challenge

Inputs: Jennifer Hunter (online challenge), Jackie Walters, PIU recipe cards, USDA website, Ohio County Wellness Center, Ohio County Hospital, Perdue Farms (Angie Hudnell, RN)

Date: Feb. 2020

Audience: Perdue Employees

Project or Activity: OC Healthy/ Closed Facebook group to Perdue employees

Content or Curriculum: Diabetes Prevention Program

Inputs: OC Monitor, Facebook, Angie Hudnell, RN at Perdue, Local restaurants, Family Wellness Center, OC Health Coalition, GRDHD, OC Healthcare, IGA 

Date: Year-Round

Audience: First time parents

Project or Activity: Celebrate the Baby

Content or Curriculum: Community Baby Shower

Inputs: Adult Ed., Manage Care Providers, Hope for Life, Child Care Award, Homemakers, FCS Agent, Owensboro Health, Ohio County Hospital, American Red Cross, River Valley, Migrant Ed., GRDHD, State Police

Date: October 2020

Audience: Migrant Youth and their families

Project or Activity: County Migrant Ed. Summer Program

Content or Curriculum: County Migrant Ed. Summer Program

Inputs: Extension Staff, UK Extension Publication, Ready-Set-Grow, Look-a-likes program, PIU recipes,

Date: June  2020

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Food Club/ School Clubs

Content or Curriculum: Jump into Food and Fitness, Exercise

Inputs: Extension Staff, Volunteers, Ohio County School Staff

Date: Club meetings – All year

Audience: 7th grade Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Body Walk

Content or Curriculum: Body Walk – Jump into Fun Food and Fitness

Inputs: Volunteers, Community Organizations, OC Schools, Extension Staff, Non-profit organizations

Date: March – April 2020

Audience: Adults and Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Horticulture Club

Content or Curriculum: Vegetable/ Fruit – Nutrition Education

Inputs: Volunteers, Extension Staff

Date: All year

Audience: Adults and Youths

Project or Activity: Youth 4-H Shooting Sports Safety Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Shooting Sports

Inputs: Volunteers, Community Leaders, Extension Staff

Date: All year

Audience: 6^th Grade Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Dollars and Sense Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Reality Series/Dollars and Sense

Inputs: Ohio County School System, Volunteers, Community Leaders, Extension Staff

Date: February-March 2020

Audience: Ohio Co. Youth

Project or Activity: Celebrate the Child

Content or Curriculum: Creating positive lifestyles images for youth

Inputs: Multiple youth agencies and organizations

Date: Spring 2020

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