Hart County CES

Title:

Developing Healthy Lifestyles

MAP:

Enhancing Health and Well Being of Families

Agents Involved:

Huffman, Cline,

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

4-H Leadership Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Home & Consumer Horticulture

Situation:

The Centers for Disease Control found in a nationally representative survey that only 29% of high school youth participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the seven days before the survey. Participation in physical activity decreases as we age.Only 13% of Hart County residents get the daily recommended number of fruits and vegetables each day. (Kyhealthfacts.org)

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth maintain positive health habits.

•    Individuals are at a lower risk for serious disease and illness.

•    Individuals are at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress.

•    Youth will make improvements to their health which will lead to them having a better quality of life.   As a result youth will be competent, capable, contributing adults from participating in the 4-H Health programs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Individuals  adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
• Individuals will practice healthy eating habits and exercise to improve their health and well being.

Initial Outcomes:

• Individuals identify healthy lifestyle choices.
• Individuals understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
• Individuals aspire to have higher self-esteem.

• Individuals identify healthy ways to handle stress.

Evaluation:

Outcome: Health and drug statistics in Hart County will improve.  The number of families reporting healthy habits and lifestyle choices will increase.

Indicator:  The number of youth and families adopting healthy behaviors will increase. 

 Method: The number of participants keeping activity logs and reporting increase in fruits and vegetables, physical activity and overall lifestyle choices.  

 Timeline: July 2019- June 2020

Learning Opportunities:

Learning Opportunities (repeat as needed):

 Audience:  9^th Grade Youth
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences Curriculum
Inputs: School Staff; Extension Council
Date: Fall 2019

Audience: 7^th Grade Youth
Project or Activity: STOP Program
Content or Curriculum: STOP Curriculum
Inputs: School Staff
Date: 2019-2020 School Year

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Healthy Habits
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Jump Into Fitness
Inputs: Healthy Hart Coalition
Date: Spring 2020

Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: Healthy Hart Coalition
Content or Curriculum: Coalition meetings provide year around
Inputs: Twenty (20) community partner members of the coalition
Date: Year around activity with meetings every two months 

 Audience: 4^th Grade Youth
Project or Activity: Farm Safety Day Camp
Content or Curriculum: Farm Safety Handbook; Hand Washing Lessons
Inputs: School System Staff & Family Resource Centers
Date: September 2019

Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Shape Up for Spring
Content or Curriculum: Weight The Reality Series Curriculum
Inputs: General Population
Date: April 2019

Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Recipe Testing and Publication
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud
Inputs: General Population
Date: July 2018- June 2019

Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: Learning to Can, Freeze, and Dry Fruits and Vegetables
Content or Curriculum: Food Preservation
Inputs: Youth and Adults
Date: July 2019 - June 2020

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Youth Fruit and Vegetable Access
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: Youth
Date: July 2019- June 2020

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Improving Parenting Skills

 Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Parenting

 Inputs: Adults

 Date: July 2019- June 2020

Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Farmers Market
Content or Curriculum: Famers Market
Inputs: Adults
Date: July 2019- August 2020

Audience: Adults 

Project or Activity: Raising Awareness about Alzheimer’s  
Content or Curriculum: Know the 10 Signs
Inputs: Homemakers
Date: Fall 2019

Audience: Adults 

Project or Activity: Aging Gracefully
Content or Curriculum: Keys to Embracing Age
Inputs: Homemakers
Date: Fall 2019

Audience:  7^th Grade Students

Project or Activity:  Positive Choices

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Health

Inputs:  Youth

Date:  Fall 2019

Audience:  High School FMD Students

Project or Activity:  Preparing Healthy Meals

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Health

Inputs:  Youth

Date:  Fall 2019 –Spring 2020

Audience:  Youth and Adults

Project or Activity:  Cook Together Eat Together

Content or Curriculum:  FCS Curriculum

Inputs:  Youth and Adults

Date:  Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

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