Extension
It Starts With Us
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Nutrition, Health and Well Being
Heather Graham, Jessica Morris
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Kentucky residence feel that 36% of them either have fair or poor health. Wolfe County Residence feel that 38% of them have fair or poor health. According to the report, “The Health facts.org” Wolfe County ranks 118 in the state of 120 of having highest unhealthy residences. Wolfe County population falls in the highest rate of heart disease, osteoporosis, some cancers, type 2 diabetes, and obesity which is directly related to nutrition and dietary habits. Plus the health of Wolfe County residence is further jeopardized by the increase of substance abuse among adults and youth. And due to the Baby Boomers Kentucky senior population (65 and older) is expected to double in the next 40 years. Family and Consumer Science Council and Extension County Council felt that nutrition, wellness and physical fitness programs are a high priority for the county, The FCS council and County Council have identified healthy living during all stages of life as a major are of programming for Wolfe County.
(Reviewed 06/2019; 04/2017, HG, JM)
Strength and improve families so they can establish and maintain a secure and stable family environment,
Manage and prevent the risk debilitation and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension.
Increase the estimated health savings in dollars for chronic disease.
Improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
A decrease in number of youths and adults who participating in substance abuse
Increase average fruit and vegetable consumption per day
A decrease in the number of obese and overweight
Youth will be food secure when school is not in session
Improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
(Reviewed 06/2019; 04/2017, HG, JM)
Changes related to physical activity, obesity, and healthy eating
Maintain appropriate calorie balance during each stage of life.
Plant and Harvest and Preserve their own food
Improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and eating habits
Eat family meals together a least 3 times a week
Practice healthy lifestyle choices that strengthen individuals so they can cope with everyday stress
Work as a family unit to acknowledge and embrace aging issues
(Reviewed 06/2019; 04/2017, HG, JM)
Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Be willing to try unfamiliar foods
Set rules regarding eating together, spending time together and limited electronics.
Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions skills, and attitudes need to make informed choices regarding healthy lifestyle choices, childhood and youth obesity, adult weight management, healthy aging practice
(Reviewed 06/2019; 04/2017, HG, JM)
Initial Outcome: Participants gain knowledge needed to make a healthier lifestyle choices
Indicator: Individuals gain knowledge and skills
Method: Observation, written and verbal evaluations, individual’s reports and NEERs reports
Timeline: July 2017- June 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Participants will make healthier lifestyle choices
Indicator: Individuals will show positive changes in life choices
Method: Observation, written and verbal evaluations, NEERS report
Timeline: July 2017-June 2019
Long-term Outcome: Wolfe County health and families are strengthened
Indicator: Changes in statistics regarding healthy eating, physical activities and substance abuse
Method: data reports
Timeline: July 2017-June 2019
(Reviewed 04/2017, HG, JM)
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Healthy Living with Diabetes
Content or Curriculum: Take Ownership of Your Diabetes
Inputs: FCS agent and medical staff
Date: 2017-2019
Have partnered with Juniper Health to host Diabetes meetings
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Food Preservation workshops
Content or Curriculum: FCS Curriculum
Inputs: FCS agents
Date: June 2017-2019
Food Preservation workshop held June 2019
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Content or Curriculum: Making Healthy Lifestyle choices
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: 2017-2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Back pack program
Content or Curriculum: FCS Curriculum
Imputes: NEP assistant, volunteers and FCS agent
Date: June 2017-2019
Audience: Senior Citizens and homemakers
Project or activity: Keys to Embracing Aging
Content or curriculum: Keys to Embracing Aging
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: 2017-2019
Audience: Snap-Eligible Families with Children
Project or Activity: Snap Ed programs
Content or curriculum: NEP curriculum
Inputs: FCS agent. NEP assistant and school volunteers
Date; 2017-2019
Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity "What's Cooking?"
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up Kentucky Proud and NEP calendar recipes
Inputs; NEP assistant, FCS agent
Date: 2017-2019
Audience: 9th Graders
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is yours!
Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences Curriculum
Inputs FCS agent, community professionals, Extension staff, Extension volunteers, parents, school volunteers and Youth Center Service
Date: 2017-2019
Program held April of every year
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Super Star Chef
Content or Curriculum: Super Star Chef
Inputs: FCS agent, NEP assistant and students
Date; 2017-2019
Program held in 2018 and will be held again in 2019
Audience: Parents and Grandparents
Content or Activity: Parenting is where the heart is
Content or Curriculum: FCS curriculum, home is where the heart is, Grandparents raising grandchildren
Imputes; FCS agent
Date 2017-19
Author: Alyssa Cox
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
On March 6, 2020, it was reported that the first case of the novel coronavirus had been confirmed in Kentucky. As the state began to shut down, Extension efforts and outreach stepped up. When we started transitioning to this new “normal,” the Wolfe County Extension Office sought out new and innovative ways to reach the needs of our clientele while they were #HealthyAtHome.In response to this issue, Wolfe County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent put together “grab and go&
