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Rowan County CES

Title:
FCS Life Skills
MAP:
FCS Life Skills
Agents Involved:
Peggy Jones
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Situation:

In 2017, the percentage of obese adults in Kentucky was 34.3%, ranking it in the top 10 states for highest obesity rates in the country.  A large body of evidence shows that healthy eating habits and regular physical activity can help people achieve and maintain good health and reduce the risk of chronic disease throughout life. 

Kentucky, along with many other states in the nation, is facing a silent epidemic. The non-medical use and abuse of prescription drugs is a severe problem in many areas of the state, but the general population remains largely unaware of the issue. The truth is that, according to the Attorney General, Kentucky has the sixth highest overdose rate in the country.

People are living longer. Kentucky's current population of seniors is 13.3%, a number that is expected to double in the next 40 years due to the Baby Boomers.  
The goal is to develop programs and work with other FCS initiatives to help individuals, families and communities manage the challenges and discover the positive aspects of life transitions and growing older.


Long-Term Outcomes:

Change in social, economic, and environmental issues related to healthy aging, independent aging and quality aging. 

Improve healthy homes and communities.

Build strong KY families 

Improve the quality of health for clients.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Clients will practice safe cooking skills at home.

Clients will practice safety in their home against unknown factors.

Clients will become healthier with knowledge obtained.

Clients will learn to eat healthier foods and do exercise. 

Initial Outcomes:

Change unhealthy habits.

Improve health and wellbeing.

Increase communication and enhance relationships and social support.

Work as a family to acknowledge and make lifestyle changes.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Community of Rowan County will have the impacted through their families safety and health.

Indicator: Local clients and leaders will work together to solve current and future issues that may occur.  Clients will feel the sense of ownership to their community. 

Method: Classes, reports and surveys.

Timeline: On-Going

Intermediate Outcome: Clients will practice the skills within Rowan County 

Indicator: Increase family involvement

Method: Classes, reports and surveys

Timeline: On-Going


Long-term Outcome: On-Going evaluation sheets will be viewed

Indicator: Increase involvement and advocacy related to workshops and leadership

Method: Reports and surveys

Timeline: On-Going 

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: County Senior Citizens, youth, community helpers and extension.

Project or Activity: "Grow your Vitamins" for the Elderly. This summer Morehead State University,  Public schools systems, and  Rowan County Extension are teaming up with a new ideal, "Grow your Vitamins" where youth will grow sweet potatoes and give to the elderly. This nutritious food will assist the elderly to meet vitamin needs. 

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up

Inputs: UK Cooperative Extension Service, FCS Agents, MSU, Public schools 

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Helping clients make their homes safer

Content or Curriculum: Promoting Health Homes

Inputs: UK Cooperative Extension Service, FCS Agents

Date: 2019-2020


Audience: Eighth Grade students and their families

Project or Activity: Truth and  Consequences

Content or Curriculum: UK program

Inputs: Public School, Legal authorities, Extension and Volunteers

Date: 2019-2020




Success Stories

Adulting Lessons for seniors in High School

Author: Peggy Jones

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

Adulting Lessons for seniors in High SchoolThe life of the high school senior is full of “adult” decisions: selecting a college, picking a major, choosing a career path, and moving out! Although today’s adolescents are technologically advanced compared to prior generations, they sometimes lack basic practical living skills.  After being approached by school officials with this very same concern, the Family Consumer Science Agent and 4-H Youth Development Agent decided

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Cook Together, Eat Together the New Norm

Author: Peggy Jones

Major Program: Cook Together, Eat Together

Learning to eat Healthier is now being recognized more so than ever before.  Establishing good food preparations, cooking skills and eating together as a family unit is becoming one of today’s norm. Today youth are becoming better educate in the classroom, with social media, during local gatherings and at home, and better eating habits are being developed. Eating more fruits and vegetables and less carbs and protein is a critical behavior for health promotion and disease preventi

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Life Skill and Culinary Students learn to Preserve Salsa

Author: Peggy Jones

Major Program: Food Preservation

The USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, consumption of total fruit and total vegetables are expected to grow roughly 4% respectively in the next 5 years. With the increase on the rise of consuming vegetables the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent provides food preservation classes at the local high school to juniors and seniors in Rowan County. A popular food item such as salsa was picked to demonstrate how quick and easy it is to can vegetables. Students learn basic

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Grow Your Vitamins-Sweet Potato Project 2019

Author: Peggy Jones

Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

Rowan County has a population of 20,898 as of 2010 census, 3057 (15%) are seniors that are 55 or older. 18 % of the seniors live in poverty in Rowan County and have limited access to fresh produce.  FCS Agent initiated a program called Grow Your Vitamins with goal of increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables.  For the 3rd year, Extension collaborated with the Rowan County High School FFA members and Instructor, Maysville Community College Retired Agriculture Instruc

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