Extension
It Starts With Us
FCS Life Skills
FCS Life Skills
Peggy Jones
Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
