Pulaski County CES

Title:

Healthy Lifeskills and Nutrition Education

MAP:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Agents Involved:

Adkins, Lovett, Lucas

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Communications and Expressive Arts

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Leadership

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General

Situation:

It is no longer normality for a household to have a mother who stays at home and raises the children while the father works and provides financially for the family. In our modern society it is more prevalent to see both parents working outside the home, single parent homes, or homes where children are being raised by grandparents. According to 2014 Demographic Profile Data: 32% of children in Pulaski County under the age of 18 live in a family with either a single mother or father. 36% of single parent families are families in which that single parent has to work a job outside the home. When this is the situation, it often leaves a grandparent to care for the children while the parent is at work, or the older children to watch over the younger children until the parent gets home. In either case, children must develop multiple life skills to care for themselves as well as their younger siblings. Children must also develop skills in making healthy food choices and learning the importance of regular exercise and physical activity.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth will develop knowledge and applicable life skills in taking care of themselves and their siblings in a safe and effective way.

Youth will develop the understanding of how to live a healthy lifestyle, including: making healthy food choices,getting regular exercise, abstaining from drug and alcohol use and physical activity.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth will learn how to entertain themselves and their siblings in a safe way until their parents return home from work.

Youth will learn what an emergency situation is, the appropriate time to call emergency personnel and how to handle the situation until the emergency personnel arrive.

Youth will learn which foods are most nutritious for them to choose and why it is important to choose those healthy foods over other less healthy food choices.

Youth will learn the importance of making good choice concerning drug and alcohol use.

Youth will learn the importance of regular exercise and specific ways that they can get this exercise throughout the day and in the evening.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will learn about making a safety checklist which will include their address, phone number, emergency contact numbers, doctor’s name, etc.

Youth will learn about the new “My Plate” nutrition guide and how to make healthy choices when eating. This guide will not only teach them about which foods are healthy, but also about portion size and control.

Youth will learn about the level of physical activity that is needed for their age and how much is need to be physically fit.

Youth will learn the impacts drug and alcohol use can have on their overall health and wellness.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will exhibit increased awareness of life skills needed to care for themselves and their younger siblings.

Indicator: Afterschool programming, School enrichment

Method: Pre test and Post test

Timeline:September 2018- May 2019

Intermediate Outcome: Youth will make healthy food choices by learning the importance of healthy eating habits and what foods have a high nutritional value.

Indicator: School clubs, School enrichment

Method: Pre and Post evaluations, Surveys

Timeline: September 2018- MAy 2019

Long-term Outcome: Youth will learn the importance of regular physical activity and exercise as well as specific ways they can reach their targeted amount of physical activity each day.

Indicator: School clubs, Afterschool programming

Method: Fitness evaluations, Multiple Choice evaluations

Timeline: September 2018- May 2019

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth ages 9-18

Project or Activity: 4-H Babysitters need basics Babysitting Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Babysitting for Profit Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers, FYRC Coordinator, Youth Library Director

Date: September 2018- May 2019

Audience: Youth that are at a high risk for childhood obesity.

Project or Activity: School clubs, Afterschool

Content or Curriculum: My Plate

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers

Date: September 2018- May 2019

Audience: Youth that are at high risk for insufficient physical activity

Project or Activity: School Clubs, Afterschool programming

Content or Curriculum: Jump Into Foods and Fitness (Featured Program)

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers, FRYC Coordinator

Date: September 2018- May 2019

Audience: High School Students

Project or Activity: school enrichment, Afterschool programming; Truth or Consequences

Content or Curriculum: Steps to a healthy Teen; Truth or Consequences Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers, FRYC Coordinator, FCS Agent

Date: September 2019- May 2020

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