Breathitt County CES

Title:

Educating and Nurturing Healthy Lifestyles

MAP:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Agents Involved:

Jessica Ritchie, Ty Back, Kayla Watts

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Sustainable Agriculture

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

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.
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancers. The obesity rate in Kentucky increased 90 percent over the last 15 years. Thirty percent of individuals in the Commonwealth report no leisure-time physical activity. Increased consumption of unhealthy food, stress, and built environments that promote physical inactivity are largely responsible for the obesity epidemic. As a result, Kentuckians are dying from heart disease and cancer at higher rates than all Americans and they have a lower life expectancy, 75.5 years, compared to 78 years for Americans. Minorities and individuals residing in Appalachia bear a heavier brunt of the obesity and chronic disease burden. The goal of the Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Initiative is to reverse these trends by working with various organizations, agencies, and groups to promote the health and wellness in all Kentuckians.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Increase in the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily

• Manage and prevent the risk, debilitation, and premature death related to diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and hypertension

• A decrease in the number of obese and overweight children, youth, adults and elderly

• Increase in positive health habits

• Lower the risk for physical and emotional distress

• Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health

programs

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
• Practice of physical activity in families and communities and decreased time spent on sedentary behaviors
• Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address obesity, physical inactivity and chronic disease.
• Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals’ ability to cope with normal life stressors.
• Decrease risky health choices across the lifespan

Initial Outcomes:

Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes needed to make informed choices regarding:

Healthy lifestyle choices

Childhood and youth obesity

Adult weight management

Healthy aging

Practice and promotion of daily physical activity

Policies that that reduce the level of obesity

Reduction of chronic disease

Practice Self-Esteem Building

Practice Stress Management

Evaluation:

Initial Outcomes:

Indicator: Participants will report an increase in knowledge of topics related to making healthy lifestyle choices

Methods: Pre/Post Survey, Program Evaluation

Timeline: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Intermediate Outcome:

Indicator: Participants will report a behavior change related to making healthier lifestyle choices

Method: 3-6 Month Follow-up Post Survey, 3-6 month Evaluation

Timeline: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Long-term Outcome:

Indicator: Increase in positive health statistics for Breathitt County

Method: Track community involvement in positive programming, Review of data collection and yearly health reports for Breathitt County

Timeline: 2017-2020

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth in grades 4-12

Project or Activity: Teen Cuisine: Being the Best You

Content or Curriculum: Teen Cuisine Curriculum, Health Rocks Curriculum

Inputs: KY ASAP/UNITE, Teen Leaders, Agent, Volunteers, Educators

Date: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Audience: Youth in grade 9

Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences- The Choice is Yours

Content or Curriculum: T&C/FCS Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Local Community Members, School System

Date: Spring 2018

Audience: Youth in grades 4-6

Project or Activity: Dollars & Sense

Content or Curriculum: Dollars & Sense curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Breathitt ATC FBLA, Educators

Date: Fall 2017

Audience: Youth in grades 7-8

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: Reality Store curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Community Partners, Educators

Date: Spring 2018

Audience: All Ages

Project or Activity: Home Gardening

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications - Gardening

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Community Partners, Educators

Date: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Audience: Primary

Project or Activity: LEAP

Content or Curriculum: LEAP Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Educators, School Administration

Date: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

Audience: All Ages

Project or Activity: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Content or Curriculum: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Curriculums/Programs

Inputs: Agents, Educators, Volunteers

Date: Fall 2017-Spring 2018

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