Extension
It Starts With Us
Healthy Lifestyle Practices and Skills
Enhancing the Family Unit
Hance, Proctor
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Securing Financial Stability (general)
- Maximize or extend resources to maintain or increase financial health.
- Number of individuals reporting improved family financial stability and economic well-being.
- Improved the quality of their life resulting in a stronger family.
- Apply knowledge and skills to think critically, to solve problems, and to make informed decisions regarding healthy lifestyle choices.
- Practice healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthen individuals’ ability to cope with normal life stressors.
- Adopt one or more short, mid and long term financial planning strategies.
- Practice one or more resource management behavior(s) resulting in increased savings or investments.
- Examine personal and financial stability on a regular basis
- Participants will gain knowledge and become aware of healthy lifestyle choices.
- Participants will identify short, medium and long term personal goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their financial stability.
- Participants will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources.
Initial Outcome: Initial, Intermediate
Indicator: 58. Number of individuals reporting an increase in knowledge, opinions, skill, or aspirations related to money management.
59. Number of youth reporting an increase in knowledge, opinions, skill, or aspirations related to personal financial budgeting /management.
60. Number of people who implement at least one financial management strategy (checking credit report, developing a spending plan, etc.)
61. Number of individuals adopting wise financial management practices.
Method: pre/post evaluation
Timeline: Beginning/end of program
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Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Financial Peace University
Content or Curriculum: Super Saving, Relating with money, Cash Flow Planning, Dumping Debt, Buyer Beware, The Role of Insurance, Retirement and College Planning, Real Estate and Mortgages, The Great Misunderstanding
Inputs: Proctor, Hance, Financial Peace University curriculum, Agents
Date: Fall 2017
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Author: Jane Proctor
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
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Author: Ralph Hance
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Author: Jane Proctor
Major Program: Embracing Life as We Age (general)
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