Extension
It Starts With Us
Support Wellness of Washington County Citizens and Community
Promoting Individual and Community Wellness
Cabrina Buckman, Dennis Morgeson, Melissa Schenck, Laura Milburn, SNAP-Ed
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Results from the 2019 Kentucky Extension Community Assessment identified the following issues as priorities: fewer chronic diseases, illegal drug use, and increased access to quality, affordable health care providers.
According to www.kentuckyhealthfacts.org, Washington County adult residents reported the following statistics related to wellness: 37% are in less than good health, 33% lack physical activity, and 4% consume recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables. Individuals who lack healthy lifestyles are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancers.
Increase in the practice of healthy lifestyle choices to prevent chronic diseases and promote optimal health
Increased awareness in sustainable living, including limiting environmental impact, gardening, and healthy eating
Increase in self-care practices to promote emotional and mental health
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 wellness and chronic disease.
Increased gardening and growing your own produce.
Increased adoption of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle
Clientele will utilize Extension programs and resources to make informed choices regarding healthy lifestyle choices, weight management, healthy aging, promotion of daily physical activity, and reduction of chronic disease.
Initial Outcome: Clientele will utilize Extension programs and resources to make informed choices regarding healthy lifestyle choices, weight management, healthy aging, promotion of daily physical activity, and reduction of chronic disease.
Indicator: Number of individuals who report changes in health indicators and practices
Method: Evaluations, weigh-ins, and participant's assessments
Timeline: continuous, based on programs
Intermediate Outcome: Practice healthy food choices and strengthen individuals’ ability to build healthy eating plans and patterns.
Indicator: participant's feedback in SNAP-Ed programming
Method: Evaluation and data collection
Timeline: continuous
Long-term Outcome: Increase in the practice of healthy lifestyle choices to prevent chronic diseases and promote optimal health
Indicator: Number of individuals who report changes in knowledge and behaviors regarding healthy lifestyle choices
Method: Evaluation
Timeline: continuous
Audience: Community
Project or Activity: SNAP-Ed Programming
Content or Curriculum: SNAP-Ed Curriculum
Inputs: SNAP-Ed and Extension Resources and staff
Date: continuous
Audience: High School Students
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences research based curriculum
Inputs: Cooperative Extension resources and staff, and other community professionals including school personnel, law enforcement, healthcare professionals, parents, and volunteers; materials and WC Judicial Center
Date: Fall
Audience: Community
Project or Activity: The Biggest Winner (Weight the Reality Series)
Content or Curriculum: Cooperative Extension research based materials
Inputs: Cooperative Extension materials, community partners, guest speakers
Date: January through March
Audience: Community
Project or Activity: Wheelbarrow, Master Gardener Program, Low Income After-School Horticulture Programming
Inputs: Cooperative Extension Materials and Agents
Indicator: Number of individuals practicing gardening and environmental stewardship
Method: Survey Evaluation
Timeline: After each program
Author: Cabrina Buckman
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the daily lives of Kentucky citizens in many ways. People have experienced an interruption in routine, increase in stress, and an onset of new challenges related to health and wellness. In order to promote practices for positive well-being, the Washington County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered with the Washington County Public Library for a program series on Self Care. The Family and Consumer Sciences Agent creat
Author: Cabrina Buckman
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) continues to be a public health epidemic across Kentucky. Public health professionals believe 1 in 7 adults in Kentucky have diagnosed T2D, 13.7% of the adult population which is higher than the national average at 10.5%. In addition, 1 in 3 adults have diagnosed or undiagnosed prediabetes, which equals approximately 1.1 million Kentucky adults at greater risk of developing T2D.Specifically, Washington County in central Kentucky, faces diagnosed diabetes rates similar to th
Author: James Morgeson
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The poverty rate in Washington County is 14.4%, in Washington County over 170 people are living in poverty. These individuals lack the financial resources for a minimum standard of living. Especially during Covid, clientele had even more limited access to nutrition information, nutritious food, and how to grow your own vegetables.The Horticulture Agent and the Snap Ed Program Assistant developed the Spring Garden Grab and Go Program. Topics included growing potatoes, onions, le
