Extension
It Starts With Us
Health and Well-being of Individuals and Families
Nuturing Families Throughout the Lifespan
Derifield, McCreary, Maggard
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Nurturing Families (general)
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
County Extension Council,Family Consumer Sciences Advisory Council and Health Action Team members were among those who contributed to the discussion of identifying the educational needs and resources of most need to our individuals and families in Lawrence County. Program needs included the need to continue diabetes education and chronic disease prevention. The prevalence of adult diabetes in Lawrence County is at an all time high, 21% according to the CDC, KY Department for Public Health. (BRFSS)Lawrence County poverty rate for all ages is an average of 25.9%. (KY Health Facts) 199 grandparents lived with and were responsible for their own grandchildren; 28.7% of families with related children live below the poverty level; 24.7% of the senior population (65 years or older) live below poverty; and 65.9% of students are eligible for free lunches in 2014-15. (American Community Survey, 2009-2013)
* Community social, environmental, and policy systems will reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors and nurturing safe environments for all ages.
* Individuals will reduce their risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases by making beneficial lifestyle changes which will lower the percentage of prevalence for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
*Youth and families will become more health conscious by incorporating physical exercise and healthy food choices into their daily regimen.
*Youth will reduce the likelihood of experimenting with drugs, alcohol and substances by becoming more educated and aware of the long-term effects.
*Partners will design opportunities to support individuals and families toward living a healthier lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment.
*Individuals and families will adopt one or more behavioral changes by participating in educational programs focusing on diabetes, chronic disease prevention and/or the related topics of health and well-being for all ages.
*Community partners and 4-H will work together to develop programming that caters toward a more healthy and active lifestyle.
*The school system will continue to allow 4-H and related community partners to educate our youth with drug, alcohol and substance abuse programming.
*Community partners will recognize the need for community social, environmental and policy systems to address efforts toward improving the health and well-being of individuals and families.
*Individuals and families will gain knowledge and develop skills to live a healthy lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment.
*Youth and families will acquire knowledge to incorporate healthier eating and physical exercise into their daily lives.
*Our schools and community will recognize and acknowledge the need to educate our youth on the implications of using drugs, alcohol, and other substances.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will gain knowledge and develop skills to manage or prevent diabetes and/or chronic diseases
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting positive knowledge change and skill development related to the management and/or prevention of diabetes and other chronic diseases
Method: Pre/post evaluations, personal narratives
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals will adopt one or more positive behavioral change as a result of participating in programs and/or events focusing on the management and/or prevention of diabetes and/or chronic diseases.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting one or more positive behavioral change to manage and/or prevent diabetes and/or chronic diseases.
Method: Pre/post evaluations, personal narratives
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Individuals reduce their risk for diabetes and other chronic diseases in Lawrence County
Indicator: A decrease in the percentage of prevalence for diabetes and chronic diseases in Lawrence County
Method: KY Health Facts; CDC. BRFSS
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Community partners will recognize the need for community social, environmental and policy systems to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families
Indicator: Number of programs or projects implemented that focus on the health and well-being of families and individuals of all ages
Method: Number of Community partners and programs/projects offered
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Community partners will design opportunities to support living a healthy lifestyle in a nurturing safe environment
Indicator: Number of opportunities and/or programs offered to support the health and well-being of individuals and families
Method: Survey, observation, number of community partners involved
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Community social, environmental and policy systems reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors and nurturing safe environments for all ages
Indicator: Number of community partners involved in programs implemented
Method: Observations, personal narratives, KY Health Facts, CDC, BRFSS
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Youth and families will acquire knowledge to incorporate healthier eating and physical exercise into their daily lives.
Indicator: Number of programs implemented into the county program incorporating physical fitness or healthy eating
Method: Number of programs being delivered to youth or families with this healthy lifestyle change
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: Community partners and 4-H will work together to develop programming that caters toward a more healthy and active lifestyle.
Indicator: Number of community opportunities along with and beyond 4-H that are being offered to fulfill the need for guidance and fulfillment of physical fitness needs and healthy living lifestyles
Method: Observation and response to youth/family needs, number of community partners involved
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Youth and families will become more health conscious by incorporating physical exercise and healthy food choices into their daily regimen.
Indicator: The number of families indicating a constant positive change in their family's fitness and healthy lifestyle changes
Method: Surveys, observation, statistics
Timeline: 2016-2020
Initial Outcome: Our schools and community will recognize and acknowledge the need to educate our youth on the implications of using drugs, alcohol, and other substances.
Indicator: Number of programs being offered to students for awareness and coping
Method: surveys, number of interested community partners and educational opportunities
Timeline: 2016-2020
Intermediate Outcome: The school system will continue to allow 4-H and related community partners to educate our youth with drug, alcohol and substance abuse programming.
Indicator: Level of which youth are beginning to change their thinking and attitude toward drugs, alcohol and substances
Method: Education and response to offered programming to youth, surveys, observation
Timeline: 2016-2020
Long-term Outcome: Youth will reduce the likelihood of experimenting with drugs, alcohol and substances by becoming more educated and aware of the long-term effects.
Indicator: Response from community partners and the school system to continue to allow this education openly into the classrooms for all youth
Method: surveys, statistics
Timeline: 2016-2020
Audience: Diabetics or pre-diabetics
Project or Activity: Healthy Living with Diabetes
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS; Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes
Inputs: UK FCS; UK Healthcare; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; Lawrence County Health Action Team/Community Diabetes
Date: Monthly, 2016-2020
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Health & Wellness Expo
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS; UK NEP; ANR; Plate-It-Up; 4-H
Inputs: Lawrence County Health Action Team/Community Diabetes; Community Agencies; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center;
Date: April 2018
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Women's Health
Content or Curriculum: Focus on Breast & Cervical Screening
Inputs: UK Healthcare; Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; Extension Homemakers; KY Cancer Program
Date: May, 2018
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Annual Farm and Home Field Day
Content or Curriculum: Health Screenings; Plate-It-Up KY Proud; Community Resources; Extension Homemakers; Nutrition Education Programs; Food Preservation, UK FCS, 4-H
Inputs: Lawrence County Health Dept; Three Rivers Medical Center; KY Homeplace; KY Farm Bureau; Extension Homemakers; UK NEP; Kimber's Market; various community agencies
Date: June or July 2018
Audience: Families with Young Children
Project or Activity: Born Learning; Stand Up for Children events
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS and NEP, 4-H
Inputs: UK FCS; UK NEP; Early Childhood Development Council; Family Resource Centers; Head Start and Lawrence County Preschool program
Date: Quarterly beginning August 2018; Stand Up for Children, April, 2018
Audience: Seniors
Project or Activity: Technology for Seniors
Content or Curriculum: UK
Inputs: Local computer tech; UK Extension Agents, 4-H Teens
Date: 2017-2018 TBD
Audience: Embracing Life As We Age
Project or Activity: Workshop Series
Content or Curriculum: Stand Up to Falling; Caregiving, Dementia/ Alzheimer's Disease
Inputs: UK FCS; UK Healthcare; Three Rivers Medical Center; JJ Jordan Nursing Home; KY Homeplace; Lawrence County Health Dept; Extension Homemakers
Date: 2017-2018 TBA
Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Leader Lesson Trainings
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension FCS: Blue to You; Savvy Sellers and Bargain Hunters; International Year of the Pulses; Know Before You Go; Economic Entree
Input: UK Extension Specialist and KEHA
Date: Monthly Leader Lessons (2017-August, September, October, November, 2018-March, April, and May) Mail-outs: (December, 2017 and 2018-January, February, June, July)
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Pre-planning a Funeral
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension and Local Funeral Homes Resource Information
Input: Local Funeral Home Directors; UK Extension
Date: Fall, 2016-2017
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: End of Life Cycle
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension; Local Hospice Care; Alzheimer's Association Resource Materials
Input: UK Extension Specialist; Alzheimer's Association; Hospice Care
Date: Fall, 2016-2017
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Basic Financial Skills
Content or Curriculum: MoneyWise; Making Your Money Work; and Money Habitudes
Input: Family Resource Centers; Head Start; Adult Learning Center
Date: 2016-2020
Audience: Lawrence County Schools Middle School Students
Program/Activity: Health Rocks
Content/Curriculum: Health Rocks! Curriculum
Inputs: Lawrence County Schools, Lawrence County Health Department, Kentucky State Police
Date: 2016-2020 school years
Audience: Lawrence County Schools Elementary Students
Program/Activity: Professor Popcorn
Content/Curriculum: Professor Popcorn Curriculum
Inputs: UK Extension, Lawrence County Health Department
Date: 2016-2020 school years
Audience: All Youth
Program/Activity: 4-H Day Camps
Content/Curriculum: 4-H Health and Cooking
Inputs: UK CES Agents and Assistants, Lawrence County Schools, Community Volunteers
Date: June and July 2016-2020
Author: Caryn McCreary
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
In this ever changing world full of pressures and stress, our youth are growing up under the impression that they must live up to the stigma that society places on them. They are supposed to look a certain way, think a certain way, act a certain way and ask no questions. It is now wonder they walk the Earth confused during the most impressionable years of their lives! 73% of teens feel their appearance affects their body image and it is our job to steer them toward the truth.&n
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Food Preservation
Lawrence County Food Preservation WorkshopsAccording to the data collected by Kentucky HealthFacts.org, over 1/3 of Lawrence County’s Population is in less than good health. This is an 11% higher rate than Kentucky’s population of adults in less than good health. With this knowledge in mind, the Lawrence County FCS Agent worked in collaboration with the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) to present a 3 day Food Preservation Workshop. The workshops included educational information on:
Author: Laura Maggard
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
The Lawrence County Agriculture and Natural Resource Agent (ANR) and Family and Consumer Science Agent (FCS) hosted a 6 part series of workshops targeted at individuals who are looking to conserve on in home energy, start a compost pile, and how to limit their use of harsh chemicals in the home. Individuals in the community attended these sessions in the hopes of gaining new knowledge in order to provide a healthier home for their families and reduce living expenses as much as possible. Th
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Healthy Homes Inside and Outside SeriesAccording to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services 25.9% of Lawrence County residences are below the poverty line. With this information in mind, the Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Education and the Lawrence County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Education collaborated to create and deliver a series of classes with the goal of helping under-served and diverse participants to evaluat
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
FamtoberfestAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau about 7.2 million grandparents now have grandchildren younger than 18 living with them in the United States. According to www.grandfamilies.org 112,364 children under 18 live in householders being raised grandparents or other relatives in Kentucky, this number does not exclude Lawrence County.With this information in mind the Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Education developed a program in collaboration w
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention children’s mental health is effected by communication and quality time with family. Children who spend quality time and have clear communication with their family are less likely to develop depression, anxiety, and are more likely to succeed in school. The Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Education collaborated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering and local businesses in o
