Russell County CES

Title:

Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle

MAP:

Embracing a Healthy Lifestyle

Agents Involved:

4-H, FCS, ANR, assistant(s)

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Family and Consumer Science

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Active Living and Health Promotions General

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Food Preparation and Preservation

Situation:

Healthy living encompasses many aspects including physical activity, personal safety, mental health, and addiction prevention.  Russell County’s data profile shows that we exceed state and national incidence rates in obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, substance abuse, and overall healthy days (Kentucky Health Facts).  Implementation of savings and retirement planning can also lead to overall life satisfaction and reduce stress in the family.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Clientele maintaining positive health habits.
• Clientele lower their risk for serious illness and disease.
• Clientele lower their physical and emotional distress.
• Lower number of reported drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.
• Reduced fatalities on family farms and in the community.
• Clientele increase personal financial savings for emergencies and future needs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Clientele adopt behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle.
• Clientele report improved ability to cope with daily stress and distress.
• Clients adopt a physical activity plan.
• Clients choose healthy foods.
• Clients reduce risky behaviors.
• Clients develop and implement a personal and/or family savings plan.

Initial Outcomes:

• Clientele learn the consequences of risky behavior.
• Clientele can identify healthy ways to handle stress.
• Clientele can identify healthy foods and/or the three components of physical activity.
• Clients gain knowledge on budgeting, saving, investing, and long-term financial planning.

Evaluation:

Outcome:  adoption of healthy lifestyle and stress coping practices

Indicator:  1/3 of participants implement some aspect of healthy living and stress reduction

Method:  self-evaluation and observation

Timeline:  post-program

Outcome:  adoption of safety practices

Indicator:  1/3 of participants implement knowledge gained on personal, farm, and internet safety

Method:  observation, self-evaluation

Timeline:  post-program

Outcome:  gain skills in food preparation and food preservation

Indicator:  1/3 of participants learn and/or implement skills to prepare food for home consumption

Method:  observation; self-evaluation

Timeline:  post-program

Outcome:  personal and family savings plans are implemented

Indicator:  1/3 of participants implement a financial management plan

Method:  self-evaluation

Timeline:  throughout and after the program

Outcome:  substance abuse decreases

Indicator:  reduction in drug and alcohol usage rates

Method:  analysis of KIP data

Timeline:  over many years

Outcome: Youth practice safety procedures and environmental stewardship

Indicator: Accident and environmental measures

Method: Observation, verbal and written evaluations

Timeline: Yearly

Learning Opportunities:

Audience:  Youth

Activity/Project:  Youth cooking programs

Content/Curriculum:  KSF recipes; 4-H Cooking curricula

Inputs:  volunteer leader, curricula, meeting space and cooking materials

Date:  throughout year

Activity/Project:   Youth nutrition education

Content/Curriculum:  4-H core curricula

Inputs:  volunteers, curricula, materials, snack items

Date:  September - February

Activity/Project:  Resiliency and mindfulness

Content/Curriculum:  4-H health and fitness curricula; Mind Matters resources

Inputs:  participants, meeting space, curriculum

Date:  throughout year

Activity/Project:  physical activity

Content/Curriculum:  4-H health core curriculum

Inputs:  participants, meeting space, curriculum

Date:  school year and/or summer

Activity/Project:  money management

Content/Curriculum:  Kentucky 4-H and FCS financial management resources

Inputs:  participants, meeting space, curriculum

Date:  as requested

Activity/Project:  hygiene

Content/Curriculum:  4-H Health curricula

Inputs:  participants, meeting space, curriculum

Date:  during school year

Activity/Project:  Health Rocks

Content/Curriculum:  Health Rocks curriculum

Inputs:  participants, volunteer leaders, curriculum

Date:  school year and/or summer daycamp

Activity/Project: Farm Safety Day

Content/Curriculum: Various Topics

Inputs: Participants, volunteers and Progressive Ag Foundation

Date: Fall Yearly

 Audience:  Adults

Activity/Project:  Addiction training and prevention programs

Content/Curriculum:  Addiction 101 and other CES resources 

 Inputs:  agent, volunteers, curriculum

 Date:  TBD

          

Activity/Project:  Healthy Living programming

Content/Curriculum:  Health Bulletins, cooking resources, Plate it Up, WIN, Kick KY Cancer, health partners, Keys to Embracing Aging, Fit Blue, Faithful Families, etc.

Inputs:  agents, curriculum, community partners

Date:  TBD

Activity/Project:  Disease Prevention programs

Content/Curriculum:  Keys to Embracing Aging, Alzheimer’s resources; Stand Up to Falling, Fit Blue, Dining with Diabetes, other FCS resources

Inputs:  agents, volunteers, community partners

Date:  throughout year

Activity/Project:  Financial Education

Content/Curriculum:  Money Habitudes, Recovering Your Finances, etc.

Inputs:  agent, publications and financial resources, community partners

Date: TBD

Activity/Project:  Estate Planning

Content/Curriculum:  FCS estate planning resources

Inputs:  agent, publications and resources, community partners/presenters

Date:  TBD

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