Boyd County CES

Title:

Nutrition and Food Matters

MAP:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Agents Involved:

FCS, Harned, Bowling, Stahler

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Health

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preparation and Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Nutrition and Food Systems General

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Building Healthy Coalitions

Situation:

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion.   In Kentucky 37% of youth 10-17 are overweight or obese, and 51% report not exercising regularly. 25% of youth report some form of emotional or behavioral condition and suicide rates are at record high (KY suicides per 100,000 people: 15.3, 10th highest in nation). Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health disease can affect anyone, with 1,160 reported opioid-involved deaths (a rate of 27.9 deaths per 100,000 persons) in Kentucky and Vaping nearly doubled among middle and high school students — with 27% of high school seniors reporting they had tried the product in 2018.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Reduced fatalities
• Reduced number of children in foster care
• Reduced incarceration
• Increased number of youth maintaining positive health habits;
• Increased number of youth at a lower risk for serious disease and illness;
• Increased number of youth at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
• Reduce the number of youth reporting drug, alcohol, and tobacco use

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Increased adoption and mastery of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle 
• New coalitions developed to address SUC and MH
• Improved access and utilization of resources
• Improved perceived stress and ability to cope
• Youth will contribute to their communities
• Youth will practice refusal skills, 
• Youth will intervene to prevent use/abuse  
• All agents trained in YMHFA

Initial Outcomes:

• Improved in awareness of health concerns for youth
• Improved education about SUD and MH disease
• Improved education about diversity and Inclusion
• Reduced stigma of individuals with SUD and MH disease
• Improved understanding of the consequences of risk behaviors
• Promote optimal physical, social and emotional health habits

Evaluation:

• Outcome to be Evaluated

• Number of youth who indicated they learned about healthy food choices through 4-H
• Method of Evaluation
• Number of youth who were educated on health and well-being through 4-H programs? (KOSA)
• Number of youth who indicated they made healthy lifestyle choices as are result of what they learned through 4-H programming? (PRACTICE)
• Number of youth who indicated they increased their daily number of servings of fruits and vegetables eaten as a result of 4-H programs? (PRACTICE) Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)
• Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

Learning Opportunities/Programs for Agents

• Mental Health 
  • Curriculum: Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning, Mindful Me, Centering on me, YMHFA   
  • Training: Agent In-services
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• Personal Safety 
  • Curriculum: Code name: Home Alone, Keeping Fit & Healthy- First Aid in Action, Headlines for Health
  • Training: Agent In-services

• Physical Health 
  • Curriculum: 4-H Dancefit, Get Moving Kentucky, Keeping Fit & Healthy, SPARK, Steps to a Healthy Teen, Bicycling for fun, Wheels in Motion, Outdoor Adventures
  • Training: Agent In-services
• Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Curriculum: Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning, Essential Elements, Diversity: The source of Our Strength, Be SAFE: Safe, Affirming, & Fair Environments, Black History,    4-H LIFE   
  • Training: Agent In-services
• Addiction Prevention 
  • Curriculum: Health Rocks!, YMHFA
  • Training: Agent In-services

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Limited resource individuals and families, Families with children, Seniors, Youth, Volunteers, Farmer’s Markets, Local Schools

Project or Activity: Conduct demonstrations, classes and workshops, distribute information through media and social marketing, provide exhibits, displays, educational materials and curricula on topics including UK content and curriculum.

Content or Curriculum: •Farmer’s Markets•Gardening Programs•Food Preservation Programs•Food Preparation Programs•Local Food Systems (Farm to School, Farm to Institution)•KY Farm to School (F2S ) Curriculum•Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary Youth Health (LEAP)•UK CES Nutrition Education Program. National 4-H Curriculum 

•Super Star Chef Goes to the Farmers Market•USDA materials

•Plate It Up KY Proud•Small Steps to Health and Wealth for Youth •Teen Cuisine •Organwise •Professor Popcorn•Grow It, Try It, Like It•Lunch from the Land

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, CAFE faculty in; Nutrition and Food Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Animal and Food Science, Horticulture, Local organizations such as Ky Rivers Harvest

Date: Ongoing annual

Audience: Limited resource individuals and families, Families with children, Seniors, Youth, Volunteers, Farmer’s Markets, Local Schools

Project or Activity: Apply skills of food resource management, food safety, and food preparation to afford healthy, nutritious food choices

Content or Curriculum: •Home-based Microprocessing•Plate It Up KY Proud

•Food preparation programs•Food for Thought website•Champion Food Volunteers

•UK CES Nutrition Education Program•USDA materials•Steps to a Healthier Teen

Inputs:Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, CAFE faculty in; Nutrition and Food Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Animal and Food Science, Horticulture; Boyd County School systems, Ashland Independent School systems. Fairview Independent School systems

Date:2022-24

Audience: Community volunteers, local businesses, local citizens,

Project or Activity: Work with River Cities Harvest, a local organization that collects excess food for distribution to pantries, shelters, kitchens, etc. that then give it out or prepare and serve it to the hungry in the community.

Content or Curriculum: Organization specific

Inputs: Extension agent, some facilities, volunteers,

Date: 2022-24

Audience: Limited resource individuals and families, Homemakers, Seniors, Shelter Occupants, Developmentally Challenged

Project or Activity: Conduct numerous demonstrations, classes and workshops

Content or Curriculum: Various materials from various sources including but not limited to: UK Meats Lab; Kentucky Cattlemen's Association, Pork Producers and Poultry Producers; Agent Developed; Life Skills Related to Cooking

Inputs: Recipes, Cuts of Meat Posters/Handouts, UK Meat Science publications

Date: 2021 - 22

Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Program on custom meats - how to order carcass cut up, expectations of meat received, etc.

Content or Curriculum: Locally developed, in conjunction with meat specialist

Inputs: Facilities, agent and program assistant, local beef producers, local meat markets

Date: 2021-22

Audience: Extension Homemakers, but open to all county residents

Project or Activity: Multiple food demonstrations

Content or Curriculum: Self developed following UK FCS guidelines for nutrition and safety

Inputs: Food materials, facilities to hold demos, agent to do demos.

Date: 2021-24