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Rowan County CES

Title:
Personal Development
MAP:
4-H Health & Life Skills
Agents Involved:
R. Ford
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
How we live life is ever-changing but learning basic life skills is still as important as ever. Learning to practice healthy habits, select clothing to emphasize one’s best appearance, create and live within a budget, prepare nutritious meals safely, nurture children, create a safe and pleasant home environment, practice common courtesies, and form relationships with others—all of these skills are basic to everyday life. Many schools no longer include family and consumer sciences classes in the curriculum. Reality is that today’s youth and adults are busier than ever. Many of these basic life skills are not consistently taught to youth at home or at school. 4-H family and consumer sciences and health projects equip youth with these skills.
Long-Term Outcomes:
-Youth will be responsible and contributing individuals and family members.
-Youth will gain and maintain employment through life skill development.
-Youth will contribute to a safe, pleasant and productive home and family.
-Youth will maintain positive health habits.
-Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health programs.
Intermediate Outcomes:

-Youth will utilize and practice life skills in projects and life situations.

-Youth will project a positive image and self-confidence.

-Youth will practice responsible consumer and financial decision-making.

-Youth will practice healthy eating choices.

-Youth will make choices that lead to responsible and beneficial results.

-Youth will adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.


Initial Outcomes:

-Youth will gain knowledge and develop skills in Family & Consumer Sciences projects and programs.

-Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.

-Youth understand risky behaviors and their consequences.

-Youth identify healthy ways to handle stress.

-Youth understand the decision-making process.

Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices
Indicator: Number of youth reported identifying healthy lifestyle choices.
Method: survey
Timeline: fall, spring

Intermediate Outcome: Youth will utilize and practice life skills in projects and life situations.
Indicator: Number of youth who reported that they showed another person how to do what they learned to do for themselves.
Method: survey, observation
Timeline: spring

Long-term Outcome: Youth will be responsible and contributing individuals and family members.
Indicator: Number of youth who demonstrate increased or routine use of life skills learned through 4-H in daily life.
Method: survey, observation
Timeline: all year
Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Physical Activity

Content or Curriculum: (LEAP)Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary

Inputs: Rowan County Schools or Day Care Centers

Date: Spring


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Activity

Content or Curriculum: 4-H National Health Month

Inputs: Elementary and Middle School

Date: February


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Activity

Content or Curriculum: SPARK Afterschool

Inputs: Morehead Parks & Recreation, local school systems

Date: summer day camp and school club lesson


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Project

Content or Curriculum: Babysitting

Inputs: Morehead Parks & Recreation, local school systems

Date: fall


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Project

Content or Curriculum: Consumer in Me & Dollars & Sense Program

Inputs: local school systems

Date: all year


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Activity

Content or Curriculum: BIZWorld

Inputs: Clearfield, Lakeside &  Rodburn Schools

Date: March/April


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Activity

Content or Curriculum: Kids in the Kitchen

Inputs: Morehead Parks & Recreation, FYRC, Community Ed Director

Date: all year


Audience: High School Students

Project or Activity: Activity 

Content or Curriculum: Dress for Success

Inputs: Rowan County Extension Office, Rowan County Senior High School and Community Ed

Date: all year


Audience: High School Students

Project or Activity: Activity

Content or Curriculum: Culinary 

Inputs: Rowan County Extension Office, Rowan County Senior High School and Community Ed 

Date: all year 


Audience: Middle/High School Students

Project or Activity: Activity 

Content or Curriculum: Truth & Consequences

Inputs: Rowan County Extension, Rowan County Schools, Community agencies

Date: spring






Success Stories

4-H Outdoor Adventure Club

Author: Raven Ford

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Rowan County 4-H has added a new club for middle and high school students. The 4-H Youth Development agents from Rowan, Magoffin, Morgan and Elliott Counties wanted to provide more opportunities for the youth in their communities to explore the different areas in Kentucky. The 4-H Multi-County Outdoor Adventure club also teaches youth responsibility and promotes being active. The youth met once a month to demonstrate some sort of physical activity, observed/toured an educational facility and was

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