Extension
It Starts With Us
Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Health Nutrition and Physical activity
Jacob Ison and Morgan Murphy
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Cook Wild Kentucky
Active Living and Health Promotions General
According to the Centers for Disease Control more than 43% of Elliott Counties 7,508 residents are obese with 78% of the population being overweight. Quickfacts.org reports 14% of the population has been diagnosed with diabetes and 42.8% report they get little to no exercise. Findings of the CDC say that if current trends continue, by 2050 one in three people will be diagnosed with diabetes. They also report a loss of 10 pounds can help prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. These staggering statistics encouraged the FCS council to identify health and physical fitness as a major program emphasis for the FCS extension program. According to the Kentucky State Police 2018 Crime in Kentucky Report there were 131 drug or narcotic offenses and 124 drug arrests in Elliott County.
40 people in Elliott County will improve their health.
100 middle school students will know the consequences of prescription drug use.
50 people will work toward accomplishing goals set in programs and activities conducted by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs
All Elliott County Middle School students will devise ways they can say no to prescription drug use and practice doing so.
60 people will attend Health related educational programs sponsored by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs, report learning crucial information for improving health and set goals
All Elliott County Middle School Students will participate in Truth or Consequences
Initial Outcome: 60 people will attend Health related educational programs sponsored by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs, report learning crucial information for improving health and set goals
All Elliott County Middle School Students will participate in Truth or Consequences
Indicator:
Method: Pre and post surveys and conversation about program and what they have learned
Class room attendance and attendance at culminating event.
Timeline: 2021/2022 reporting year
Intermediate Outcome: 50 people will work toward accomplishing goals set in programs and activities conducted by the Elliott County Cooperative Extension Service FCS programs
All Elliott County Middle School students will devise ways they can say no to prescription drug use and practice doing so.
Indicator:
Method: Surveys and follow up meetings.
Practice of students saying no to peer pressure to use drugs.
Timeline: 2021/2022 reporting year
Long-term Outcome: During the 2021/2022 reporting year, 40 people in Elliott County will improve their health.
100 middle school students will know the consequences of prescription drug use.
Indicator: 40 people report how they have improved their health
Method: Survey at culminating event
Timeline: 2021/2022
Audience: Middle School Students
Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences
Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences curriculum
Inputs: Elliott County School System, law enforcement, judicial system, St Claire Medical Center, Kings Daughters Medical Center
Date: Spring 2022
Audience: Elliott County Citizens
Project or Activity: Cooking through the Calendar
Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky curriculum and SNAP-ed curriculum
Inputs: Elliott County Extension Service
Date: January - December 2021 - 2022
Audience: Farmers Market Customers
Project or Activity: PlateItUp! Kentucky Proud Recipe Demonstrations
Content or Curriculum: PlateItUp! Kentucky Proud Recipes
Inputs: Farmers Market Vendors, Senior Farmers Market Voucher Recipients, WIC Farmers Market Voucher Recipients
Date: 2021 Farmers Market Season
Audience: Elliott County Citizens
Project or Activity: Cooking School
Content or Curriculum: FCS Cooking Curriculums
Inputs: Elliott County Extension Service, First Baptist Church
Date: September 2021
Audience: Elliott County Citizens
Project or Activity: Cooking Through The Calendar:
Content or Curriculum: NEP Calendar and recipes
Inputs: Elliott County Extension Staff
Date: January-December 2022
Audience: Elliott County youth
Project or Activity: Kids Bucks Program @ Farmers Market (earn kidsbucks by participating in MyPlate lesson and can spend at market)
Content or Curriculum: MyPlate
Inputs: Morgan Murphy (4-H agent)
Date: August 2021
Audience: Elliott County Highschool Students
Project or Activity: Farm to School lesson
Content or Curriculum: Farm to School curriculum lesson 1
Inputs: Morgan Murphy (4-H agent)
Date: October 2021
Author: Jacob Ison
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
After Covid, in late 2021 and early 2022 our county seen a large influx of people who chose to sale their urban homes and purchase a small farm in a more rural area. Elliott County was a prime location for, work from home employees, because of the low cost of land and the fiber optic, high speed internet available here. The gardening club program started as a way to help folks that had recently moved to the area learn basic gardening and preservation skills, so they could take what they lea
