Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and CommunitiesPlan of Work
Grayson County CES
Title:
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Communities
MAP:
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Agents Involved:
Taul, N.
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
National Dining with Diabetes
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Cook Together, Eat Together
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
Situation:
With the increased trend of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and environments that support healthy and active lifestyle choices. In Grayson County 22.1% of adults reported they were in poor or fair health in 2016. Additionally, 15.3% of adults in Grayson County reported suffering from Diabetes, and 33% from obesity. CES agents are encouraged to reach diverse audiences to help combat chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky communities. Focusing on a foundation of overall direct health education to increase health literacy and ability to make healthy lifestyle choices. Including, creating spaces or opportunities for active living and health behaviors.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Reduce the rate of chronic disease and obesity
Intermediate Outcomes:
Generate positive attitudes toward changing lifestyle choices to be more healthy
Initial Outcomes:
Increase confidence in ability to employ healthy practices and improve food and nutrition related skills.
Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Intake
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily; utilize the food label to make healthy food choices; choosing smaller portions.
Method: Self report surveys
Timeline: pre/post program implementation
Intermediate Outcome: Chronic Disease Prevention
Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: one or more health indicators improved (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose, etc.)
Method: Self report survey
Timeline: 3 months following program
Long-term Outcome: Availability/Access to healthy lifestyle choices
Indicator: Number of communities, healthy coalitions, or organizations who reported implementing policy, system, and/or environmental changes to promote healthy eating an active living.
Method: Self report survey
Timeline: 6 months following program
Learning Opportunities:
Audience: Communities
Project or Activity: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families, Healthy Coalitions, Story Walk, Shared Space Arrangements, Trail Development, Active Community Toolkit, Be more Guide, resources for early care and education settings.
Inputs: Volunteers, grant funding, faith-based organizations, community partners, key stake holders, elected officials, FCS agent, paid staff, CES resources and publications.
Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year
Audience: Families and Individuals, General Public
Project or Activity: Chronic Disease Prevention
Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Fit Blue, Faithful Families, Body Balance, PIU, WIN, Kick Kentucky Cancer, Keys to Embracing Aging
Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions, healthcare providers, health department, non-profits, schools, company health and wellness, homemakers, community centers, etc.
Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year
Audience: Facebook and Social Media Users/General Public
Project or Activity: Social media posts and/or virtual programming regarding promotion of healthy lifestyles and communities
Content or Curriculum: various research based resources
Inputs: UK Specialists, paid Extension Staff, social media outlets
Date: 2021-2024
Success Stories
Move Your Way | Exercise for Everyone
Author: Natalie Taul
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
Being physically active is an important component to overall health, and contributes significantly to individuals’ physical and mental wellbeing. There is a continued need to promote physical activity among Kentucky families. According to the CDC, 29.7% of Kentucky’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any physical activity, and only 21.4% of Kentucky children and teens were physically active for at least 60 minutes per day on each of
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