Extension
It Starts With Us
Adopting healthy lifestyle choices for overall well-being
Health
Turner, Susan
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
The Centers for Disease Control found in a nationally representative survey that only 29% of high school youth participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on each of the seven days before the survey. Participation in physical activity decreases as we age.
Youth maintain positive health habits.
• Youth are at a lower risk for serious disease and illness.
• Youth are at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress.
• Youth are competent, capable, contributing adults as a result of their participation in 4-H Health programs.
Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
Youth identify healthy lifestyle choices.
• Youth understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
• Youth aspire to have higher self-esteem.
• Youth identify healthy ways to handle stress.
Youth understand the importance of properly installed home smoke alarms
Youth understand their family plan of escape and safe meeting place in case of a home fire or natural disaster
Evaluation:
The number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices.
• The number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior.
• The number of youth that report feeling good about themselves.
• The number of youth that report that they know how to handle stress.
You report that they have a home escape plan and that they know where the family safe space is located
Indicator: Percentage of population which reports an increase in healthy habits.
Method: Pre and post program year survey to program participants
Timeline: September 2016, August 2017; September 2017,
Learning Opportunities (repeat as needed):
Learning Opportunities
Audience: Monroe County youth ages 5 to 18.
Project or Activity: 4-H First Aide.
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Keeping Fit and Healthy – First Aide
Inputs: curriculum, volunteers, paid staff, facilities.
Date: May, annually
Learning Opportunities
Audience: Monroe County youth ages 5 to 13.
Project or Activity: Learning to Control my Feelings.
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Centering on Me
Inputs: curriculum, volunteers, paid staff, facilities.
Date: August, annually
Learning Opportunities
Audience: Monroe County youth ages 5 to 18.
Project or Activity: 4-H Health and Nutrition.
Content or Curriculum: Dance Fit; Jump into Food and Fitness
Inputs: curriculum, volunteers, paid staff, facilities.
Date: ongoing throughout the year, annually
Learning Opportunities
Audience: Monroe County youth ages 5 to 18
Project or Activity: American Red Cross Sound the Alarm Home Fire Campaign
Content or Curriculum: American Red Cross Pillowcase Project
Inputs: American Red Cross, Monroe County volunteers, Monroe County Fire Department, Tompkinsville Elementary School staff, facilities, paid staff
Date: September 23, 2017
Author: Esther "Susan" Turner
Major Program: Building Healthy Coalitions
According to the American Red Cross, seven people die every day from a home fire, most impacting children and the elderly; thirty-six people suffer injuries as a result of home fires every day; and over $7 billion in property damage occurs every year. If a fire starts in a home the inhabitants may have as little as two minutes to escape. During a fire, early warning from a working smoke alarm coupled with a fire escape plan can save lives. The Monroe County Cooperative Extensio
Author: Jamille Hawkins
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
In Monroe County 23.6 percent of adult residents report poor or fair health and 11.9 percent of adults have diabetes. Monroe county residents reports that 33.6% are physically inactive. Susan Turner, Monroe County 4-H agent and Jamille Hawkins, Family and Consumer Science agent found the need for a program that taught Monroe County residents the connection between nutrition, physical activity and meal planning. The program was called Fit for Life. The programming covered topics such
Author: Jamille Hawkins
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
In Monroe County, 36 percent of adults reported that they are in less than good health. That number is 13 percent higher than the Kentucky average. Monroe county adults reported that within the last 30 days 10 of those physical health days, including physical illness and injury was not good. With this high number, Family and Consumer Science agent Jamille Hawkins and Dyshel Thompson from the Monroe County Health department decided to partner with a program called Microclinic International. Micro
Author: Esther "Susan" Turner
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
In Monroe County 23.6 percent of adult residents report poor or fair health and 11.9 percent of adults have diabetes. Monroe county residents reports that 33.6% are physically inactive. Susan Turner, Monroe County 4-H agent and Jamille Hawkins, Family and Consumer Science agent found the need for a program that taught Monroe County residents the connection between nutrition, physical activity and meal planning. The program was called Fit for Life. The programming covered topics such as, meal pla
