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Clay County CES

Title:
Active Living and Health Promotions
MAP:
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities
Agents Involved:
Alissa Ackerman, Ashley Adkins, Emily Boggs
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Food Preparation and Preservation
Situation:

Clay County, a small rural county in Eastern Kentucky, families make choices to improve health and wellbeing, incorporate nutritious food into their diet, participate in physical activity, and chronic disease (including diabetes, heart disease stroke, cancer) prevention. With the increased trend of chronic disease and obesity in KY, individuals, families, youth and communities need tools and environments that support healthy and active lifestyle choices.   CES Agents are encouraged to reach audiences to help combat chronic disease and obesity in KY communities.   Focusing on a foundation of overall direct health education to increase health literacy and ability to make healthy lifestyle choices.  A foundation of nutrition knowledge, skills and competencies in topics such as food safety, handling and preparation, cooking methods and techniques, feeding practices, are essential to changing dietary behaviors. According to statistics 38% of our county is obese with 18% of our adults being diagnosed with diabetes, and 33% of the adults don’t meet the standard activity level and 48% have high blood pressure. Lifestyle choices impact the quality and years of life.

Long-Term Outcomes:

-Increase the physical activity and dietary recommendations that promote health and wellness for families and youth.

-Reduce the rate of chronic disease and obesity. 


 

Intermediate Outcomes:

-Generate positive attitude toward lifestyle choices to be healthy. 

-Increase intake of fruit, vegetables, and other nutrient dense food.

-Improve self-efficacy in physical activity and movement.

Initial Outcomes:

-Increase awareness of healthy lifestyle choices and chronic disease.

-Improve food and nutrition related skills preparation and safe food handling.

-Increase physical activity.



Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Increase the consumption of healthy foods and increase physical activity.

Indicator: number that reported spending time together in physical activity, number that report eating more healthy foods, leading to improvement of quality of life.

Method: Word of mouth, formal/informal evaluation.

Timeline: 2020-2024


Intermediate Outcome: Families practice healthy food choices to build healthy eating plans. Family practice physical activity.

Indicator: number that reported spending time together in physical activity; number that report eating more healthy foods leading to improvement of quality of life.

Method: word of mouth, formal/informal evaluation.

Timeline: 2020-2024


Initial Outcome: Families will increase knowledge, skills and attitude related to healthy life skill choices and weight management.

Indicator: Number that gained knowledge about eating healthy food. Number that reported understanding the benefits of spending time together in physical activity.

Method: Word of mouth, formal/informal evaluations.

Timeline: 2020-2024


Learning Opportunities:

Audience:  Adults

Project or Activity:  Diabetes Support Group

Content or Curriculum:  Diabetic Shoes

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  Quarterly 2023-2024


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  NEP Super Star Chef Camp

Content or Curriculum:  NEP Recipes

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  Summer 2023


Audience:  Adults

Project or Activity:  Plate It Up Cooking School

Content or Curriculum:  Plate It Up Recipes

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  3 times a year


Audience:  Families

Project or Activity:  Cook Together, Eat Together

Content or Curriculum:  Cook Together, Eat Together

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent/Agencies

Date:  2023-2024


Audience:  Adults

Project or Activity:  Holiday Cooking School

Content or Curriculum:  Recipes

Inputs:  Wilderness Trail Area Family & Consumer Agents

Date:  November 2023


Audience:  Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Make Ahead Meals

Content or Curriculum:  UK Publication

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  Fall 2023

 

Audience:  Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Using What’s In Your Pantry

Content or Curriculum:  UK Publication

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent, Curriculum

Date:  Spring 2024


Audience:  Middle School 7th Grade

Project or Activity:  Truth and Consequences                        

Content or Curriculum:  Truth and Consequences

Inputs:  All Agents, Community

Date 2023-2024


Audience:  Families

Project or Activity:  Preserving Food

Content:  UK Publications

Inputs:   Agents      

Date:  2023-2024


Audience:  Families

Project or Activity:  Dehydrating Food

Content:  UK Publication

Input:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  2023-2024



Audience:  Families

Project or Activity:  Knife Skills

Content or Curriculum:  UK Publication

Input:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  2023-2024


Audience:  Families

Project or Activity: Recipes for Life

Content or Curriculum:   UK Publications

Inputs:  Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  2023-2024


Audience:   Families  

Project or Activity:  Recipe of the Month

Content or Curriculum:  Plate It Up Recipes/ Calendar Cooking

Input:  Plate It Up Recipes Grocery Stores, Family & Consumer Science Agent

Date:  All year


Audience:  Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Educate Before You Medicate

Content or Curriculum:  UK Publication

Input:  Homemaker Leader’s Training

Date: Mailout


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  4-H Cooking 101

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Cooking 101 Curriculum

Inputs:  4-H Agent

Date:  2023-2024 


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  Health Rocks

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Curriculum

Inputs:  4-H Agent

Date: Fall 2023  


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity: Mental Health Education

Content or Curriculum:  Mental Health 4-H Curriculum

Inputs:  4-H Agent

Date:  2023-2024


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  Professor Popcorn

Content or Curriculum:  FCS/4-H Curriculum

Inputs:  4-H Agent

Date:  2023-2024 School Year


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  Middle School Enrichment

Content or Curriculum:  Team Building With Youth 

Input:  4-H Agent, Teachers

Date:  Spring 2024


Audience:  Youth

Project or Activity:  Hygiene 101

Content or Curriculum:  Staying Healthy – National 4-H Curriculum

Input:  4-H Agent, Teachers

Date:  Fall 2023


Audience:  Adults/Teens

Project or Activity:  Disaster Preparedness

Content or Curriculum:  UK Publication

Input:  Agents/Volunteers

Date:  Spring 2024




Success Stories

Improving Cooking Skills and Nutrition

Author: Alissa Ackerman

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

According to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, “Cooking is a valuable skill that teaches children about nutrition and food safety, as well as building math, science, literacy and fine motor skills.” However, with limited access to grocery stores in Clay County, busy schedules and convivence of fast food restaurants, many youth are at a disadvantage when it comes to gaining skills in the kitchen and acquiring knowledge about the importance of nutrition. When assessing the needs and

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