Promote Health and WellnessPlan of Work

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Clark County CES

Title:
Promote Health and Wellness
MAP:
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Agents Involved:
Madalyn Hale, Levi Berg, Shonda Johnston, Carrie Spry, Aubrey Lawson
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Substance Use Prevention and Recovery General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Leadership
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. Cooperative Extension Services 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 as well as addressing substance use prevention, recovery, stigma, and impact on families and communities.


Long-Term Outcomes:

- Increase in practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily

- Reduce the rate of chronic disease and obesity

- Prevention and/or reduction of substance use and its related consequences


Intermediate Outcomes:

- Generate positive attitudes toward changing lifestyle choices to be more healthy

- Increase intake of fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-dense foods

- Improve self-efficacy in physical activity, movement, and active routes to destinations 

- Decrease tobacco/ substance use and delayed age of first use among Kentucky youth

Initial Outcomes:

- Increase awareness about lifestyle choices and chronic disease (e.g. tobacco/substance use, poor    nutrition, & lack of physical activity) 

- Increase confidence in ability to employ healthy practices 

- Improve food and nutrition-related skills (e.g. preparation techniques, safe food handling)

- Increase motivation to be active

- Increase awareness of accessible safe places for activity 

- Increase knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and recovery (or related subject       matter)


Evaluation:

Outcome: Understanding of the consequences associated with substance abuse

Indicator: Increased knowledge of the consequences associated with substance abuse as indicated in post evaluation

Method: Post Evaluation of Programs

Timeline: Annually


Outcome: Increase awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills and attitudes needed to make informed choices and implementation of daily physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices

Indicator: Number of individuals who reported: knowledge and skills gained about the benefits of physical activity; adoption of physical activity practices; increase in physical activity levels

Method: Post Evaluation of Programs

Timeline: Annually


Outcome:  Availability / Access to healthy lifestyle choices 

Indicator:  Number of communities, health coalitions, or organizations who reported: implemented policy, system, and/or environmental changes to promote healthy eating and active living

Method: Self-report survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: high school youth

Project or Activity: Truth and Consequences

Content or Curriculum: Truth and Consequences Curriculum

Inputs: Clark County Cooperative Extension Staff, High School Personnel, Community volunteers and agencies

Date: Spring 


Audience: Families, & Adults

Project or Activity: Farmers Market/Community Festivals & Events

Content or Curriculum: Benefits of Beef Consumption; Farmer's Market Toolkit; SNAP-Ed tools; Plate it Up Recipes

Inputs: Kentucky Beef Council promotional material and staff, UK Specialist, UK Publications, Clark County Cattlemen’s Association; community partners; Master Gardeners; Community Volunteers

Date: Summer/Fall 


Audience: youth, families and adults

Project or Activity: UK Health Bulletins, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Content or Curriculum: UK Health Bulletins, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Inputs: UK Health Bulletins, 4-H/ANR/FCS Newsletters, publication racks, Health and Wellness Ambassador program

Date: monthly


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Gardening Classes and Workshops

Content or Curriculum: Gardening Care workshops

Inputs: UK Publications, Master Gardeners, Community Garden, Community Garden Plots

Date: Summer/Fall 


Audience: Adults & Families

Project or Activity: Media Outreach (Newspaper/Radio)

Content or Curriculum: Health Benefits of Gardening, and Consuming Fruits and Vegetables

Inputs: UK Publications, E-Xtension, Winchester Sun,

Date: Quarterly


Audience: 9-18 year Olds

Project or Activity: Fitness Frenzy

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Content

Inputs: Parks & Rec, 4-H Staff, Certified Volunteers

Date:  Spring



Audience: Adults and Families

Project or Activity: Wellness Challenge Classes

Content or Curriculum: UK Curriculum

Inputs: Clark County 4-H, FCS, and ANR/Hort

Date: Annually every winter/spring


Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association/Volunteers

Project or Activity:  Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices 

Content or Curriculum: Master Health Volunteers, Health Bulletins, Monthly Leader Lessons

InputsVolunteers, extension staff, community partners

DateMonthly




Success Stories

Progressive Ag & 4-H Safety Day

Author: Aubrey Lawson

Major Program: Health

Progressive Ag & 4-H Safety Day

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion. Clark County Agents were approached by a local Family Resource Coordinator who had conducted a survey of parents at the Intermediate School in Clark County. This survey determined that personal safety and safety education were a concern to many parents. On September 15th, 2023 the Clark County Extension Agents hosted a Progress

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Pumpkin Days 2023

Author: Shonda Johnston

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

In 2021, the Clark County Extension Office provided a "Pumpkin Day" experience for one of our local elementary school's Kindergarten- second graders, and another elementary school's Kindergarten-4th grade. as a result of the pandemic and their inability to visit pumpkin patches. The program was very successful and the schools were interested in doing it again the following year. In 2022 due to scheduling, we provided the pumpkin day experience to the original elementary school&

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Growing and Cooking with Herbs

Author: Carrie Spry

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

One of the most consistent requests received at Clark County Extension from its constituents, is information on growing and cooking with herbs. With upward trends in eating healthier, growing your own food, and living a more self-sustainable life, more people have been hoping to learn about the benefits of herbs. Clark County Extensions Horticulture Agent and Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered up for a 2-class series on Growing and Cooking with Herbs. The 2 classes covered all things h

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