Extension
It Starts With Us
Adopting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Making Healthy Lifestyle decisions
Kim Cox
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates. Components of Kentucky 4-H Health Core Curriculum include: physical activity, substance abuse, bullying, safety, and character education. Moderate physical activity can reduce
the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, stress and high blood pressure. The Centers for Disease Control found that 29% of high school youth get less than 60 minutes of physical activity a day. With this finding it has led our 4-H Council to add more new health program for teens and promote health and wellness with all youth.
Increased number of youth maintaining positive health habits;
•Increased number of youth at a lower risk for serious disease and
illness;
•Increased number of youth at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
•Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Health programs
ncreased adoption and mastery of healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky
behavior and handling stress.
Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices
•Youth will aspire to have higher self esteem
•Youth will identify healthy ways to handle stress
Initial Outcome: Youth will understand the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices
Indicator: Agent/Staff
Method: Pre-Post Test
Timeline: 2017-2018
Intermediate Outcome: Youth will practice making healthy choice and engaging in physical activity.
Indicator: agent survey
Method: Participants engage in all activities
Timeline: 2017-2018
Long-term Outcome: Morgan County youth will make healthy decisions to improve their overall health and wellness to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Indicator: Data from Pre-Post
Method: Curriculum Survey tool.
Timeline: Through out the four year plan
Audience:4th-7th grade
Project or Activity: Healthy Demonstrations
Content or Curriculum: NEP recipes/
Inputs: Staff, agent, teachers
Date: 2017-2018
Audience: Healthy Adventures Club
Project or Activity: Physical activities, Material gained from in-service
Content or Curriculum: Healthy Adventures for Teens, Teambuilding, Spark
Inputs: Agent, Staff, Health Specialist, and other Agents
Date: 2017-2018
Audience: K-12
Project or Activity: Safe Night
Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks/Health Department info/Spark/
Inputs: State Police, Fire Department, Local Hospital, FRC, Volunteers, Teen Leaders, Staff, Agent
Date: 2018
Author: Nellie Buchanan
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
According to the CDC, Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death in KY. At least 6.4% of deaths were stroke related. This statistic, along with District I Extension Homemakers requesting the workshop on Stroke Awareness, led to FCS programming to address the concern. As a result, FCS agent trained leaders in 10 counties on Stroke Awareness. Believing the adage, "Knowledge is power", participants in the program gained information of the two types of stroke: B
Author: Nellie Buchanan
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Morgan County Extension volunteer leaders and extension agents recognized the need for a partnership to address access to locally grown fruits and vegetables to improve the health and wellness of Morgan Countians and supplement income for local farmers/gardeners. Local partnerships of the Morgan County Diabetes Coalition, Morgan County Farmers Market and team work of ANR agent and FCS agent have successfully established strong collaborations. Grant writing to fund the Diabetes Coali
