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4-H Youth Development - Health
4-H Youth Development Education
Prim, Farley, Agnew, Neltner, New, Butsch
Health
Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion. In Kentucky 37% of youth 10-17 are overweight or obese, and 51% report not exercising regularly. Twenty five percent of youth report some form of emotional or behavioral condition and suicide rates are at record high (KY suicides per 100,000 people: 15.3, 10th highest in the nation). Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health disease can affect anyone, with 1,160 reported opioid-involved deaths (a rate of 27.9 deaths per 100,000 persons) in Kentucky and vaping nearly doubled among middle and high school students — with 27% of high school seniors reporting they had tried the product in 2018.
Increase number of youths maintaining positive health habits.
Increased number of youths at a lower risk for serious disease and illness.
Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Health programs.
Increased number of youths at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
Increased 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 understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
Youth will aspire to have higher self-esteem
Youth will identify healthy ways to handle stress
Initial Outcome: Youth will identify healthy lifestyle choices.
Youth will understand risky behaviors and their consequences.
Youth will aspire to have higher self-esteem
Youth will identify healthy ways to handle stress
Indicator: Evaluation results and testimonials/success stories
Method: pre/post program evaluation and client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories
Timeline: July 2023 - June 2024
Intermediate Outcome: Increased 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
Indicator: Evaluation results and testimonials
Method: follow-up evaluations and client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories
Timeline: July 2023-June 2024
Long-term Outcome: Increase in number of youths maintaining positive health habits.
Increased number of youths at a lower risk for serious disease and illness.
Youth will develop into competent, capable, contributing adults as important developmental assets are met through their participation in 4-H Health programs. Increased number of youths at a lower risk for physical and emotional distress
Indicator: observation and testimonials
Method: client/parent/teacher testimonials/success stories
Timeline: July 2023 - June 2024
Campbell County 4-H Members
Project or Activity: 4-H Newsletter
Content or Curriculum Audience: monthly UK HEEL Health Bulletin
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds
Date: July 2023 - June 2024
Audience: Campbell County Youth
Project or Activity: Health Fairs
Content or Curriculum: USDA myPLate curriculum, SNAPed materials and incentives, dangerous look alike, awareness of sugar/fat content in foods
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, school facilities
Date: July 2023 – June 2024
Audience: 4-H members ages 9-14
Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutrition projects
Content or Curriculum: SNAPed materials and incentives, guest speakers, National 4-H curriculum, state fair and Alexandria fair guidelines, 4-H record books
Inputs: paid staff, district board funds, volunteers, fairground facilities
Date: July 2023 - June 2024
Audience: Campbell Ridge Elementary
Project or Activity: Yoga for Kids
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Training Materials
Inputs: staff, program money
Date: Fall 2023
Audience: Campbell County 4-H Cooking Club
Project: Foods and Nutrition
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Supported Curriculum
Inputs: staff, program money
Date: August 2023 – May 2024
Audience: Children’s Collaborative After School Program
Project or Activity: 4-H foods/nutrition projects
Content or Curriculum: National 4-H curriculum, Professor Popcorn, LEAP
Inputs: paid staff, program money
Date: July 2023 - June 2024
