Extension
It Starts With Us
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Hardy, Brasher, James, Rideout
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Leadership
Henderson County unhealthy behaviors are higher than the area average as well as the state average: 18.9% of adults are reporting poor or fair health, 33.4% of adults are obese, and 11.6% of adults have diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control found nationally that only 29% of high school youth participated in physical activity and physical activity decreases as we age.
To improve the mental health and well-being of Henderson County citizens and increase the practice and promotion of physical activity and healthy eating daily.
Individuals will practice a healthy lifestyle decision-making that strengthens individuals ability to cope with normal life stressors.
Individuals will learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will learn how to eat healthy and exercise
Indicator: What they already are doing to be healthy and what they have learned
Method: Pre/post test
Timeline: Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals will make healthy lifestyle decisions
Indicator: what they have changed
Method: testimonial, survey
Timeline: 6 months after classes
Long-term Outcome: Success in eating healthy and exercise on a regular basis
Indicator: doctor report, overall health, knowledge
Method: survey, testimonial
Timeline: a year to date or after
Audience: Residence of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Diabetes Classes
Content or Curriculum: Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes, Healthy Plate
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community Partners, Henderson Diabetes Coalition
Date: Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Audience: Residence of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Health Education Event
Content or Curriculum: UK Publication
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community Partners, FCS Advisory Council
Date: Spring 2023/ Fall 2024
Audience: Henderson County Youth
Project or Activity: Cooking Club
Content or Curriculum: Cooking 101
Inputs: Extension Staff, Community partners
Date: Sept. 2023- June 2024
Audience: Henderson County Youth
Project or Activity: Cooking Camp
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Extension Staff, Fuel Up to Play 60, UK Staff
Date: May or June 2023
Audience: Residents of Henderson County
Project or Activity: Farmer's Market Programming
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Extension Staff, Master Gardeners
Date: Annually, May-October
Author: Paul Andrew Rideout
Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home
The problemLack of knowledge of where your food comes from.The educational program responseFive part program series including planting a garden and incorporating the produce into the menu.The participants/target audience55 4th gradersOther partners (if applicable)Farm Bureau, Kentucky Nutrition EducationProgram impact or participant response.Students learned what plants need to produce; learned how plants grow; tasted new (to them) vegetablesAB Chandler Garden Project The Henderson Co
Author: Jessica James
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
There was a field day at Cate's Farm and they invited Extension to come and teach one of the rotations. Myself and 4-H both went to help with this. I taught the kids how to make butter. There were schools there from all over Henderson County. The goal of this program was to teach kids about where dairy products come from and what you can make with dairy products. A lot of the kids had an understanding of dairy products but many were surprised at the various foods that dairy products are in.
