Active Living, Health Promotions, and Food SystemsPlan of Work

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Greenup County CES

Title:
Active Living, Health Promotions, and Food Systems
MAP:
Health and Wellness
Agents Involved:
Pullin, Hieneman, Stephens, Adkins
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health & Wellbeing
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Arts and Community Health
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. CES 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. A foundation of nutrition knowledge, skills and competencies in topics such as food safety, handling and preparation, cooking methods and techniques, feeding practices, food science, and food systems are essential to changing dietary behaviors. Including, creating spaces or opportunities for active living and health behaviors.


Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome: Chronic Disease Prevention

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: participants who had one or more health indicator (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose) improved.

Method: Self-report survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Availability and access to healthy food 

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: utilizing delivery systems/access points (e.g., farmers’ markets, food pantries) that offer healthy foods; supplementing diets with healthy foods grown or preserved (e.g.,farmers markets);  number of pints of foods preserved through water bath canning, pressure canning, freezing, or drying. 

Method: Self-report survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Nutrition knowledge, skills, and competencies

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: use knowledge and skills to improve food-shopping management; utilize the food label to make healthy food choices; choosing smaller portions; increased food preservation knowledge; demonstrated recommended food preservation practices

Method: Self-report surveys; specific curricula or program evaluations

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome: Physical Activity knowledge, skills, and competencies 

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: Self-report survey

Timeline:  Pre-post implementing curricula or program


Outcome:  Nutrition knowledge, skills, and competencies

Indicator:  Number of individuals who reported: use knowledge and skills to improve food-choices for breakfast

Method: Self-report surveys; specific curricula or program evaluations

Timeline:  school year


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Communities

Project or Activity:  Farmers Market Outreach

Content or Curriculum: Cooking programs, marketing, increased access, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud resources, Farmers Market Toolkit, Super Star Chef

Inputs: Nutrition Education Program (NEP), paid staff, facilities, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Date: May – October/Growing seasons

 

Project or Activity:  Policy, Systems, and Environmental Approaches

Content or Curriculum: Pathways to Wellness, Health Coalitions, resources for early care and education settings

Inputs: Volunteers, grant funds, faith-based organizations, community partners, key stakeholders, SNAP-Ed Toolkit 

Date: Multiple projects throughout the year

 

Audience: Families and Individuals

 

Project or Activity:  Chronic Disease Prevention

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Health Bulletins, Cook Together Eat Together, Savor the Flavor, Dining with Diabetes, Pathways to Wellness, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources, Health Partners, Keys to Embracing Aging

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions, Healthcare Providers, Health Department, Non-profits, Schools, Company Health & Wellness, Homemakers, Community Centers, etc. 

Date: Multiple projects throughout the year

 

Project or Activity:  Food Preparation for Better Health

Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Dining with Diabetes, Super Star Chef, Pathways to Wellness,  Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources, plans for prenatal- and infant/toddler-specific curriculum, resources for early care and education settings

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions

Date: Multiple projects throughout the year

 

Project or Activity:  Homeschool Cooking Club 

Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Recipes for Life, Super Star Chef, Eat Smart, Play Hard,  Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources

Inputs: Programmatic materials, FCS & 4H Agents, community partners

Date: Monthly Lessons


Project or Activity:  Physical Activity

Content or Curriculum: Publications, Pathways to Wellness, Story Walk, Shared Space Agreements, Health Coalitions, Health Partners, Keys to Embracing Aging

Inputs: Paid staff, volunteers, facilities, health coalitions, Healthcare Providers, Health Department, Non-profits, Schools, Homemakers, Community Centers

Date: Periodically each year

 

Project or Activity: Physical activity

Content or Curriculum: Incorporating physical activities (local walking tracks) into Extension programming

Inputs: Local volunteers

Date: All activities held on Extension property

 

Project or Activity: Breakfast With The Arts

Content or Curriculum: Providing a structured peer-performance opportunity for students during school breakfast time that includes coaching and a nutrition lesson

Inputs: Community Arts Agent, Teacher volunteer

Date: school year

 

Audience: Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association/Volunteers

 

Project or Activity:  Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Choices 

Content or Curriculum: Health Bulletins, Monthly Leader Lessons, Mastering Food Choices, International Cuisine publications, Food preservation workshops, Monthly Leader Lessons

Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, community partners

Date: Monthly

 

Project or Activity:  4-H Camps

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Youth Development

Inputs:  Agents, Local youth and adult volunteers, Community Sponsors, Other Organizations

Date:  Summer 2023,2024

 

Audience:  Greenup County Community Members

Project or Activity:  Greenup County Farm to Table Dinner

Content or Curriculum:  N/A

Inputs:  Agents, Staff, Volunteers

Date:  Summer

 

Project or Activity:  MARK - Mindful Arts in Recovery Kentucky

Content or Curriculum:  MARK published by CEDIK

Inputs:  Agents: Fine Arts and FCS, Greenup County Jail 

Date:  2024/2025






Success Stories

Pathways to Wellness- Fall Homemaker Leader Lesson Training

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General

Pathways to Wellness- Fall Homemaker Leader Lesson Training

Health promotion programs have long focused on education about personal health behaviors like tobacco and alcohol use, diet, physical activity, and sleep. Personal behaviors have an important role in health, but they are not the whole story. The conditions in which people live, work, learn, and play have an even greater influence on one’s quantity and quality of life. To improve the health of people and communities, we need to have conversations about the variety of factors that influence

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