Pulaski County CES

Title:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

MAP:

Embracing Life As You Age

Agents Involved:

Lovett

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Aging-General

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Family Development General

Situation:

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension encourages families to make proactive choices to improve individual health and wellbeing, whether choosing a low fat, nutritious diet, increasing health literacy for chronic disease prevention or participating in regular physical activity.  People are living longer.  Kentucky's current population of seniors is 16.4 percent.  By 2040 it is projected that every district will see an increase that is age 65 and older.  

Long-Term Outcomes:

Identify, develop and evaluate programs and policies that promote healthy aging in Kentucky. Families will  improve health span through lifestyle choices and behaviors related to overall health and well being.

Kentuckians will work on  their physical, mental, and nutrition education.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Kentuckians of all ages adapt healthy lifestyle choices, including diet, physical activity, no smoking, binge drinking.  

More Kentucky households prepare for caregiving.  

Kentuckians will seek health screenings and vaccines.

Older Kentuckians will work to prevent falls.

Kentuckians will address mental health issues.

Initial Outcomes:

Kentuckians will understand the importance of lifestyle choices and behaviors throughout their lifespan on their overall health, well-being, mental, and life quality.

Kentuckians will learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices. 

Kentucky will learn that caregiver preparation is an important issue to face.

Kentuckians learn about resources that will enhance their life quality, safety and to support aging families.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Seniors will learn about fall prevention and how to adapt healthy lifestyles.

Indicator:  total number of individuals and families reached with information on how to improve their lifestyle choices specifically related to aging and longevity.

Method:  Lesson Evaluations

Keys to Embracing Aging

Stand Up to Falling

Timeline:July-June 2-24-2025

Intermediate Outcome: Those who adapt healthy lifestyles related to aging and longevity.

Indicator:  The number of individuals and families who obtained information about healthy lifestyle choices related to aging, longevity, care giving.

Method: The overall health life expectancy showing an increase in Kentucky.

Timeline:  Ongoing

Long-term Outcome: Adapting a healthier lifestyle.

Indicator:  Less number of falls indicators.

Method:  Teaching and evaluation of clients

Timeline:  Ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: All ages but mainly senior adults

Project or Activity:  Caregiving

Content or Curriculum:  Prepare to Care

Alzheimer's 10 Warning Signs

Faith Facilities

Estate Planning

 

Inputs: FCS Specialists

Date: Year Round 2024-2025

Audience:  All ages

Project or Activity: Disease Prevention

Earl y Detection

Content or Curriculum:

University of Kentucky  Stand Up to Falling

Dining with Diabetes

PROFIT

Inputs: Extension Professionals

Date:  July 2024-June, 2025

Audience: All Ages

Project or Activity: Working with Senior Adults

Content or Curriculum:  Aging Gracefully

Inputs:  Extension Specialist

Date:  July, 2024-June 2025

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