Christian County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





4051 - Health 4-H Core Curriculum
4051.1) 56

Number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices

4051.2) 56

Number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior

4051.3) 56

Number of youth that report feeling good about themselves

4051.4) 56

Number of youth that report that they know how to handle stress



Success Stories

Tasting the alphabet

Author: Kaitlyne Metsker

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Problem: Students trying new fruits and vegetables. Program: Eating through the alphabetPartners: Sinking Fork Elementary After-Care ProgramParticipants: Students of after-careProof of impact: TBDDuring the summer of 2018, the after-care director for Sinking Fork Elementary School contacted me about providing a program to students that partake in the after-care program. She stated that they needed a program that would keep them active but would allow for students to leave throughout the pro

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Partnership With Local Boys and Girls Club Tackles Growing Obesity Rate With Teen Cooking Program

Author: Erica LaCour-Thompson

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Partnership With Local Boys and Girls Club Tackles Growing Obesity Rate With Teen Cooking Program

     According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services nearly 45% of children living in poverty are overweight or obese compared with 22% of children living in households with incomes four times the poverty level.  According to the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) the obesity rate for high school students in Kentucky is at 20.2%, which is the 3rd highest obesity rate across the nation.  There is no systematic collection of teen obesit

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