Extension
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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2027.1) | 10 |
Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance |
| 2027.2) | 2 |
Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 2027.3) | 20 |
Number of people that reported eating more of healthy foods |
| 2027.4) | 0 |
Number of individuals who made lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.) for the purpose of improving their health |
| 2027.5) | 0 |
Number of individuals implementing personal health protection practices (screening, immunizations, well-baby care, preventive health practices, etc.) |
| 2027.6) | 15 |
Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants |
| 2027.7) | 4 |
Total miles walked by program participants |
Author: Amanda Dame
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The McLean County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent had the opportunity to collaborate with the Partnership for Healthy McLean County Healthy Lifestyles sub-committee and the local school system to promote the improvement of overall health and wellness to schools, and families in McLean County. The McLean County FCS Extension Agent provided various educational classes and programs in collaboration with listed organizations. The FCS agent provide two hands-on cooking programs for
Author: Amanda Dame
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
After seeing statistics of how poorly young adults were prepared for the real world of, "#Adulting," the McLean County Family and Consumer Sciences Program provided a series of classes to begin to address the issue. The topics for the classes was identified by a needs assessment conducted during FCS Advisory Council meeting and suggestions from 4-H volunteers to determine what topics both adults and young adults felt like young adults were missing from traditional school curriculum. To
