Extension
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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2027.1) | 32 |
Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance |
| 2027.2) | 0 |
Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 2027.3) | 0 |
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) | 0 |
Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants |
| 2027.7) | 0 |
Total miles walked by program participants |
Author: Maryellen Garrison
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
During a five year period in Henry County there were 104 seniors over the age of 65 who were injured in a fall; five of those died and 61 were admitted to skilled nursing for restorative care. The associated cost of falls is predicted to be about $54 billion by 2020, so if we could prevent a fraction of these it would be a very large dollar amount. The Living Well Homemaker Club sponsored by the Henry County Extension Service is designed to reduce these statistics. It is a multidimensional whole
