Extension
It Starts With Us
| 4061 - Health | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4061.1) | 26 |
Number of youth who were educated on health and well-being through 4-H programs (KOSA) |
| 4061.2) | 16 |
Number of youth who indicated they made healthy lifestyle choices as a result of what they learned through 4-H programming (PRACTICE) |
| 4061.6) | 16 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC) |
| 4061.4) | 16 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC) |
| 4061.3) | 35 |
Number of youth who indicated they increased their daily number of servings of fruits and vegetables eaten as a result of 4-H programs (PRACTICE) |
Author: Janet Turley
Major Program: Health
Farmers and farmworkers consistently report high levels of stress associated with commodity production and rural living. The culmination of rural living, farm work, and stress is associated with elevated rates of suicide in farming occupations. A mutual partnership was created between the UK Cooperative Extension Service and the UK College of Nursing to develop the BARN Farm Camp and Dinner Theater on mental wellness and suicide prevention in response to farmer stress and suicide. UK Cooperative
