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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
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| 2027.1) | 0 |
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) | 300 |
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: Leslie Hildesheim
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
~~Snap -Ed assistant of Fayette County Extension Service collaborated with Cardinal Valley Elementary schools Preschool and Resource coordinator to create a schedule of interactive LEAP lessons with two of her pre-school classes over a 4 month period to increase physical, mental and social health. This program was called, “LEAP into Healthy Nutrition” and used the Healthy Choices and Super Star Chef curriculum collectively to improve washing frequency, manners when eating at the tabl
Author: Leslie Hildesheim
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
In 2016, 1 out of 3 Kentucky adults (34.6%) and children (37.1%) are considered overweight or obese compared to the previous reported 21.7% in 2000. (SNAP-Ed, 2016) Kentuckians expanding waist line connects the association of weight gain to chronic illness resulting in health disparities.(State of Obesity, 2016) Healthy People 2020 have set goals to improve healthy behaviors by increasing public awareness of the benefit of eating fruits and vegetables 4 to 5 times a week, which in turn, will imp
Author: Leslie Hildesheim
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Leslie Hildesheim worked with Mattie Morton, social worker in Fayette County to facilitate a cooking series offered to low income mothers and fathers as to better learn skills to improve food budgeting, nutrition quality and meal planning. The cooking series participation included: 11 mothers and fathers with 6 children, totaling to 20 participants. These participants engaged in hands on cooking techniques, a variety of budgeting activities and utilizing the tools given to them after each lesson
Author: Leslie Hildesheim
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The Gainesway community center specifically caters to youth at the Tate’s creek middle and high school; this group has been ongoing for 3 consecutive years and has demonstrated improvement in food security and physical activity among the students. The resource staff can recount the lack of interest from students in the early stages of our afterschool activities. Since year one the rotation of participates has increased to 50 - 60 students in the elementary, middle and high school. These st
Author: Jacqui Denegri
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
A recent survey from the NCAA was conducted seeing if student athletes were good role models for children and the community in general. A few of the results were as follows:•87% of women and 83% of men volunteer on an annual basis; 44% volunteer at least monthly. Black student-athletes and student-athletes from low-income families are most likely to report engaging in service regularly.•Most student-athletes believe they have a responsibility to participate in volunteer or service acti
Author: Jacqui Denegri
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
I received a call from Traci Brewer, Executive Director for DSACK (Downs Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky) she wanted some information on what we could offer some of her clients. She expressed interest in our Teen Cuisine program. Individuals with Down's syndrome are predisposed to a variety of medical conditions which can impose an additional, but preventable, burden of secondary disability. The biggest concern is obesity.About 6,000 babies - or one in every 691 - are born wit
Author: Jacqui Denegri
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Drug withdrawal isn’t the only thing that causes headaches, drowsiness and depression. Malnutrition induces similar ailments, complicating recovery from addiction. I worked with a group of ladies from Chrysalis House, they had completed the drug rehabilitation program and were in the process of working towards independent living. A few were pregnant and some were in the process of working with the courts to get their children back. Most of the ladies had abused Opiates such as OxyCon
Author: Elizabeth Kingsland
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Fayette County Family and Consumer Sciences Agents coordinate and teach a series of special interest classes with the help of volunteers, Master Clothing Volunteer, Campion Food volunteers and other community partners. These classes have been conducted for many years. Many of these special interest classes attract residents of the county that are not familiar with the services Extension offers and introduces them to opportunities to become leaders and participate in civic projects or e
