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





4051 - Health 4-H Core Curriculum
4051.1) 435

Number of youth that report making healthy lifestyle choices

4051.2) 193

Number of youth that report not engaging in risky behavior

4051.3) 216

Number of youth that report feeling good about themselves

4051.4) 138

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



Success Stories

Let’s Bake: Increasing food safety and baking knowledge with youth in the kitchen

Author: Mackenzie Pogue

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Let’s Bake: Increasing food safety and baking knowledge with youth in the kitchen

Preparing youth for success when baking was the goal of the Let’s Bake program, a six-hour workshop provided by FCS, SNAP-Ed and 4-H at the Muhlenberg County Extension Office.   Thirty eager bakers attending the program and gained valuable, hand-on skills.  The youth experienced a series of life skills, and techniques including: how to properly and safely use an oven, food safety techniques such has handling raw eggs, decreasing germs, and testing finished products for doneness.

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