Author: Wade Raymer
Planning Unit: Webster County CES
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Plan of Work: Life Skills for Everyone
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Nutrition, physical activity and AG literacy were identified by the Webster County Extension Council as top priority educational needs in Webster County. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, adolescent’s ages 6-17 need to get sixty minutes of moderate physical activity every day to prevent poor lifestyle habits that can lead to health problems later in life. Youth are eating less than the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, youth and families do not know where their food comes from. Webster County ANR, FCS and 4H Youth Development Agents designed programs for students Kindergarten through 2nd grade to address these issues. Topics ranged from where their food comes from and the importance of protecting natural resources; to making healthy food choices and the importance of physical activity and hygiene.
After each program, students are surveyed using a variety of evaluation methods (tasting, verbal and visual) to determine knowledge gained. 100% of the students participated in the physical activity lesson and 98% of the students tasted the healthy snacks.
The 4-H agents was responsible for teaching and assisting with lessons
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