HEALTHY FAMILIES CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

FCS HEALTH PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Advisory Council MeetingMarch 5, 2013

Kentucky Nation

Health Status(% that consider themselves fair or poor in overall health)

21.5% 14.7%

% of current smokers 24.8% 17.3%

% that are overweight or obese

67.5% 63.7%

Adults with obesity who ever received advice from a health provider to exercise more, by age and gender, 2002-2008

Answering to the Challenges to Providing Health Information

• Speak the language • Audience’s education level

• Comment: we liked you because you did not talk down to us

• English or other language needs• Recognizing audience’s preferences – don’t like “nutrition” and

“diet’ but like hearing about “foods”• Exercise sounds like work• Regional dietary influence• Rural areas • People affected not inclined to trust strangers from outside

community

HEELHealth Education through Extension Leadership

• Primary Mission - Improvement of the lives of Kentuckians by promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyles that diminish designated risk factors for disease, illness, and distress

People

Resources

Ideas

Actions

NOTE: The percentages associated with each time refer to the hour that starts at that time. For example, the percentages associated with 1:00 AM cover the interval from 1:00 AM to 1:59 AM.

Source: American Time Use Survey

Self-Care• Increasing costs of healthcare• Prevention or management at home

• Benefits include:• Reduce health care costs• Provides effective care for certain conditions• Frees up time spend with more urgent patients• Increases interest in health related activities

Current Health Related Programming

• LEAP• Matter of Balance• Stand Up for Falling• Taking Ownership of Your

Diabetes• Strong Women Healthy

Heart• Wellness in Kentucky• Keys to Embracing Aging• Keys to Great Parenting• Get Moving Kentucky• Weight the Reality

• Ovarian Cancer Screening• BodyWorks• 2nd Sunday (2S)• Healthy Homes Program• Home is Where the Health

Is• Mind and Body Connection• Small Steps to Health and

Wealth• Truth and Consequences• Cooking programs• And more……

Changes in Health Insurance Affect Kentucky Families

• Affordable Care Act

• In 2010, 20.4% (+/- 0.5) of Kentuckians between the ages of 18 – 64 did not have health insurance

Participation in Kentucky Extension Programming has provided:

• 180,155 people the ability to utilize new decisions making skills for health

• 175,993 people with increased knowledge of diet and exercise changes for the improvement of health• 50,162 people made changes in their diet or

exercise routine to improve health

7 Initiatives

1. Making Healthy Lifestyle choices

2. Nurturing Families

3. Embracing Life as We Age

4. Securing Financial Stability

5. Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities

6. Accessing Nutritious Foods

7. Empowering Community Leaders

Extension is Committed to: • Improving the health and well being of KY individuals and

families

• Helping families make wise decisions based on our programming

Extension is the Foundation for Healthy Families in Kentucky