"Power of Wind" Enhancing Facilitation through Science-Based Exploration
Connecting the Dots: Program Sustainability, Relationships and Building Capacity with At-Risk Youth Leaders
1. Connecting the Dots; Program
Sustainability, Relationships and Building
Capacity with At-Risk Youth Leaders
Linda Marshall, 4-H and WNEP Educator, Rock County
Joan Wimme, 4-H Community Youth Development Educator,
Douglas County
Cristina Parente, WNEP Coordinator, Walworth County
2. Program objectives
Introduce results of the Wal-Mart Healthy
Living Grant
Explore innovative ways to expand
programming and develop and support youth
leadership
Find ways to incorporate the healthy living
message in our programs
4. Wal-Mart Healthy Living Grant
$50,000 Wal-Mart Healthy Living Youth
Grant state level 4-H programs
Focused on developing and/or enhancing
programs focused on healthy living at the
community level.
Three healthy living priorities—nutrition,
physical fitness, and safety;
5. Wal-Mart Healthy Living
Facilitated though existing forums such as State 4-H
Ambassadors, Statewide Teen Conferences, 4-H
Health Ambassadors, Teen Councils, and Teen
Summits.
Used to develop or expand state evidence-based
programs/educational content.
Promoted through all delivery modes with a special
emphasis on clubs and camps.
6. Wal-Mart Healthy Living Grant
Actions plans mobilized youth and adult teams in
local communities to create sustainable programs.
8. Overall impacts
Over 1300 youth were reached- the majority
in an afterschool setting
89.4% youth learned about the importance of
exercise and learned different exercises
87.1% learned about numbers of calories
they needed in a day
¾ of those tried to match caloric intake to
daily needs
9. Overall Impacts
95.9% of teen leaders learned about the
importance of a healthful diet
85.4% made more healthful food choices
79.2 % increased amount of fruits and
vegetables
75% increased time exercising
79% took action by teaching others about
healthy living
10. The Big Picture
We can make a big
impact on youth by
encouraging and
promoting a healthy
living message in
our programming.
11. Douglas County
4-H Healthy Living Project
Family Night at Northern
Lights Elementary School
March 10, 2010 “Eat
Smart, Get Fit!”
Families enjoy a nutritious
supper during Family Night
that included low-fat sub
sandwiches, pretzels, fruit
and milk.
12. Douglas County
A Teens as Teacher
shares his nutrition
poster at Family
Night.
The Nutrition
educator assists by
asking questions and
prompting
13. Douglas County
Teens as Teachers
leading the warm-up
activities! All Teen
Teachers received a
Healthy Living “Eat
Smart, Get Fit” leader t-
shirt to help others
recognize them as
leaders and teachers.
14. Douglas County
Warm-up activities
for youth and adults
before they move to
various fitness
stations. The
parent’s participation
set the tone for the
entire night. They
were just great!
15. Douglas County
Teens as Teachers
teaching youth and
adult participants
how to get a work
out with the
“nutrition spots”
(disks on floor)
station!
16. Walworth County
•Four teens from the Alternative High School hired on
as Extension employees.
•Taught nutrition at 3 limited-income school sites
•Taught WNEP- adapted lessons on healthy eating and
physical activity
•Reached over 60 students and made over 600
educational contacts
19. Walworth County
After a lesson
on fruit,
Ashley hands
out different
kinds of
apples for
the students
to try.
20. Rock County
Alternative High School
Youth/4-H Jr.
Leaders trained to
teach physical
activity/safety,
nutrition and hands-
on projects at areas
schools
21. Rock County
Four After School
4-H sites
Roy Andrews
Chapman
Academy,
Alternative High
School
UWEX Nutrition
Education
Program
171 youth served,
9 teen leaders
