Garfield County

2018

STATEWIDE IMPACT

“I learned how important it is to put our differences aside and co-parent together and how I can make that happen.”

“I learned about the type of parent I should be and examples of what NOT to do, as well as different ways to discipline and how I can be consistent.”

“An elderly participant, experiencing depression and declining health after several falls, received a doctor’s recommendation to exercise. After completing the program, she continues to walk over a mile three times a week. Others have commented on her improved steadiness stamina.”

“I never had any instruction on credit, credit scores, or credit repair and I am very grateful for this information.”

“My husband reads labels and changes the lunch he takes to the oil rig sites. He never listened to me, but after hearing the importance of reading labels, what you eat, and when you eat, he practices what you taught.”

in 2018, our Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Educators reached 148,738 Oklahomans?

DIDYOUKNOWHere are some of the great th ings part ic ipants are saying about programing offered by Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Educators throughout the state.

What is an outcome?

Outcomes are desired change in behavior, conditions, or learning as a result of attending FCS programs. Outcomes are collected from evaluations.

• 88% of parents are more likely to search for the positive in their child’s other parent and point it out to their child

• 83% of parents are more likely to discuss issues with their co-parent and come to an agreement before making important decisions regarding their child

• 83% of parents are more likely to treat their child’s other parent like a valued member of the team

• 100% of adult participants are more likely to eat vegetables 3 or more times a day

• 100% of adult participants are more likely to eat more than 1 kind of fruit a day

• 100% of adult participants are more likely to have an estate plan

• 100% of adult participants are more likely to update their insurance coverage

• 78% of children and youth participating in nutrition education improved their abilities to choose foods according to Federal Dietary Recommendations

OUTCOMES FROM GARFIELD COUNTY

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• 87% of adult Home Food Preservation participants are more likely to carefully follow recipe instructions

• 82% of youth participants understand that a bad attitude or poor appearance can keep a person from getting hired

• 90% of youth participants understand the cleanliness and good grooming are important ways to prepare for a job interview

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COMPARING GARFIELD COUNTY TO OKLAHOMA AVERAGES

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of parents are more likely to search for the positive in their child’s other parent and point it out to their child

of parents are more likely to treat their child’s other parent like a valued member of the team

of adult participants are more likely to eat vegetables 3 or more times a day

of children and youth participating in nutrition education improved their abilities to choose foods according to Federal Dietary Recommendations

of adult Home Food Preservation participants are more likely to carefully follow recipe instructions

HOW DID GARFIELD COUNTY COMPARE

Oklahoma has 77 counties. Here is a breakdown of how Garfield County did compared to a county with similar demographics.

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of parents are more likely to search for the positive in their child’s other parent and point it out to their child

88% 74%

of parents are more likely to treat their child’s other parent like a valued member of the team

83% 77%

of parents are more likely to discuss issues with their co-parent and come to an agreement before making important decisions regarding their child

83% 78%

DETAILED PROGRAMS IN OKLAHOMA

Family and Consumer Sciences statewide issue teams bring together Extension personnel, at both the state and county level, to provide programming which addresses complex issues facing Oklahomans.

What are Issue Teams?

The Finances & Job Readiness Issue Team is focused on helping Oklahomans increase their financial readiness for life events and their personal and community readiness for employment and economic opportunities.

Finances & Job Readiness

The Safety & Environment Issue Team helps Oklahomans reduce risks that could harm their health, well-being, and safety. This team also works towards increasing the number of Oklahomans protecting their environment.

Safety & Environment

The Family & Child Resilience Issue Team provides programming which enables Oklahoma children, youth, and adults to successfully face challenges across their lifespan.

Family & Child Resilience

The Health & Hunger Issue Team is dedicated to reducing the number of Oklahomans experiencing hunger and increasing the number of Oklahomans maintaining or improving their health through safe and healthy food and physical activity choices.

Health & Hunger

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES ISSUE TEAM CURRICULUM

Finance, Jobs & Employment

Safety & Environment

Family & Child Resilience

Health & Hunger

Curriculum is programing offered by FCS Educators. The Curriculum in orange can be used with a youth audience.

• CATCH After-School Kids Club• Cooking for One (or Two)• Dig In! Gardening Curriculum (USDA Team

Nutrition - Grades 5-6)• Discover MyPlate (USDA Team Nutrition -

Kindergarten• Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshop• Eat Smart Live Strong: Nutrition Education for

Older Adults (USDA)• Empowering Older Adults with Assistive

Technology to Shop, Cook & Eat• Empowering Youth to End Hunger in Their

Communities Toolkit• Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More• FDIC Money Smart• Food Safety for Seniors• Growing Strong Bodies and Minds• Grow it, Try it, Like it! (USDA Team Nutrition -

Preschool)• Healthy Living A-Z• Home Food Preservation• Hunger 101 (OK Regional Food Bank)• Journey Through Health• Junior Master Gardner (Texas A&M Agrilife

Extension)• Live Well, Eat Well, Be Active with Diabetes

(LEAD)• MyPlate for My Family (USDA SNAP-Ed)• Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health Promotion• Nutrition for Older Adults• Nutrition Voyage: The Quest to be Our Best

(USDA Team Nutrition - Grades 7-8)• Organ Wise Guys• Put It Up! Food Preservation• Recipe Modification Workshop• Serving Up MyPlate (USDA Team Nutrition)• Small Steps to Health and Wealth• Steps to a Healthier You• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance• Teen Cuisine• The Great Garden Detective Adventure (USDA

Team Nutrition - Grades 3-4)• Walk With Ease (Arthritis Foundation)• Wild Game Food Safety: Fish• Wild Game food Safety: Venison

• Annie’s Project• Building a Healthy Wealthy Future• Building Wealth• Check & Balance• Dollar Decisions• FDIC Money Smart• Financial Education Kits (Basic Money

Management)• High School Financial Planning Program• Home buyer Education• Its Your Paycheck (link to St. Louis Fed)• Job Readiness - Interviewing Tips• Job Readiness Skils (link to Kansas State

Extension)• Katrina’s Classroom• Keys to Embracing Aging• Money Munchkins• Oklahoma Money Matters (Your Money Matters

Your Way)• Overcoming Obstacles• Pathways to Success• Poverty in Oklahoma: How Can We Turn the

Tide?• Poverty Simulation• PRIDE Program• Quicken for Farm and Ranch Financial Records• Reality Check (High School Financial Literacy)• Retirement Ready• The Family Financial Toolkit (Disaster

Preparedness/Recovery)• Welcome to the Real World• What to Keep & What to Throw Away Leader

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• 40 Gallon Challenge• Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program• Does Climate Change Your Plate?• Emergency Preparedness (including EDEN)• Healthy Homes Solutions Grab’n Go Toolkit• Home Energy Management• Integrated Pest Management (including bed

bugs)• Safety Day• Tai Chi• Walk with Ease

• Active Parenting• Caregiver Education• Character Critters• Coming Together for Racial Understanding• Co-Parenting for Resilience• Family Impact Seminars• National Issues Forums• PREP for Married Partners• SmartSteps for StepFamilies• Take a Stand (Bullying Curriculum)• Unidos Se Puede• Within My Reach for TANF recipients

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Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Helpful links:• Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Sciences

https://humansciences.okstate.edu/fcs/index.html• Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Scienecs Publications and

Resources https://humansciences.okstate.edu/fcs/publications-resources/helpful-publications.html

• Oklahoma Co-Parenting for Resilience https://humansciences.okstate.edu/fcs/coparenting/index.html

• Oklahoma Community Nutrition Education Programs https://humansciences.okstate.edu/fcs/cnep/

• Oklahoma Home and Community Education, INC. https://humansciences.okstate.edu/fcs/ohce/index.html

• Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service http://www.oces.okstate.edu/

• Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Fact Sheets http://factsheets.okstate.edu/

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