University of Florida



University of Florida

Report of Accomplishment 2009

Plan of Work 2010

PERSONNEL INFORMATION

|Name |Catherine J. Rogers |UFID #36198315 | |

|Department |Suwannee County Extension |Live Oak | |

|Current Rank |Extension Agent I |2009 | |

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES -

This agent is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating Family and Consumer Science programs based on local needs. The agent provides leadership and coordinates programming efforts for the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) grant. The agent works cooperatively with the 4-H and youth development Extension Agent in development, teaching, and evaluation. She also serves as acting director and fills-in for the 4-H agent on request.

Note: Served as the sole 4-H Extension Agent for four months from January through April 2008. Additionally, the agent acted as the Home and Community Educators volunteers’ faculty advisor for a period of roughly one and a half years from January 2007 through August 2008.

Specific duties by percentage 2010 2009 2008 2007

I. Health, Nutrition, and Food Safety 50% 50% 40% 40%

II. Money Management 25% 25% 25% 25%

III. 4-H/Youth Development 25% 25% 25% 25%

IV. Sustainable Organizations and Communities 0% 10% 10%

Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

3. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION –

1) Health/ Nutrition/Food Safety – Diabetes 2) Money Management – Credit Debt 3) 4-H/Youth Development - Sewing

4. ASSIGNED ACTIVITY SINCE UF EMPLOYMENT-

| |2008-09 |2007-08 |2006-07 | | | |

|Teaching |0% |0% |0% | | | |

|Research |0% |0% |0% | | | |

|Service |0% |0% |0% | | | |

|Extension |100% |100% |100% | | | |

|TOTAL |100% |100% |100% | | | |

5. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND -

|Educational Background |

|University |Program Area |Degree |Year |

| Florida State University | Home Ec. Education | BS |1975 |

| Miami Dade College | Home Ec. Education | AA |1973 |

6. EMPLOYMENT

Employment Listing

|University/ Organization |Title |Permanent |Year |

| | |Status | |

| UF/IFAS Suwannee County Extension |Extension Agent I |Accruing |9/8/2006-Present |

|Lafayette County School Board |Teacher |N/A |7/8/2005-5/25/2006 |

|School Board of Suwannee County |Teacher |N/A |7/8/2004-7/8/2005 |

|Columbia County School Board |Teacher |N/A |7/31/2003-7/8/2004 |

|Orange County School Board |Teacher |N/A |9/13/1975-7/31/2003 |

7. YEAR TENURE/PERMANENT STATUS WAS AWARDED BY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – NA

8. UF TENURE, PERMANENT STATUS AND PROMOTION CRITERIA

The university’s criteria for granting tenure, promotion, or permanent status shall be relevant to the performance of the work that the faculty member has been employed to do and to his/her performance of the duties and responsibilities expected of a member of the university community. These criteria recognize three broad categories of academic service as follows:

(A) Teaching – Instruction, including regular classroom teaching and distance/ executive/continuing education, direction of theses and dissertations, academic advisement, extension education programs, and all preparation for this work, including study to keep abreast of one’s field.

(B) Research – Research or other creative activity including peer-reviewed publications.

(C) Service – Public and professional.

Extension contributions in academic service may be inclusive of the three broad categories described above.

In most cases, tenure and promotion require distinction in at least two areas, one of which shall be that of the faculty member’s primary responsibility, and those areas should be teaching and research unless the faculty member or extension faculty member has an assignment that primarily reflects other responsibilities, such as the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. Merit should be regarded as more important than variety of activity.

IFAS AND DEPARTMENTAL DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC CLARIFICATIONS OF THE UF CRITERIA

Faculty are expected to perform at an outstanding level in their assigned areas of responsibility with productivity that is proportional to their assignment. Regardless of the number of functional areas of assignment, it is expected that the faculty member will meet the professional responsibilities normally expected for service.

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (Teaching):

For faculty with a teaching assignment, evidence of distinction as an educator for that portion of FTE assigned to teaching is necessary. Distinction may be evidenced in a number of ways, including course and curriculum development and improvement, student and peer evaluations of instruction and advisement, and involvement in counseling students in programs of study and research including service on graduate committees and supervision of masters’ theses, doctoral dissertations and other student research. Other indicators of distinction include the development and use of innovative teaching methods, teaching contracts and grants, relevant publications, software and other creative activities (the scholarship of teaching), as well as teaching awards and the faculty member’s involvement in professional development opportunities designed to enhance teaching proficiency and service to students.

Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (Research):

For faculty with a research assignment, distinction in the scholarship of discovery, innovation and applications based research is necessary for tenure and/or promotion. There must be evidence of an organized, significant and long-term research program proportional to the percent of FTE assigned to research. Demonstration of competence in design, conduct and interpretation of original research must be documented. Research distinction may be evidenced by scholarly work published in refereed journals, development of, or contributions to, publications for use by producers and other clientele, and scholarly products and activities such as books, patents, cultivar releases, software and other creative works. Other indicators include extramural support, interdisciplinary or cooperative research efforts, and scholarly presentations at professional meetings and conferences. Service on graduate committees and supervision of masters' candidates and/or doctoral candidates to degree completion is required.

Florida Cooperative Extension Service (Extension):

For faculty with an extension assignment, effective contribution to the planned non-degree educational programs of UF/IFAS for that portion of FTE assigned to extension is necessary for promotion and tenure. Distinction in this area may be evidenced by effectiveness in obtaining, integrating and organizing educational resources into programs directed to meet the needs of extension clientele (general public, producers, industry groups, families, youth and other relevant audiences); the design and implementation of educational experiences (the scholarship of application) appropriate to priority needs identified; the packaging of research based information into program materials such as bulletins, fact sheets, newsletters, mass media messages, electronic publications, distance education, and public displays; and documentation of educational program impacts. Other indicators include participation in professional development and training opportunities to remain current with scientific and methodological developments, extramural funds received, and recognition by peers and clientele as a leader in the assigned areas of responsibility. State Extension faculty are expected to show evidence of collaboration with county faculty and involvement in in-service education for county faculty.

9. TEACHING, ADVISING, AND/OR OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS – N/A

10. TEACHING EVALUATIONS – N/A

11. GRADUATE FACULTY STATUS – N/A

12. GRADUATE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES – None

13. RESEARCH NARRATIVE – N/A

14. CREATIVE WORKS OR ACTIVITIES

a. Instructional Multi-media Presentations

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Food Safety Meat Science Workshop -Jerky” – presented at the 4-H workshop- 14 slides.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Feeding – Babysitter’s Training” - presented at the 4-H Babysitter’s Training, Suwannee River Regional Library- 18 slides.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “A Guide to Being a Millionaire” - presented at the 4-H Financial Day Camp- 22 slides.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Stress Eating” - presented at Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) monthly meeting and Family Nutrition Program monthly lesson at the Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC) senior meal distribution site - 16 slides.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Your Digestive Health” - presented at Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) monthly meeting and Family Nutrition Program monthly lesson at the Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC) senior meal distribution site - 18 slides.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Water” - presented at the Home and Community Educators volunteers (HCE) District 2 Annual Meeting- 27 slides.

• Eight Power Point Presentations will be developed in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management and Youth Development in 2010.

• Four PowerPoint Presentations were created previously on the role of the realtor, healthy holiday eating, 4-H food safety in meat science and 4-H money camp.

b. Exhibits and Displays

• Estevez, B., Saft, C. S., Rogers, C.J., Burke, P., Williams, C. and Cameron, M., 2009. “Extreme Thrills- Extreme Fun” Suwannee County Extension (Exhibit).

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Fiber For ealHHealth” - display at the 1st Baptist Church Senior Health Fair.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Clean It Green” - display at the Suwannee County Fair.

• Box, B. and Rogers, C.J. 2009 “Family Nutrition Program – MyPyramid” - display at the Suwannee County Fair.

• Box, B. and Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Family Nutrition Program – March is Nutrition Month - MyPyramid” table-top display at the local public library.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Fat in Your Diet” - display at the Suwannee County Women’s Health Expo and Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Health Fair.

• Six displays/posters will be developed in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management, and Youth Development in 2010.

• Thirteen displays were previously created on subjects such as nutrition, diabetes, money management and hurricane preparedness. Many of them were products of the Family Nutrition Program.

c. Plays and games

Scripts

• Two games/plays will be developed in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management and Youth Development in 2010.

• Two scripts were previously created on whole grains and the health benefits of chocolate.

d. Teaching Visuals/Aids

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. Homemade Laundry Soap Samples. To illustrate a financial savings in comparison to commercially prepared detergent.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. Two (2) posters illustrating the types and benefits of exercise used at workshops utilizing the Dance, Dance Revolution® Game.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. On poster-flip chart set (4 pages) illustrating the types and benefits of Suwannee County Extension personnel.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. On poster-flip chart set (4 pages) illustrating the recipe and cost analysis of homemade cleaning products.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. On poster-flip chart set (9 pages) illustrating the food safety concepts for church and other local organizations.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. Water Bead Kits. 120 kits for the Home and Community Educator volunteers District Meeting to illustrate a way to keep track of daily water intake.

• Six teaching visuals/aids will be developed in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management and Youth Development in 2010.

• Eight other teaching aids were previously created in conjunction with the Family Nutrition Program and 4-H sewing camps.

15. PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS – None

16. PUBLICATIONS

a. Books, Sole Author: None

b. Books, Co-authored: None

c. Books, Edited: None

d. Books, Contributor of Chapter(s): None

e. Monographs: None

f. Refereed Publications: None

g. Non-refereed Proceedings (1)

• Danielle D. Treadwell, Amy H. Simonne, Thabile P. Nkambule, Robert C. Hochmuth,   Wanda L. Laughlin, Teresa Olczyk, Corstiana Peavy, and Catherine J. Rogers. 2009. Yield, chemical composition and eating quality of heirloom tomatoes grown in the subtropical climate of Florida. 2008 Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Vol. 121:170-175.

Non-refereed Publications

Newspaper Articles

As part of a weekly newspaper series called “Extension Update”, the five agents in the Suwannee Extension office rotate the submission of articles to the local newspaper, Suwannee Democrat. Circulation 5,395.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “What is A1C?”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, November 20, 2009. Pg.5A and 11A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Five on fiber”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, October 9, 2009. Pg.5A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Dining out healthy”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, August 28, 2009. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Pay more than the minimum”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, July 17, 2009. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Fat in your food: MUFAs, PUFAs, and trans fats, oh my!”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, June 5, 2009. Pg.5A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Credit card rules are about to change!”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, April 24, 2009. Pg.3A

• Box, B.,* Rogers, C.J. 2009. “March is Nutrition Month”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, March 6, 2009. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Nutrition Labels Made Easy”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, February 6, 2009. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Simple Ways to Eat Healthier in 2009”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, January 2, 2009. Pg.3A

*Bonnie Box is a program assistant for the Family Nutrition Program.

• Nine articles are planned for the Suwannee Democrat newspaper in 2010.

• Tanca, Mary Lee and Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Have you had your 2009 Medicare Part D drug plan check-up?”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, November 21, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Drink Healthy and Light”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, October 10, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Managing in Tough Times”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, September 5, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Have a weigh better vacation”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, August 8, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Saving money on gas: Tips from reliable sources”. Suwannee Democrat Live Oak, FL, June 6, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “What would your do with an extra $300 (or more)?”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, April 25, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “What’s so important about MyPyramid?”. Suwannee Democrat Live Oak, FL, March 19, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Suwannee County Saves Week February 24 – March 2”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, February 15, 2008. Pg.3A

• Rogers, C.J. 2007. “Avoiding and Managing the Holiday Blues”. Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, FL, December 21, 2007. Pg.3A

Newsletter Articles

In January 2008, Suwannee County Extension published its first office-wide newsletter as a way to consolidate agent information and broaden each reader’s knowledge base in Extension. Circulation 126.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Stretching Your Food Dollars”. Center Pivot, Vol. 2(4), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.5.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “The Power of Breakfast”. Center Pivot, Vol. 2(3), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.4.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Healthy Eating Tips for Mexican Food”. Center Pivot, Vol. 2(2), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.14.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Salmonella detection in food just got easier!”. Center Pivot, Vol. 2(2), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.5.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “America Saves – Suwannee Style/Did You Know?”. Center Pivot, Vol. 2(1), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.5.

• Four articles are planned for the Suwannee County newsletter; The Center Pivot, in 2010.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Benefits of Walking/Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Monitors”. Center Pivot, Vol. 1(4), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.4.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Handwashing 101/Snack Foods by the Ounce/Saving $ on Food”, Center Pivot, Vol. 1(4), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.5.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Credit Scores”. Center Pivot, Vol. 1(3), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.4.

• Box, B.* and Rogers, C.J. (2008). “Having Fun With Good Nutrition”. Center Pivot, Vol. 1(3), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.5.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Living With Diabetes”. Center Pivot, Vol. 1(2), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.3.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Good Nutrition: Choose Facts, Not Myths”. Center Pivot, Vol. 1(2), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.4.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Why Should I Keep Records?” Center Pivot, Vol. 1(1), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.3.

• Box, B.* and Rogers, C.J. 2008. “What Exactly Is the Family Nutrition Program?” Center Pivot, Vol. 1(1), Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. Pg.4.

*Bonnie Box is a program assistant for the Family Nutrition Program.

Newsletters Edited (12)

• Rogers, C.J. Ed. Suwannee News Swap Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter written, produced and mailed to approximately 232 subscribers monthly from December 2006 through November 2007, Suwannee County Extension Office, Live Oak, FL. 4-7 pages each.

County Fact Sheets

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Other Snack Ideas for Kids” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at the 4C’s/Headstart program on healthy snacks for kids.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Clean It Green” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 2 pages. Used as a handout at the Suwannee County Fair Exhibit and various financial savings lessons.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Clean It Green-Cost Analysis-Homemade Laundry Soap” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at the Suwannee County Fair Exhibit and various financial savings lessons.

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Basic Pudding and Cost Analysis” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 2 pages. Used as a handout at the Suwannee County Home and Community Educators volunteers Cooking School.

• Six County Fact sheets will be developed in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management and Youth Development in 2010.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “The Wonders of Chocolate” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at the Home and Community Educators volunteers Cooking School.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Heart Healthy Holiday Tips” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 2 pages. Used as a handout at several nutrition lessons.

• Rogers, C.J. 2008. “Know Your Numbers” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at many diabetes education events.

• Rogers, C.J. 2007. “Healthy Whole Grains” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 2 pages. Used as a handout at the Home and Community Educators volunteers Cooking School.

• Rogers, C.J. 2007. “Safe Food Handling: The Core Four Practices” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at the Home and Community Educators volunteers Cooking School.

• Rogers, C.J. 2007. “Disconnect the Danger” fact sheet, Suwannee County Extension Office: Live Oak, FL. 1 page. Used as a handout at a Home and Community Educators volunteers program on protecting yourself from identity theft.

h. Bibliographies/Catalogs: None

i. Abstracts

• Estevez, B.J., Futch, H.M., Decubellis, C., & Rogers, C.J. (2009). Hamburger Day

     Camp. Extension Professional Association of Florida (EPAF).  Orlando, Florida.

• One abstract planned to be presented at EPAF in 2010.

• Breman, J.W., A.H. Simonne, R.C. Hochmuth, L. Landrum, M. Taylor, C. Rogers, K. Evans, C. Peavy, and D. Goode.  2008.  Cross-discipline faculty team conducts fresh grape eating quality research in Extension workshop.  Extension Professional Associations of Florida 22nd Abstracts Proceedings, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  P. 14.

j. Reviews: None

k. Miscellaneous:

Press Releases

18 press releases were sent to local newspapers, the Suwannee Democrat, Branford News, and North Florida Focus (an insert in the Suwannee Democrat and Branford News) promoting programs in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management, Home and Community Educators volunteers, and Youth Development. They resulted in 106 printings of these releases.

25 Press Releases planned for the Suwannee Democrat newspaper and North Florida Focus (an insert in the Suwannee Democrat) promoting programs in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management and Youth Development in 2010.

26 press releases were sent to local newspapers, the Suwannee Democrat, Branford News, and North Florida Focus (an insert in the Suwannee Democrat and Branford News) promoting programs in the areas of Health/Nutrition, Money Management, Home and Community Educators volunteers, and Youth Development. They resulted in 106 printings of these releases.

17. LECTURES, SPEECHES OR POSTERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

International

National

Regional

State

• Rogers, C.J. 2009. “Water, To Your Health!” District II Home and Community Educators volunteers Regional Conference, Live Oak, FL. Invited speaker.

• Invited to speak at the District II Home and Community Educators volunteers Regional Conference, Monticello, FL in 2010.

Local CONTRACTS AND GRANTS - Funded Externally

|Years of | |Project Title |Amount |PI, Co-PI, or |If Co-PI |

|Contract or |Contractor or | | |Investigator |Specific Responsibilities |

|Grant |Grantor | | | | |

|2007-2010 |USDA |Family Nutrition |$183,467 |Suwannee County |N/A |

| | |Program | |Extension – Cathy | |

| | | | |Rogers | |

| | | |

a. Funded Internally None

b. Submitted, Pending Decision None

c. Submitted But Not Funded

|Years of | |Project Title |Amount |PI, Co-PI, or |If Co-PI |

|Contract or |Contractor or | | |Investigator |Specific Responsibilities |

|Grant |Grantor | | | | |

|2009-2010 |General Mills |Champion Grant |$10,000 |Suwannee County Health|Implementation of after |

| | | | |Department |school nutrition lessons |

|2009-2010 |National Institute |Healthy Vision |$10,000 |Suwannee County Health|Assist in implementation |

| |of Health |Community | |Department |of Diabetes Education |

d. In-kind Contributions

|Date |Estimated Value |Funding Source |Contribution |Role |

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|08/16/2009 |$275 |Randy Hatch |Monetary donation for 4-H Money Camp |PI |

|1/1-10/16/200|$6083 |Volunteers* |47 Hours Volunteer Time for diabetes classes** |PI |

|9 | | | | |

|1/1-12/31/200|$1833 |Rural Lite |Materials needed for implementation of weight |Co-leader |

|9 | | |management program*** | |

|2008 |$251,190 |Totals |

|2009 |$8191 | |

*This includes Chris Hart and registered dietitian, Dottie Allen.

**Volunteer Hours based on $17.78 for Florida volunteer hours

***This includes Calorie King® books, calculators, measuring cups and spoons, food scales, pedometers, notebook binders, tabs, copies, food for demos, kitchen supplies, cabinet, scale, screen, and incentive items for the follow-up campaign. This amount represents half of the total amount in Suwannee County. The amount was split with the other Family and Consumer Sciences agent, Katherine Allen.

Summary of External Grant Funding Received (current)

Summary of External Grant Funding

|Role |Total |Direct Costs |Indirect Costs |

|Principal Investigator |$189,825 |$181,088 |$8,737 |

|Co-Principal Investigator |$ 1833 |$ 1833 | 0 |

|Investigator |$ 0 |$ 0 |$ 0 |

|Sponsor of Junior Faculty |$ 0 |$ 0 |$ 0 |

|TOTALS |$ 191,658 |$182,921 |$8,737 |

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19. UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE -

|Years |Activity |Role |

|2007-8 |Housing Focus Team |Member |

|2009 |Search and Screen Committee for Family Nutrition Program |Member |

| |Assistant | |

|2009 |Financial Education Focus Team |Member |

20. CONSULTATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY – None

21. EDITOR OF A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, SERVICE ON AN EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD OR REVIEWER FOR A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL – None

22. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES - None

23. EXTENSION PROGRAM -

Current programmatic responsibilities include:

I. Health, Nutrition and Food Safety

II. Money Management

III. 4-H/Youth Development

IV. Sustainable Organizations and Communities

Summary of Programs Table

| |Program title |Days Planned*2010 |Days Expended2009 |

|I. | Health /Nutrition |102 102 |118 |

|II. |Money Management |20 20 |22.5 |

|III. |4-H Youth Development |40 40 |39 |

|IV. |Sustainable Organizations and Communities |0 0 |0 |

I. Health, Nutrition, and Food Safety

Situation

Suwannee is a rural county in North Florida. Recent studies published in Obesity and The Journal of Rural Health show that 16.5 percent of rural children, and 20.4 percent of rural adults are obese. Compare this with 14.4 percent of urban children and 17.8 percent of urban adults. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index of thirty or higher. Poor eating habits and lack of exercise are major causes of obesity and lead to poor health. The studies also indicated other risks for rural children including poverty, lower levels of physical activity, lower likelihood of having health insurance, or of having accessed preventive care in the past year.

Low socio-economic status further exacerbates the obesity problem. An estimated 20% of the population and over 27% of children ages 0-17 are living below the poverty level in Suwannee County. This is well above the state levels of 13% and 18% respectively. (Florida Legislature Office of Economic and Demographic Research) Nearly all of these children are enrolled in Suwannee County public schools. Information on low-cost nutrient-dense foods provides the basis for healthy lifestyles.

Obesity is a major factor in many chronic diseases including diabetes. More than one tenth of all health care expenditures in the United States in 2007 were attributable to diabetes. The annual cost of diabetes drugs nearly doubled in only six years, rising from $6.7 billion in 2001 to $12.5 billion in 2007 (according to the University of Chicago Medical Center). The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes has risen steadily from 10 million in 1994, to 14 million in 2000, to 19 million in 2007. In Suwannee County in 2006-2008 29% of deaths were a result of diabetes. (Department of Health) Numerous research projects have proven that when educated and motivated to make wise lifestyle choices, diabetic patients can reduce the number and severity of complications from this disease, thus reducing the cost of drugs and medical services required.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, foodborne illnesses cost over $6.5 billion annually resulting from approximately 76 million illnesses, 323 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths. Personal hygiene is the most important factor in the transmission of these diseases. (USDA) In Florida, regulations require one certified food manager in a professional kitchen at all times. (Florida Department of Business and Profession Regulation(FDBPR))

Target audience(s) All Ages – citizens of Suwannee County In addition, the FNP program targets residents eligible for the Food Stamp Program.

Program Objectives

Objective # 1

Fifty percent of school children in Suwannee Primary School will increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables by at least one serving as a result of the Suwannee County Family Nutrition Program (FNP) according to verbal pre- and post-surveys.

Objective # 2

After completing the moderate or high doses of lifestyle treatment in the Rural Lite program, 30% of participants will achieve clinically significant losses of > 5% reductions in baseline weight as recorded at final weigh-in.

Objective # 3

As a result of monthly nutrition lessons, 75% of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) members will self-report making at least one behavior change that will result in a healthier lifestyle.

Objective # 4

Fifty percent of participants in Take Charge of Your Diabetes will decrease their risk for complications by adopting at least one healthy behavioral change as self-reported on a follow-up evaluation form.

Objective # 1

After attending monthly Family Nutrition Program (FNP) lessons at Suwannee Primary

School, 75% of participants will demonstrate intention to eat more fruits and vegetables as evidenced by oral evaluation.

Objective # 2

After completing the moderate or high doses of lifestyle treatment in the Rural Lite program, 30% of participants will achieve clinically significant losses of > 5% reductions in baseline weight as recorded at final weigh-in.

Objective # 3

As a result of monthly nutrition lessons, 75% of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) members will self-report making at least one behavior change that will result in a healthier lifestyle.

Objective # 4

Fifty percent of participants in Take Charge of Your Diabetes will decrease their risk for complications as indicated by at least two reportable health improvements or healthy behavioral changes as self-reported on a follow-up evaluation form.

Educational Methods and Activities

Nutrition lessons aimed at the general public are normally in the form of displays at various events such as health fairs and the county fair as well as news articles in the local newspaper, Suwannee Democrat and the Center Pivot, the overall Suwannee County Extension newsletter. The agent teaches one regular monthly lesson at a local Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) club. She utilizes multi-media presentations, displays, and games. Nutrition and food safety are also taught at the Home and Community Educators volunteers annual Cooking School as well as at various local churches and community organizations.

The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) work is concentrated on Suwannee Primary School (pre-kindergarten through first grade), where the program assistant presents interactive lessons to nearly 900 students at least one time per month during the school year. At the basis of all of the FNP nutrition lessons is MyPyramid. The goal is to cause students to change to healthier lifestyles. The program assistant uses a wide variety of effective teaching methods in the classroom including age-appropriate library books, games, displays, fact sheets, and food demonstrations. During the summer she works with several student groups in under-served areas of the county. In addition, she visits the Suwannee County Health Department each month to present nutrition lessons to expectant couples.

The agent supervises the FNP grant in Suwannee County and visits Suwannee Middle School once per semester to teach nutrition. She also presents a monthly nutrition lesson at the senior citizen free meal site, utilizing multi-media presentations, displays, and games.

Rural Lite is a University of Florida research project whose purpose is to determine the most effective and cost efficient way to help people lose weight and maintain that weight loss in rural settings. Suwannee County is actively involved in this research study. In the Rural Lite program, a series of classes includes the use of food and exercise logs, weigh-ins, group sessions, goal setting, problem-solving and nutrition lessons.

The aim of the Take Charge of Your Diabetes program is to cause these lifestyle changes thereby reducing the cost of medical care to not only the patient, but the their employers and insurance companies. The Take Charge of Your Diabetes course involves guest speakers, Power Point presentations, plastic food models to demonstrate proper spacing of carbohydrates during the day and group sessions including goal setting and problem solving. In addition, there is a private consultation with a registered dietitian and samples of recipes that are appropriate for diabetics. Simple pre, post and follow-up health assessments and self-reported questionnaires are utilized. The “Know Your Numbers” fact sheet was developed by this agent to reinforce awareness of healthy levels for cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure.

Table 1a. Group Teaching Events - Agent

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic -2009 | |Participants |

|Take Charge of Your Diabetes-Session 1 What is Diabetes? |2 |16 |

|TCYD-Session 2-Keeping Track of Blood Glucose |2 |15 |

|TCYD-Session 3-Diabetes Medications |2 |16 |

|TCYD-Session 4- Nutritional Management of Diabetes |2 |11 |

|TCYD-Session 5- Carbohydrate Counting |2 |12 |

|TCYD-Session 6-Exercise and Physical Activity |2 |14 |

|TCYD-Session-7 Standards of Medical Care |2 |12 |

|TCYD-Session-8 Cardiovascular Disease |2 |9 |

|TCYD-Session-9 Foot Care and Dentistry |2 |9 |

|TCYD- Class Reunion-Artificial Sweeteners |2 |9 |

|TCYD-Grand Finale’-Guest Speaker |2 |8 |

|TCYD-Train the Trainer |1 |3 |

|ENAFS Module 2- Diabetes – SREC-Lesson1 |1 |35 |

|ENAFS Module 2- Diabetes – SREC-Lesson 2 |1 |18 |

|TOPS& SREC lesson – Nutritional Aspects of Physical Activity |2 |41 |

|TOPS & SREC lesson – Nutritional Aspects of Managing Arthritis |2 |33 |

|TOPS& SREC lesson – Calcium & Osteoporosis |2 |22 |

|TOPS, Men’s Methodist, Susannah Wesley Circle & SREC lesson – Taking Charge of |4 |61 |

|Your Health-Diabetes | | |

|TOPS lesson– Nutrition and Cancer |1 |22 |

|ACV lesson – Budget Fat and Finances |1 |5 |

|TOPS & SREC lesson– Your Digestive Health |2 |32 |

|TOPS& SREC lesson-Food Safety |2 |30 |

|TOPS& SREC lesson-Dining Out Healthy |2 |38 |

|TOPS & SREC lesson-Feel Full on Fewer Calories |2 |40 |

|TOPS & SREC lesson-Portion Control |2 |25 |

|TOPS & SREC lesson-Stress Eating |2 |39 |

|SMS lesson-MyPyramid & Label Reading |2 |205 |

|SMS lesson-Reduce Fat & Sugar in your daily diet |2 |205 |

|HCE District Meeting-Water-To Your Health |1 |129 |

|Fall Workshops (REC) Farm to Table Food Safety |1 |13 |

|Susannah Wesley Circle lesson-Food Safety – Church Events- |1 |14 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic -2008 | |Participants |

|Total/Nutrition |58 |1169 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic-2010 | |Participants |

|FNP lessons |15 |250 |

|Rural Lite Research Program |112 |1008 |

|Various Nutrition Programs |18 |400 |

|ServSafe and SafeStaff |2 |30 |

|Take Charge of Your Diabetes |25 |220 |

Table 1b. Group Learning Events - PAS)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic | |Participants |

|FNP Lessons 2009 |458 |8500 |

|FNP Lessons 2010 |545 |9900 |

|FNP Lessons 2008 |400 |8155 |

Table 1c. Group Learning Events -Volunteers)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic | |Participants |

|Take Charge of Your Diabetes- Nutrition Consultation-2009 |6 |6 |

|Take Charge of Your Diabetes- Nutrition Consultation-2010 |20 |20 |

Table 2. “Workload Data”

|Your total number of Educational Materials prepared this Year 2009 |23 |

| | |

|Your total Number of Clientele contacts: |9734 |

|field consultations |0 |

|office consultations |16 |

|telephone consultations |43 |

|group learning participants |9641 |

|e-mail consultations |11 |

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity Data

| |Projected | |Parity |Projected Target Audience for|

| |Target Audience |Audience Reached |(± 4%) |2010 |

|Race and Ethnicity |(from 2009 POW) |in 2009 |Reached | |

| |Number |% |Number |% |Y |Number |% |

|Hispanic | |15 |1304 | 14 % |Y | |15% |

|Multi-racial | |0 |138 |1% |Y | |0% |

|Pacific Islander | |0 |24 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|American Indian | |0 |5 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|Asian | |1 |24 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|Black | |9 |1572 |17% |N | |17% |

|White | |85 | 6179 |67% |N | |68% |

|Unknown | |0 |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Total | |100% |9240 |100% |Yes | |100% |

| | | | | | | |

|Male | |49% |4527 |49% | | |48% |

|Female | |51% |4713 | 51% | | |52% |

|Unknown | |0% |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Total | |100% |9240 |100% |Yes | |100% |

Outcomes and Impacts

Objective # 1

After attending monthly Family Nutrition Program (FNP) lessons at Suwannee Primary

School, 75% of participants will demonstrate intention to eat more fruits and vegetables as evidenced by oral evaluation.

• At least 79% (760 of 963)of the Pre-K, K, and 1st grade students report that they intend to eat more fruits and vegetables according to the FNP program assistant’s verbal pre- and post-test.

Objective # 2

After completing the moderate or high doses of lifestyle treatment in the Rural Lite program, 30% of participants will achieve clinically significant losses of > 5% reductions in baseline weight as recorded at final weigh-in.

• Due to the fact that Rural Lite is an ongoing research project, no outcomes are available at this date.

Objective # 3

As a result of monthly nutrition lessons, 75% of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) members will self-report making at least one behavior change that will result in a healthier lifestyle.

• After 12 monthly nutrition lessons by the Extension agent, a survey/questionnaire of the local Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) group, 95% (21 of 22) indicated that they had changed their eating habits to include healthier practices including using smaller plates to control portion size, sharing restaurant meals or taking home portions of the meals and eating more high-fiber foods in order to feel full longer.

Objective # 4

Fifty percent of participants in Take Charge of Your Diabetes will decrease their risk for complications as indicated by at least two reportable health improvements or healthy behavioral changes as self-reported on a follow-up evaluation form.

• Ninety one percent (10 of 11) of participants in Take Charge of Your Diabetes decreased their risk for complications as indicated by at least two reportable health improvements or healthy behavioral changes as self-reported on a follow-up evaluation form. These were reflected in terms of improvements in weight, blood pressure, A1C, cholesterol levels, or in behaviors such as following a recommended diet, exercising more often, or checking and drying feet daily.

Impacts

This agent trained three possible trainers for the Take Charge of Your Diabetes program. This led to the a session at the Advent Christian Village where the on-staff registered dietitian was able to teach the two classes on proper carbohydrate control through diet and to do the private consultations with participants as part of her daily work activities, saving the six participants $50 each on the cost of the program.

Success Stories

The participants in Take Charge of Your Diabetes almost always report learning a tremendous amount of information in this course that they can use to improve their health. One woman said that even though she has been a nurse for 25 years she learned a lot. Another reported that the course kept her on track and that she was able to share the information she learned with her friends. In one class three out of five (60%) reported that their A1C levels improved by at least ½ percent.

As a result of a FNP lesson one middle school student reported that after learning that soda had much more sugar in it than she ever imagined, she had changed from drinking an average of two sodas per day to two per month.

II. Money Management

Situation

According to a poll released recently by Mason–Dixon Polling & Research Inc. for Leadership Florida, of 1,200 Florida residents interviewed, 56 percent listed "economy/jobs" as the most important issue facing the state. Credit card debt is at an all-time high and bankruptcies and foreclosures are on the rise. Approximately 20% of the 35,000 residents of Suwannee County live below the poverty level. Suwannee is a rural farming community. The median household income in Suwannee County is $29,963 (2000 census). A Princeton Survey (2000) found that on a national average about 64% of households with an income of $20,000 to $50,000 live paycheck to paycheck. For households with an income under $20,000, 79% live paycheck to paycheck. Nationally, 22% of consumers do not have mainstream banking accounts. Having an emergency savings account is essential to good money management.

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The State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) program provides down payment assistance to low-income clients and in Suwannee County requires participants to attend classes as one of the requirements for receiving down payment assistance. Down payment assistance is needed by many families who have been renting and have the money for the mortgage payment but do not have enough savings for a down payment. SHIP dollars help people who would otherwise not be able to own their own home. Statistics show that home ownership correlates positively to higher grades for school children, more community involvement, and higher income. Home ownership has traditionally been the best way to start to build wealth. Less than 30% of the residents of Suwannee County own their own homes.

Medicare program benefits are hard to understand and Medicare Part D, the prescription coverage segment, requires computer-assisted evaluations each year. Medicare eligibles are the segment of the population that is least likely to be computer literate. In Suwannee County at least 16% are over 65 years of age. Choosing the best Part D plan saves residents hundreds of dollars annually.

In 2008, the federal government sent out millions of Economic Stimulus Payment (ESP) checks based on the 2007 federal income tax returns that had been submitted. The government sent letters to those on Social Security who had not been required to file tax forms during that year to inform them that they too, could receive ESP checks if they filled out a short tax form and sent it in. Many people in our area did not understand the instructions or they simply didn’t trust the government to give them “free money”. These are primarily the people on fixed incomes who need it most.

Target audience(s) All ages-Suwannee County residents, government agencies, banking-institutions.

Program Objectives

Objective # 1

After completing “Building Your Financial Future” class, 80% of participants will indicate by written evaluation, that they gained knowledge of money management techniques.

Objective # 2

100% of the participants in “Small Steps to Health and Wealth” will choose three behavior change strategies out of the list of 25 to work on one health goal and one wealth goal throughout the nine-week program utilizing the “Make Progress Every Day” worksheet.

Objective # 3

30 % of “Small Steps to Health and Wealth” participants will begin having a portion of their income automatically deposited into a savings account that they will leave there to use for emergencies.

Objective # 4

60% of participants in “Annie’s Project” will demonstrate ability to interpret financial records before the end of the program.

Objective # 1

After completing “Building Your Financial Future” class, 80% of participants will indicate by written evaluation, that they gained knowledge of money management techniques.

Objective # 2

After completing “Building Your Financial Future” class, 80% of participants will indicate by written evaluation, which they intend to implement at least two of the money management techniques presented in class.

Objective # 3

After completing the SHIP classes, 20% of participants will have created a family spending plan as evidenced by follow-up questionnaire

Objective # 4

After attending a “Clean It Green” program or receiving a copy of the recipe, 20% of contacts will make homemade laundry soap as evidenced by a follow-up survey.

• After completing Building Your Financial Future class, 80% of participants will indicate by written evaluation, that they gained knowledge of money management techniques.

• After completing the SHIP classes, 10% of participants will purchase homes using SHIP funds (assuming funds are available).

• After completing the SHIP classes, 20% of participants will have created a family spending plan as evidenced by follow-up questionnaire.

• After completing the SHIP classes, 20% of participants will reduce credit card debt within six months as evidenced by follow-up questionnaire.

• After the publication of a news article on the Economic Stimulus Payments of 2008, at least ten people will call or visit the Extension office to get assistance in applying for the money.

• After attending a Medicare information session, 20% of participants will gain knowledge and will seek to have their Medicare Part D program evaluated, as evidenced by SHINE volunteer data.

Educational Methods and Activities

A four-hour financial management class designed to fulfill the national requirement for filing bankruptcy was conducted as needed. This class, called Building Your Financial Future, incorporates a Power Point presentation, a video tape, a case study, various fact sheets and giveaways in teaching the fundamentals of financial management.

A six-hour series on money management and home ownership for the State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) program is generally conducted quarterly for applicants to the program. This year, due to funding restrictions, the SHIP program was changed dramatically, and resulted in fewer interested participants. Since many clients must contribute to the down payment of their house and must be able to pay the monthly mortgage payment as well as add to an emergency savings account, the series emphasized money management principles such as developing a spending plan, using credit wisely, reducing debt and increasing savings. Other lessons included the role of the realtor (for which a power point presentation was created), homeowner’s insurance, other assistance programs, and energy efficiency. The My Florida Home book is used as a major reference for this course. Approximately four hundred and fifty clients have been reached with this effort by this agent.

Suwannee County Extension works with Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) to help provide a venue to disseminate Medicare information to seniors. Since Medicare Part D plans change every year, seniors need a yearly assessment of their current plan. In an attempt to assist senior citizens with this assessment, this agent created an alliance with the local SHINE organization. Together, we organized and advertised two information sessions concerning the latest changes to the Medicare Part D plans and a 65th Birthday Bash to inform newly eligible Medicare recipients of the benefits available. Seniors were encouraged to schedule a one-on-one session with a SHINE volunteer to get the assessment.

News articles, aimed at the general public have been written and published on such subjects as managing in tough times, saving money (America Saves Program), paying more than the minimum (on credit cards) and the new credit card rules.

This agent created awareness of the availability of the Economic Stimulus Payment (ESP) in 2008 by writing and publishing a newspaper article in the local paper, the Suwannee Democrat, to inform people that they were entitled to the ESP. She provided the form for them and helped them fill it out, thus supporting the federal government’s economic plan.

A display called Clean It Green was created for the Suwannee County Fair showing an earth-friendly, low-cost, homemade laundry soap. This has been a very popular concept. Workshops have been taught which utilized factsheets, posters, and samples created by the agent. Many e-mail contacts have been established as a result of the product and the Home and Community Educators Volunteers have invited the agent to present the program as part of their district meeting agenda.

Small Steps to Health and Wealth is a series of eight lessons plus one follow-up session in which participants will set goals for weight loss and reducing debt and saving money. This program will be co-taught with Katherine Allen.

Annie’s Project is a comprehensive educational program and support network for women in agriculture designed to deliver technology training to farm women, enhancing their business skills, and to develop a support network, which is essential for continuing education and self-help. It is taught by a team of agents and specialists.

 

 

Table 1a. Group Teaching Events - Agent

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic | |Participants |

|Building Your Financial Future |3 |9 |

|SHIP – Budgeting lesson |2 |36 |

|SHIP – Wise Credit Use |2 |32 |

|Saving Money w/ Clean It Green |2 |37 |

| | | |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic 2010 | |Participants |

|Building Your Financial Future |4 |16 |

|SHIP classes- Budgeting & Wise Credit Use |8 |80 |

|Small Steps to Health and Wealth |10 |60 |

|Annie’s Project |6 |36 |

|Saving Money w/ Clean It Green |2 |120 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic -2009 | |Participants |

|Total/Money Management |9 |114 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic -2008 | |Participants |

|Total/Money Management |11 |296 |

Table 1b. Group Learning Events - PAS)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic | |Participants |

|NA |………. |………. |

Table 1c. Group Learning Events -Volunteers)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic | |Participants |

|Medicare Part D |0 |0 |

|Medicare Part D |2 |50 |

|Medicare Part D |2 |11 |

Table 2. “Workload Data”

|Your total number of Educational Materials prepared this Year |9 |

| | |

|Your Number of Clientele contacts: |190 |

|field consultations |23 |

|office consultations |19 |

|telephone consultations |15 |

|group learning participants |114 |

|e-mail consultations |10 |

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity Data

| |Projected | |Parity |Projected Target Audience for|

| |Target Audience |Audience Reached |(± 4%) |2010 |

|Race and Ethnicity |(from 2009 POW) |in 2009 |Reached | |

| |Number |% |Number |% | |Number |% |

|Hispanic | |5 |6 | 5% |yes | |5% |

|Multi-racial | |0 |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Pacific Islander | |0 |0 |0% | | |0% |

|American Indian | |0 |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Asian | |1 |0 |0% |yes | |0% |

|Black | | 20 |66 |58% |no | |20% |

|White | |75 | 48 |42% |no | |75% |

|Unknown | |0 |0 |N/A | | |0% |

|Total | |100% |114 |100% |no | | |

| | | | | | | |

|Male | |35% |41 |36% |yes | |35% |

|Female | |65% |73 | 64% |yes | |65% |

|Unknown | |0% |0% |N/A |yes | |0% |

|Total | |100% |114 |100% |yes | |100% |

Outcomes and Impacts

Objective # 1

After completing Building Your Financial Future class, 80% of participants will indicate by written self-evaluation, that they gained knowledge of money management techniques.

• After completing Building Your Financial Future class, 89% (8 out of 9) of participants indicated by written self-evaluation, that they gained knowledge of money management techniques.

Objective # 2

After completing Building Your Financial Future class, 80% of participants will indicate by written self-evaluation, that they intend to implement at least two of the money management techniques presented in class.

• After completing Building Your Financial Future class, 89% (8 out of 9) of participants indicated by written self-evaluation, that they intend to use some of the money management techniques presented in the class.

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Objective # 3

After attending a “Clean It Green” program or receiving a copy of the recipe, 20% of contacts will make homemade laundry soap as evidenced by a follow-up survey.

• A survey of contacts who received the recipe for homemade laundry soap shows that 22% (34 of 168) have reported that they have made it at home.

Success Stories

Cost analysis shows that one batch (recipe) will cost 66 cents to make. This yields two gallons and washes 66 loads of laundry at one cent per load. This will result in a savings of approximately $20 per batch per contact or $680. Depending on the size of the family, participants could save hundreds of dollars per year.One mother of four boys has been making two batches of laundry soap per month, saving $40 each month and $480 per year.

III. Development of Youth Leadership and Family, Youth and Community Skills in Suwannee County

Situation:

There are 6,270 4-H aged youth in Suwannee County. Though our county is still largely rural, the population is increasing more rapidly than in the past. Many of the 4-H clubs in Suwannee County are comprised of members who are home-schooled and count on 4-H programs to supplement the home-school lessons. Statewide, the Life Management Skills course has been deleted as a state high school requirement for graduation. Few students are receiving these skills in school.

Target audience(s) Suwannee County youth ages 5-18, local community leaders, advisory board members, and Extension faculty.

Program Objectives

Objective #1

In the 2010 Suwannee County 4-H Financial Day Camp, 80% of youth who attend will increase savings in a personal savings account by at least five dollars based on a post program deposit receipt.

Objective #2

In the 2010 Suwannee County 4-H Financial Day Camp, 80% of youth who attend will increase knowledge of financial management, credit and debt, budgeting, and bank accounts by at least 40% based on a pre/post test.

Objective #3

After completing a 2009 sewing skills day camp(s), 100% participants will demonstrate proficiency in sewing machine use through completion of a sewing project with a 5/8” finished seam.

Objective #4

In the 2010 4-H Chicken Wing Day Camp, youth attending will increase knowledge by an average of 50% as shown by a pre and post test.

Objective #1

In the 2009 Suwannee County 4-H “Do You want to be a Millionaire?” Day Camp, 80% of youth will increase savings in a personal savings account by at least five dollars based on a post program deposit receipt.

Objective #2

In the 2009 4-H Hamburger Day Camp, youth attending will increase knowledge by an average of 50% as shown by a pre and post test.

Objective #3

In the 2009 4-H Life 101 Day Camp youth attending will increase knowledge by an average of 50% as shown by a pre and post test.

Objective #4

After completing a 2009 sewing skills day camp(s), 100% participants will demonstrate proficiency in sewing machine use through completion of a sewing project with a 5/8” finished seam.

1. In the 2008 Suwannee County 4-H “Do You want to be a Millionaire?” Day Camp, 80% of youth will increase savings in a personal savings account by at least five dollars based on a post program deposit receipt.

2. Youth participating in the Suwannee County 4-H Meat Science Workshop during the 2008 year, will increase knowledge gained in meat identification, food and knife safety, meat cookery, meat judging, and knife sharpening by at least 30% based on a pre/post test.

3. Youth participating in the Suwannee County Life 101 4-H Day Camp during the 2008 year, will increase knowledge gained by 20% in car repair, hand washing, energy savings, and general sewing based on a pre/post test.

4. After completing a sewing skills day camp(s), all participants will demonstrate use of a sewing machine through completion of some sewing project.

Educational Methods and Activities

In an attempt to provide youth with positive educational activities through 4-H, Suwannee County Extension personnel have gone into the local schools, provided day camps and workshops when school is not in session, and done programs at the 4-H meetings. During the summer Day Camps youths learn about dairy products and nutrition, checking and savings accounts, and life skills such as green cleaning, food safety, and sewing. Extension staff partnered with, bankers, librarians, and grocery stores in the community to teach the youth. Educational methods included multi-media presentations, guest speakers, handouts, samples for hands-on activities like basic sewing skills and food safety, skits, melodramas, games, and field trips.

Table 1a. Group Teaching Events - Agent

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Total Events - 2009 | |Participants |

|Hamburger Day Camp – Nutrition lessons |1 |24 |

|Life 101 Day Camp – lesson-Green Cleaning |1 |14 |

|Life 101 Day Camp – lesson-Homemade Pudding |1 |15 |

|Life 101 Day Camp – lesson-Food Safety |1 |16 |

|Financial Management Day Camp – lesson-Budgets |1 |11 |

|Financial Management Day – lesson-Credit |1 |10 |

|Financial Management Day – lesson- Saving |1 |11 |

|ConKerr Cancer Pillow Case Workshop |1 |6 |

|Sewing Machine Certification |1 |6 |

|Sewing Pajama Bottoms |1 |7 |

|Quilted Journal Cover |1 |8 |

|Dance, Dance Revolution® |2 |28 |

|Babysitter’s Training Part 1 |1 |5 |

|Babysitter’s Training Part 2 |1 |5 |

|Meat Science Workshop Jerky-lesson-Food Safety |1 |34 |

|County Events |1 |16 |

|Type of Event/Topic - 2010 | | |

|Financial Management Day Camp |3 |30 |

|Sewing Skills Day Camp |4 |40 |

|Consumer Choices Training |5 |25 |

|Baby Sitter Training |4 |20 |

|School Enrichment |4 |100 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Total Events - 2009 | |Participants |

| |17 |218 |

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Total Events - 2008 | |Participants |

| |24 |352 |

Table 1b. Group Learning Events - PAS)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic-2009 | |Participants |

|None | | |

Table 1c. Group Learning Events -Volunteers)

| |Number of Events |Number of |

|Type of Event/Topic-2009 | |Participants |

|None | | |

Table 2. “Workload Data”

|Your total number of Educational Materials prepared this Year |4 |

| | |

|Your Number of Clientele contacts: |243 |

|field consultations |0 |

|office consultations |6 |

|telephone consultations |12 |

|group learning participants |218 |

|e-mail consultations |3 |

Table 3: Race and Ethnicity Data

| |Projected | |Parity |Projected Target Audience for|

| |Target Audience |Audience Reached |(± 4%) |2010 |

|Race and Ethnicity |(from 2009 POW) |in 2009 |Reached | |

| |Number |% |Number |% |N |Number |% |

|Hispanic | |7 |6 | 3% |Y | |7% |

|Multi-racial | |0 |1 |0% |Y | |0% |

|Pacific Islander | |0 |0 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|American Indian | |0 |0 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|Asian | |0 |0 |>0% |Y | |0% |

|Black | |11 |10 |5% |N | |11% |

|White | |82 | 207 |95% |N | |82% |

|Unknown | |0 |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Total | |100% |218 |100% |N | |100% |

| | | | | | | |

|Male | |49% |60 |28% | | |48% |

|Female | |51% |158 | 72% | | |52% |

|Unknown | |0% |0 |0% | | |0% |

|Total | |100% |218 |100% |N | |100% |

Outcomes and Impacts

Objective #1

In the 2009 Suwannee County 4-H “Do You want to be a Millionaire?” Day Camp, 80% of youth will increase savings in a personal savings account by at least five dollars based on a post program deposit receipt.

• In the 2009 Suwannee County 4-H “Do You want to be a Millionaire?” Day Camp, 82% (9 of 11) of youth increased savings in a personal savings account by at least twenty five dollars as shown post program by bringing in a deposit receipt.

Objective #2

In the 2009 4-H Hamburger Day Camp, youth attending will increase knowledge by an average of 50% as shown by a pre and post test.

• In the 2009 4-H Hamburger Day Camp, of the 22 youth attending knowledge was increased by an average of 60% as shown by a pre and post test.

Objective #3

In the 2009 4-H Life 101 Day Camp youth attending will increase knowledge by an average of 50% as shown by a pre and post test.

• In the 2009 4-H Life 101 Day Camp of the 16 youth attending knowledge was increased by an average of 67% as shown by a pre and post test.

Objective #4

After completing a 2009 sewing skills day camp(s), 100% of participants will demonstrate proficiency in sewing machine use through completion of a sewing project with a 5/8” finished seam.

• After completing four 2009 sewing skills day camps, 100% (27 of 27) of the participants demonstrated proficiency in sewing machine use through completion of a sewing project with a 5/8” finished seams.

1. Of the 11 youth participating in the Suwannee County 4-H “Do You want to be a Millionaire” Day Camp during the 2008 year, participants gained knowledge by 40% in financial management, credit and debit, budgeting, and bank accounts based on a pre/post test. All of them reported that they then either started or added-to a savings account by $25.

2. Of the 23 youth participating in the Suwannee County 4-H Meat Science Workshop during the 2008 year, participants gained knowledge by 41% in meat identification, food and knife safety, meat cookery, meat judging, and knife sharpening based on a pre/post test.

3. Of the seven youth participating in the Suwannee County ”Life 101” 4-H Day Camp during the 2008 year, participants gained knowledge by 20% in car repair, hand washing, energy savings, and sewing based on a pre/post test.

4. A total of five sewing clinics have been implemented with 100% of the participants completing sewing projects. In the ConKerr Cancer Pillow Case workshop, five 4-H participants made two pillow cases each; one to keep and one to send to the ConKerr Cancer organization. The organization provides a fun, new pillow case to children each time they have a treatment at the medical center. Not only did the participants learn sewing basics (three different kinds of seam finishes, for example) but they learned about altruism as well.

19. CLINICAL SERVICE OR CLINICAL ACTIVITIES – None

23. SERVICE TO SCHOOLS –

• Judge – 2009 Suwannee Regional Science Fair

• Judge – 2009 Columbia County Science Fair

24. MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PROFESSION

National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS)

• Member 2007 – present

American Association of Family and Consumer Science (AAFCS)

• Member 2007-present

Florida Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (FEAFCS)

• Member 2007 – present

• District Director 2008-present

• Attendee – 2007 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Florida Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

• Member 2007 – present

• Chairman –Development Committee 2008-present

• Attendee - 2007 Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR)

• Attendee – 2008 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas

25. HONORS – None

33. THE FURTHER INFORMATION SECTION -

Certified ServSafe Instructor and Registered ServSafe Examination Proctor –Since 2008

Completed one half of the total credit hours toward Masters Degree in Extension Education

Served as the Education Mission chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in Live Oak from 2009-present.

Served on the Nurture Committee at First United Methodist Church of Live Oak from 2008-present.

34. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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|Program |Title |Days |Start Dt |End Dt |

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|29128  |Successful Homeownership Management in Florida (5/20/10) (Self/Other Funded)  |0.5  |5/20/2010  |  |

|29129  |Diabetes Train-the-Trainer Workshop 2010 (5/25-26/10) (Grant Funded)  |2  |5/25/2010  |5/26/2010  |

|29130  |ENAFS Training 2010 (5/27/10) (Grant Funded)  |1  |5/27/2010  |  |

|29131  |Family Fitness Program Curriculum Training (6/29-30/10) (State/Extension |2  |6/29/2010  |6/30/2010  |

| |Funded)  | | | |

|29132  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2010 - National Trends in Food |0.5  |4/8/2010  |  |

| |Safety/Food Preservation (4/8/10) - (Self)  | | | |

|29133  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2010 - Food Safety regulatory |0.5  |4/15/2010  |  |

| |updates (4/15/10) - (Self/Other Funded)  | | | |

|29134  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2010 - Hot topics/New Technology |0.5  |4/22/2010  |  |

| |(4/2210) - (Self/Other Funded)  | | | |

|29161  |Turning Point Technology: An Audience Evaluation Tool (1/6/10 - Lake City) |0.5  |1/6/2010  |  |

| |(Self/Other Funded)  | | | |

|29098  |Implementing Kids Wealth into your Extension Program (8/20/09) - (Self/Other |0.5  |8/20/2009  |  |

| |Funded)  | | | |

|29051  |Sustainable Homeownership in Florida (4/7/09) - (Self Funded)  |0.5  |4/7/2009  |  |

|29052  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2009 - National Trends in Food |0.5  |4/9/2009  |  |

| |Safety/Food Preservation (4/9/09) - (Self)  | | | |

|29053  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2009 - Food Safety Regulatory |0.5  |4/16/2009  |  |

| |Updates (4/16/09) - (Self Funded)  | | | |

|29054  |Multi-state Food Safety and Quality Updates 2009 - Hot topics/New technology |0.5  |4/23/2009  |  |

| |(4/23/09) - (Self Funded)  | | | |

|29066  |FCS Summit (2/9-12/09) - (Extension Funded)  |4  |2/9/2009  |2/12/2009  |

|29077  |Is Your Home Ready for a Hurricane Season?: Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery|0.25  |4/17/2009  |  |

| |(4/17/09) - (Self Funded)  | | | |

|29025  |REGISTRATION CLOSED - Diabetes Train-the-Trainer Workshop (10/14-15/08) - |2  |10/14/2008  |10/15/2008  |

| |(Grant Funded)  | | | |

|29027  |Managing During Tough Times (9/29/08) - (Self Funded)  |0.25  |9/29/2008  |  |

|28076  |Update on Hypertension - The Silent Killer (5/29/08) - (Extension Funded)  |1  |5/29/2008  |  |

|28077  |Stress Management Training (5/30/08) - (Extension Funded)  |1  |5/30/2008  |  |

|28078  |FRIDGE - Food Related Intergenerational Discussion Group Experiences (5/27/08) |1  |5/27/2008  |  |

| |- (Extension Funded)  | | | |

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