2008 Program Advisory Committee
2008 Program Advisory Committee
Issue Identification for the Southwest District FCS
Issues in Food Nutrition and Health
Food Preparation and Preservation:
Food Safety and Healthy Food Preparation – 4 (Canadian, Grady, Jackson, Washita)
Preparing healthy meals on the go – 5 (Caddo, Custer, Grady, Harmon, Stephens)
Nutrition, cooking and exercise for older adults – 5 (Caddo, Grady, Harmon, Kiowa, Oklahoma)
Basic cooking skills for youth/young families – 2 (Comanche, McClain)
Nutrition Education and Physical Activity
Nutrition and Physical Education for youth – 4 (Caddo, Canadian, Roger Mills, Stephens)
Poor dietary practices – 9 (Comanche, Custer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, McClain, Roger Mills, Tillman, Washita)
Nutrition and limited resource families – 3 (Comanche, Grady, Harmon)
Diet and exercise for certain health conditions – 1 (Kiowa)
Obesity and Other Health Related Issues
Obesity – 8 (Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, OK, Washita)
Diabetes – 7 (Canadian, Custer, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, OK, Roger Mills)
Heart Disease – 2 (Roger Mills, Tillman)
Cancer – 1 (Tillman)
Health care – 1 (Washita)
Other Issues
Budgeting and shopping on a budget – 1 (Custer)
Educating youth about where food comes from – 1 (McClain)
Water – clean & safe – 1 (Tillman)
Actions Suggested for Food Nutrition and Health Issues:
Continue teaching nutrition and physical education in schools
Continue to offer diabetic classes to community
Offer cooking classes to community
More after school programs suggested
Work with Health Department and WIC program to promote CNEP
Develop youth cooking school
Implementing COACH program
EFNEP program
Radio programs
OHCE lessons
Farm-to-You exhibit
Partner with hospital on cooking seminars
Seek city & county officials to develop exercise trails
Issues in Family Economic Wellbeing
Home Ownership
Low income families don’t know how to winterize homes – (Canadian)
Pay-Day loans and rent-to-own – 1 (Comanche)
Homebuyer pros and cons: Purchasing and responsibilities – 2 (Garvin, McClain)
Financial Basics
Need of money for food, transportation – 1 (Canadian)
Financial management for limited resource families &/or general public – 10 (Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Oklahoma, Tillman)
Credit Lending/debt – 2 (Canadian, Roger Mills)
Children (pre-teen & teen) and money management – 4 (Caddo, Comanche,
Cleveland, McClain, Stephens)
Financial management & planning for Retirees – 4 (Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain)
Bogus check writing – 1 (Jefferson)
Estate planning – (Tillman)
Consumer/Community Awareness
Lack of viable business opportunities and jobs – 1 (Cleveland)
Health Insurance – Affordability – (Grady)
Gambling – Costs & Risks – 1 (Grady)
Emergency preparedness – 1 (Harmon)
Resource management (recycling GO GREEN) – 1 (Harmon)
Energy Management – 1 (Harmon)
Identify Theft – 2 (McClain, Roger Mills)
Medicare and enrollment issues – 2 (Oklahoma, Roger Mills)
Long-term health care – 1 (Roger Mills)
Other Issues
Parenting – 1 (Roger Mills)
Actions Suggested for Family Economic Wellbeing
Managing Money workshop offered to community/schools
Articles in newspaper
Home ownership classes offered to community
Public and military workshops
Continue youth programs such as Welcome to the Real World and HSFPP
Expand use of High School Financial Planning curriculum
Work with Chamber of Commerce to develop centralized source of info for job
openings/placement
Financial management classes for bogus check writers
Conduct gambling OHCE lesson
Conduct Insure Oklahoma program
4-H Project Leader Training on Consumer Education
Sponsor Home Buyer Education class
Provide Navigating Medicare workshop
Issues in Family Resiliency
Relationships
Marriage Enrichment – 1 (Comanche)
Parenting Skills
Parenting Education – 11 (Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Harmon, Kiowa, McClain, OK, Roger Mills, Washita)
Single parenting – 4 (Caddo, Grady, Greer, Oklahoma)
Co-parenting (through divorce) – 3 (Caddo, Garvin, Oklahoma)
Prevention of child abuse and neglect – 1 (Cleveland)
Grandparents raising grandchildren – 4 (Grady, Greer, Harmon, Washita)
Blending of families – 3 (Greer, Harmon, Oklahoma)
Communication
Family communications – 1 (Garvin, Kiowa)
Personal Development
Family living and foods classes involving non-traditional OCES & PCC clientele –
1 (Cotton)
Family finances: money management & retirement – 1 (Garvin)
Recreational activities for youth and young adults – 1 (Stephens)
Family unity – particularly sharing family meals at a table – 1 (Stephens)
Self esteem/leadership opportunities – 1 (Tillman)
Youth Issues
High risk behaviors in youth – 11 (Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady,
Greer, Jackson, Kiowa, McClain, Roger Mills, Tillman)
After school childcare – 4 (Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, McClain)
Domestic & child abuse – 2 (Grady, Kiowa)
Childcare for preschool children – 1 (Jackson)
Manners for youth – 1 (Stephens)
Bullying – (Tillman)
Other Issues
Awareness of Soonercare – 1 (Comanche)
Diabetes classes for minority groups targeting youth and elderly – 1 (Cotton)
Identify Theft – 1 (Roger Mills)
Credit card debt – 1 (Roger Mills)
Childcare – 1 (Washita)
Actions Suggested for Family Resiliency Issues
Offer classes in schools to pre-teens and teens
Offer parenting classes
Working with volunteers more
Implement RATC in pre-formed parent groups
Basic life skills training for at-risk youth in alternative schools and after school programs
Implement ICPS in school
Offer childcare provider training to childcare centers
Marriage enrichment workshops
Children’s health workshops; health fairs
Utilizing Parenting Journey program
Head Start parent program
Continue I Can Problem Solve and Raising a Thinking Child
Work w/Dept. of Corrections to provide parenting classes
Offer Within My Reach program through DHS
Middle School conferences on health and postponing sexual involvement
Issues in Leadership Development
Leadership in Communities
Membership diversity – 1 (Cleveland)
Lack of volunteers – 2 (Grady, Harmon)
Understanding Parliamentary Procedure – 1 (Grady)
Working w/different leadership/personality styles – 2 (Grady, Harmon)
Need to develop/offer more activities & recreational sports – 1 (Stephens)
Need Big Brother, Big Sister type program – 1 (Stephens)
Actions suggested for Leadership Development
Advise OHCE as they implement Membership Diversity Plan
Leadership training
Volunteer training session
Seek support of city/county officials
OHCE programming
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