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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