University of Kentucky Human Development Institute Health and Wellness Initiative Update
TOPICS TO BE COVERED • Health Partners Update • Pilot Outcomes • Participation Opportunities • HealthMatters Update • Health Message: Encouraging Good Hygiene • Poll for future topics
HEALTH PARTNERS UPDATE Using Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum: WHAT: Holistic health workshop designed to assist participants in setting and achieving goals using self-determination. WHO: Individuals with a developmental disability and their identified health partner. HOW: Delivered in 4-6 initial workshop sessions followed by 6 monthly follow up meetings WHERE: Pilot programming completed in Lexington. Currently reaching out to communities within 90 miles of Lexington. Our hope is to expand programming in the future to reach all areas of Kentucky.
PILOT PROGRAMMING • Two separate groups held November 2015 • 12 hours of programming broken up over 6 days • Focus on holistic health (physical, social, emotional, values) • Stresses self determination- goals chosen by participants • 6 dyads for a total of 12 participants: • Siblings • Parent/child • CLS worker/client
Health Partners Pilot Highlights
PILOT OUTCOMES: GOALS • Examples of goals created: • Exercise/walk 4 times per week for 30 minutes • Plan a menu for dinner during week nights • Increase water consumption by having at least two glasses per day • Meditate and journal weekly and find something to smile about every day • Work on strengthening faith by praying more • Decrease stress by having bath/reading time 3 times per week • Cook at least two meals at home per week
PILOT OUTCOMES: FOLLOW UP REPORTS • After just one month: • Losing weight • Drinking more water • More mindful of food choices • Preparing food using healthier methods • Exercising more • Creating a weekly menu • Being intentionally social
RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS Video & More Information : http://www.wellness4ky.org/health-partners/ PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE HEALTH PARTNERS PROGRAM COMING TO YOUR COMMUNITITY!! • Conducted at a central community location to promote full inclusivity • Currently have set dates for groups in Lexington, Richmond, and Louisville • If you are interested in dates and times, please contact Megan.Jaspersen@uky.edu
UPDATES Exit Interviews from wave 1 participating locations Continued programming beyond first 12 week course • Brought staff and clients together for an agency wide health conscious culture – with benefits! • Healthy ideas and accomplishments above and beyond HealthMatters lessons • Gardening, Cooking Classes, Visiting Exercise Instructors • Resource Identification • “best practices” and good ideas newsletter • Routine state-wide or program-wide wellness committee conferences for networking • Continued resource updates on the www.wellness4ky.org website • FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION! Train-the-Trainer HealthMatters program training and on-site wellness committee support September webinar training • Deadline for participation application: June 3rd • Interested? Contact: Lindsey Mullis lindsey.c.mullis@uky.edu or 859-218-4064 •
PERSONAL HYGIENE LESSON TIPS VISUAL LEARNING Talk about the difference between clean and dirty • Look at pictures – sort them into clean and dirty categories Show pictures of people using socially appropriate and inappropriate hygiene • How would you feel if this person sat beside you on the bus? • Would you hire this person for a job? • What can this person do better? What are they doing right?
PERSONAL HYGIENE LESSON TIPS SEQUENCE ROUTINES • Talk about hygiene routines: • What needs to happen everyday? • What tasks do you do in the morning? • What tasks do you do in the evening? • What tasks do you do throughout the day? • What needs to happen about once a week? • What only happens occasionally? • Sequence pictures of the steps involved in this task
PERSONAL HYGIENE LESSON TIPS HAND WASHING • http://www.artofwashinghands.com/ • Why? When and how? Songs for washing & Additional links • Glitter in hand sanitizer • Have one person use the sanitizer and then shake hands with others • Then those individuals shake hands with others • you can really see how germs spread!
FOR MORE INFORMATION Go to our website! www.wellness4ky.org Some recently added resources: • Adaptive Exercise Videos & Links • Statewide Recreation Resource Guide • Updates to Game & Activity Ideas Coming Soon! • Motivation and Incentive Ideas • What other organizations are doing • The things you want to know! . . . . Poll Question!
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