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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

• ut 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!