An Overview of the 4-H Healthy Living Mission Mandate Presented by Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D., USDA-4-H National Headquarters JoAnne Leatherman National 4-H Council Walmart Grantees Training May 3, 2013

4-H Healthy Living Mission Mandate 4-H Healthy Living Taskforce  Taskforce co-chaired by Dr. Cheri Booth, Michigan State U. and Dr. Daniel Perkins, Penn State U.  Major Taskforce Products:  National 4-H Healthy Living Literature Review  National 4-H Healthy Living Strategic Framework  National 4-H Healthy Living Logic Models  Curriculum scan and preliminary program scan  Healthy Living Resources Guide

4-H Healthy Living Strategic Framework “Through the 4-H Healthy Living Mission Mandate, 4-H efforts engage youth and families through access and opportunities to achieve optimal physical, social, and emotional well-being.”

Strategic Framework Goals Goal 1: Develop and deliver 4-H Healthy Living learning opportunities that meet the needs of youth and their families from a wide variety of backgrounds. Goal 2: Put in place an evaluation and research system to measure the effectiveness of 4-H Healthy Living learning opportunities in reaching its goals and objectives. Goal 3: Create a well-coordinated system of professional development opportunities so that Extension staff and volunteers are well-prepared to offer healthy living learning opportunities. Goal 4: Provide a wide variety of 4-H Healthy Living curricula that meet criteria for effectiveness and the curricula review process established by 4-H National Headquarters to the 4-H system and external groups and organizations.

Strategic Framework Goals Goal 5: Create a clear and consistent national message to generate awareness and promote 4-H Healthy Living learning opportunities adopted by the Cooperative Extension System, National 4-H Council, land-grant institutions, and 4-H Healthy Living partners. Goal 6: Use public and private funds at the local, county, state, regional, and national levels to support the 4-H Healthy Living Mission Mandate. Goal 7: Forge formal and informal partnerships within Extension and with others interested in the promotion of physical, social, and emotional well- being of youth and their families.

Healthy Eating Physical Activity Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Prevention Injury Prevention Social and Emotional Health Healthy Living Outcome Areas 6

Current Organizational Structure 4-H National Headquarters, USDA: Programmatic Leadership for 4-H Healthy Living, Dr. Suzanne Le Menestrel Bianca Johnson, 4-H Healthy Living newsletter, monthly 4-H Healthy Living webinars, program support National 4-H Council: Programmatic Leadership for 4-H Healthy Living, JoAnne Leatherman Account Managers: Jeanine Goldsmith (Health Rocks!); Erika Mabry (all other grants) Ed Bender: Professional Development Christina Day: Fund Development; also Dianna Campbell – Outreach to Diverse and Underserved Populations Judith Lapp: program support Marketing (TBD) 4-H Healthy Management Team:  Cathy Allen, Oklahoma State University, Facilitator, Southern Region  Dr. Sekai Turner, North Carolina A & T University, Facilitator, 1890s Region  Annette Devitt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Facilitator, North East Region  Dr. Dan McDonald, Arizona Cooperative Extension, Facilitator, Western Region  Dr. Madonna Weese, University of Illinois Extension, Facilitator, North Central Region 4-H Healthy Living Liaisons at Land Grant Universities

4-H Healthy Living program scan & evaluability assessment (Drs. Laura Downey and Donna Peterson, Mississippi State University) Development of Youth Ambassador framework and toolkit National Curricula Review Professional development needs assessment Teens Take on Health Campaign Current 4-H Healthy Living Efforts 8

Major National Healthy Living Partners and Collaborations Let’s Move Faith-Based and Community Partnerships Federal Partners for Bullying Prevention National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Federal Working Group on Suicide Prevention Childhood Obesity 180 Share Our Strength Cartoon Network

Where Can You Find Healthy Living Resources? development-programs/kids-health/