Health Education through Extension Leadership (HEEL)

One of the HEEL program’s preeminent responsibilities is to facilitate the development and delivery of new health education programming and teaching materials to all Kentuckians. This means that program staff serve as liaisons, bringing resources and know-how from all university partners – along with that of national, state and local agencies – to County Extension Agents, and, subsequently, the populations these agents serve. A critical factor in this particular aspect of the program’s effectiveness is the ready availability of materials that can be used to teach Kentuckians how to take better care of themselves, and improve their overall health.

• Resources Available for County Checkout - NEW!
  
  
• Team Up Cancer Media Toolkit – Team Up: Cancer Screening Saves Lives is a national pilot program to increase cervical and breast screening among rarely and never screened women through evidence-based approaches. The over-arching theme of Team Up is partnership.
  
  
• DermaScan Materials
• “Here Comes the Sun” Skin Cancer Fact Sheet – (PDF)
• “Playing It Safe in the Sun” Health News – (PDF)
• DermaScan Talking Points for Agents – (PDF) – For Agent Use Only
• Health Education Resource Evaluation – (PDF) – For Completion by Agents
  
  
• Health Bulletins
  
  
• Informational Releases
  
  
• Kentucky Latino Health Resources
  
  
• Master Publication List
  
  
• UK HealthCare ® Resources for UK Cooperative Extension Service Agents
  

• Fight Back Kentucky!:  Pandemic Flu Educational Resources
• Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Resources
• Educate Before You Medicate
• Get Moving Kentucky!
• Social Emotional Well Being - Updated
• Literacy, Eating, and Activity, for Preschoolers for Health (LEAP)
• Substance Abuse - Updated
  

Blue to You
Various kinds of depression are addressed.
Agents please see the Master Publication list for more details

The Different Faces of Substance Abuse
Is a Collaboration to address Prescription drug Abuse in Kentucky that has gained the attention of the White House for its efforts in taking a multi-pronged attack on the problem.
http://www.facesofdrugabuse.net/index.htm

Health Literacy Kentucky
Is a partnership of more than 35 organizations that have come together to address the issue of Health Literacy in our state. This "alliance" emerged from the Kentucky Health Literacy Summit that was held in February of 2010 in Louisville, Kentucky.
http://healthliteracyky.org/

Second Sunday
Is a statewide event that encourages all forms of physical activity in the comforts of local community, and is designed to get Kentuckians on their feet and moving
http://www.2ndsundayky.com/

Taking ownership of your Diabetes
Is a curriculum to help manage type 2 diabetes.
Please go to the FCS Extension Agent / Internal login and see the Featured Programs page

• Diabetes (UPDATED)
• Physical Activity
• Heart Disease
• Skin Cancer
• Weight ~ The Reality Series
• Mold

The development of the HEEL program was made possible by Senator Mitch McConnell with funds earmarked for the University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Lexington, KY and budgeted through the CSREES/USDA Federal Administration.