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2011 Mary O’Neill Financial Education Mini-Grant Recipient
Nancy Porter, Financial Resource Management SpecialistColorado State University Extension, Fort Collins
Laurel Kubin, Larimer County Director, FCS AgentColorado State University Extension, Fort Collins
Using Pocket Trackers in the Colorado Small Steps to Health and Wealth™
Rural Pilot Program
Use the original SSHWTM materials developed by Rutgers and others Update and adapt to Colorado needs Enhance the nutrition components Enhance with social media
videos, and podcasts Evaluate program effectiveness
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™
Rural Pilot Program
The project is supported by $136,095 Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Program of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Grant Number: 2011-46100-31139
Provide timely, quality education for diverse populations in rural areas of Colorado Provide health information with activities and resources
Provide financial information and wealth promoting activities
Emphasize the connections between wealth and health, increasing knowledge and positive behavior changes
Focus on rural communities
Fewer health care and employment options
High numbers of uninsured or underinsured Higher than state average for obesity (25% vs 19.1% in CO)
Higher percentage of chronic disease than state average
Lower average wages
Higher cost borrowing methods
Lower financial literacy (FINRA, 2011)
Face-to-Face workshops
Flexible formats One 1-hour worksite program One 2-hour workshop Series of three 2-hour workshops
Partner with agencies, organizations, and employers to expand outreach
Conduct 50 workshops
Supplement workshops with online resources
Reach 1000 participants representing diverse populations in 20 rural counties
Worksite Workshop Content
Compare Yourself with Recommended Benchmarks
Track Your Current Behavior
Convert Consumption into Labor
Make Progress Every Day
Workshop 1: Where Am I Now?
Compare Yourself with Recommended Benchmarks
Track Your Current Behavior
Convert Consumption into Labor
Step Down/Step Up to Change
Workshop 1: Where Am I Now?
Understand relationship between health habits and wealth habits.Become familiar with common recommendation for
healthy eating, physical activity, and spending habits.Review eating and spending habits for last 24 hours
and compare to benchmarks.Learn how consumption can be balanced by labor.Explore ways to take “small steps” to improve
behaviors.Establish specific health and wealth goals.
Use Easy Frames of Reference
Say “No” to Super-Sizing
Live “The Power of 10”
Think Balance —Not Sacrifice
Learn simple and easy strategies to personalize health/wealth frames of reference for positive behavior change. Understand hazards of super-sized eating and super-sized spending. Use number “10” to make small steps in health/wealth behavior changes to gain significant long-term impact. Learn to balance intake and outgo with both human energy and money.
Consider Outside Influences on Health and Wealth
Get Help and Be Accountable
Automate Good Habits and Create Templates
Set a Date and Get Started…Just Do It!
Consider outside influences or beliefs which may sabotage making positive behavior changes. Become familiar with resources for support and accountability. Understand value of automated behaviors to achieve health/wealth goals. Understand importance of setting a realistic start date. Begin small steps towards achieving health/wealth goals.
50% of participants will:
Increase knowledge of health and wealth literacy Change their attitudes and increase confidence in
about health and financial management Gain skills to make changes in health and wealth behaviors
204 participants in 12 counties (as of June 2012) 127 - Worksite Programs 50 - One Session 15 - Two Sessions 12 - Three Sessions
164 consented to complete follow-up survey 67 completed – 42.4% response rate (as of August 2012) 68.7% women 88.7% Caucasian 75.9% lived with spouse or partner
43.1% had children under 18 living in household 27.6% had other adults over 18 living in household
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Web site:www.ext.colostate.edu/smallsteps
Small Steps to Health and Wealth
Twitter @SSHWColorado
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