4-H Healthy Lifestyles Challenge Event
The purpose of the State 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Challenge Event is to allow participants the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of nutrition, fitness, health, safety, and consumerism topics.
Event Information and Registration
Identification Challenge
Rather than taking a written test, tactile and/or visual images are presented and participants must apply their knowledge by showing the relationship between items. Possible relationships may be:
- Matching portion sizes to food item
- Matching food item to its food source
- Matching equipment to its sport
- Matching nutritional value to food item / dish / meal
- Matching first aid care to injury
- Matching body part to function
- Matching exercise to muscle group / objective
Activity Challenge
A set of common items will be provided. Participants will be given up to five minutes to create an exercise routine or physically active game utilizing these items. Upon presenting and demonstrating this routine / game to the judge(s), participants should include information on the fitness objective of the activity, potential health benefits of the activity, and rules of the game (if applicable). Possible items include:
- Empty boxes
- Milk jugs or soda bottles
- Balloons
- Pillows
- Canned food
- Balls
- Empty Baskets
- Hula Hoops
Consumerism Challenge
Based on the specific needs scenario presented, participants must rank the possible purchase choices from best product to worst. One scenario should be pre-selected for participants to provide oral reasons explaining their decision making process. This allows participants to practice their reasoning, organization, and speaking skills while defending their decision making process. Possible shopping scenarios may relate to:
- Food products / Nutritional labels
- Nutritional supplements
- Sports equipment
- Health club memberships
- First aid supplies
- Hygiene care
- Safety and prevention items
Marketing Challenge
As part of a campaign to improve the health of families, participants submit advertisements that promote health education and action. A specific campaign approach will be selected each year. Possible campaigns may be based upon:
- Posters
- Poems
- Songs
- Bumper stickers
- Pins
- Flyers
Service Challenge
An Electronic Scrapbook is submitted that explains a community health issue, the action implemented to address that issue, and the results of that action. Multiple awards may be given to recognize greatest number impacted, most potential for long term change, best use of collaborations and partnerships, etc.
- Individual project
- Team/Club Project