Program Officers

Health, Safety, Environmental, Recreation, & Comm. Service

2021 4-H Officer Training Week

Welcome to 4-H Officer Training Week, February 21 - 27! Each day of Officer Training Week will focus on one topic or officer position. Check your email or social media daily for new information.

Health & Safety Officers

The Role of the Health & Safety Officers

Your club members have bestowed upon you both an honor and a responsibility. The fourth H in 4-H represents Health. Health is very important to the overall 4-H program and covers both the health and safety officer positions. You have the opportunity to lead activities that will be both fun and educational for your club.


Health & Safety Officer Handbook

Ohio 4-H Officer Training: Healthy Living - Health Officer
Ohio 4-H Officer Training: Healthy Living - Safety Officer

Duties of the Health & Safety officers

  • Use the Healthy Living Officer Resource Guide to find ideas and activities to carry out at each meeting.
  • Develop a plan of activities that meet the interests and needs of your club members.
  • Work with an advisor to be sure your topics are age and subject matter appropriate for your club.
  • Encourage serving healthy snacks at your club meetings.
  • Encourage serving water at your club meetings.
  • Encourage physical activity at your club meetings.
  • Keep an accurate record of the activities you plan.
  • Evaluate your impact.
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Environmental Officer

The Role of Environmental Officer

As Environmental Officer, you will help your 4-H club members become more aware of and learn new, exciting things about our world. Help fellow club members with topics such as litter, recycling, water quality, and energy conservation. The possibilities for topics are endless.


Environmental Handbook

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Duties of the Environmental Officer

  • Use the Environmental Officer Handbook to find ideas and activities to carry out at each meeting.
  • Develop a plan of activities that meet the interests and needs of your club members.
  • Work with an advisor to be sure your topics are age and subject matter appropriate for your club.
  • Encourage club activities to be environmentally friendly.
  • Keep an accurate record of the activities you plan.
  • Evaluate your impact.

Recreation Officer

The Role of the Recreation Officer

Your club members have bestowed upon you both an honor and a responsibility, and an interesting and fun job! You are being given the opportunity to raise awareness about the 4-H program in your county—the fun your club members are having, the work your members are doing, and the help your members are giving to the community. And, as a 4-H club officer, you represent your club, your county, and the 4-H program throughout Ohio.


Recreation Officer Handbook

Ohio 4-H Officer Training: Recreation

Duties of the Recreation Officer

  • Make recreation an important part of your club’s meetings.
  • Serve as chairperson of the recreation committee, if your club has one. If not, and your club has enough members, it is a good idea to talk to your advisor about organizing one at the beginning of the 4-H year.
  • Based on the interests of club members, prepare games or activities for each meeting and lead those games or activities.
  • Practice each game or activity before using it at a meeting.
  • Teach your fellow club members how to learn from teamwork activities.
  • Make sure to have all “equipment” needed.
  • Teach the rules of a game or activity.
  • Encourage everyone to participate.
  • Be sure that all members have FUN!
  • Make sure that all facilities are cleaned up following a recreation game or activity.
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Community Service

The Role of the Community Service

Your club members have bestowed upon you both an honor and a responsibility. By serving as a 4-H Club Officer, you will help shape important decisions in your club. Every successful 4-H club has a strong leadership base from its club officers. Your club trusts that you will help guide them through your leadership and that you will respect their opinions and ask for their assistance by forming committees. As an officer, you must fulfill your club’s expectations by being responsible, respectful, a good listener, a hard worker, a team player, and a leader.


Community Service Handbook

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Duties of the Community Service Officer

  • Use the Community Service Officer Handbook to find ideas and activities to carry out at each meeting.
  • Develop a plan of activities that meet the interests and needs of your club members.
  • Work with an advisor to be sure your projects are age and subject matter appropriate for your club.
  • Encourage club members to participate in the community service activities of your club.
  • Keep an accurate record of the activities you plan.
  • Evaluate your impact.
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