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Author: Ronda Rex
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
Making Healthy Life Style Choices with the Diabetes Support through Strong and Continuing CollaborationAccording to CEDIK, County Health Rankings, 2013, 10.1 % of Campbell County adults have diabetes with N. KY at 10.2% and KY at 11.6%.The percentage of adults in Campbell County who are obese is 28.1%, with N. KY at 31.0% and KY at 32.9%. The percentage of Campbell County adults who are physically inactive is 26.6% with N. KY at 28.7 and KY at 31.5%. Obesity is a risk factor for diab
Author: Heather Cheek
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
According to StopBullying.gov, between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 students in the United States are bullied at school or online. 70.6% of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. When bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the time. Most bullying happens in middle school. In one large study, about 49% of children in grades 4–12 reported being bullied by other students at school at least once during the past month, whereas 30.8% reported bullying others durin
Author: Natalie Taul
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
Beverage consumption contributes approximately 20% of caloric intake in youth and adolescent diets. Beverages can contain importantnutrients, but they also contribute to excess consumption of added sugars andcalories. Between 2011-2015 sugar sweetened beverage consumption dropped amonghigh school students, however, consumption of healthier choices such as juice,milk, and water decreased. In an effort to decrease sugar sweetened beverageconsumption among local high school students, the Famil
Author: Lora Davidson
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
The Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Lora Davidson in Harlan County hosted a program to help participants “Think Your Drink” to gain a better understanding of how many calories we consume just by what we drink. According to the CDC in Harlan County, 36.5% of the adult population is obese and 39.5% reported no leisure-time exercise. The program hosted 32 male participants in which I taught about the importance of reading labels and understanding the difference in the way our
Author: Andrea Slone
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (Curriculum)
In 2018, Floyd County was ranked 112th in health outcomes and 108th in health factors out of the 120 counties in the state of Kentucky. According to the Kentucky Health facts, 36% of Floyd County adults claimed to be in less than good health making it 13% higher than the state average. In efforts to increase health awareness and overall health of the county, the Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences program developed the online p
