Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)Major Program

32018

Total Hours

Contributed.

217894

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

756

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

22141

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance

25587

Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved

1117

Number of people that reported eating more of healthy foods

23567

Number of individuals who made lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.) for the purpose of improving their health

20669

Number of individuals implementing personal health protection practices (screening, immunizations, well-baby care, preventive health practices, etc.)

10843

Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants

4147

Total miles walked by program participants

1982342

Stories

Healthy Eating and Active Living Reduces Rural Obesity

Rural communities face greater barriers to healthy eating and being physically active, which contributes to higher rates of obesity and chronic disease compared to their urban counterparts. In 2014, six Kentucky counties with an adult obesity prevalence of more than 40% received support from CDC to implement environmental changes promoting healthy eating and active living. County coalitions worked to assess needs and establish priorities as illustrated in this socio-ecological model.Family and C...

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Healthy Eating and Active Living Reduces Rural Obesity

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Cook and Create

    The county Family and Consumer Science (FCS) agent and county Nutrition Education Paraprofessionals (NEP) teamed up to offer “Cook and Create” to young teens in the county. Using local media and socia... Read More

  • LEAP into Healthy Nutrition

    ~~Snap -Ed assistant of Fayette County Extension Service collaborated with Cardinal Valley Elementary schools Preschool and Resource coordinator to create a schedule of interactive LEAP lessons with t... Read More

  • Cook yourself to a healthier you

    In 2016, 1 out of 3 Kentucky adults (34.6%) and children (37.1%) are considered overweight or obese compared to the previous reported 21.7% in 2000. (SNAP-Ed, 2016) Kentuckians expanding waist line co... Read More

  • Imani Family Cooking Series

    Leslie Hildesheim worked with Mattie Morton, social worker in Fayette County to facilitate a cooking series offered to low income mothers and fathers as to better learn skills to improve food budgetin... Read More

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