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with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
8970 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
22107 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
7986 |
Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets) |
4914 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
50395 |
According to Kentucky Health News, “Kentucky ranks 3rd in child obesity, a disease tied to a long list of other health issues; treatments require changes in family lifestyle”. (Kentucky Health news 2019).During the 2022-2023 school year, The University of Kentuckys Boone Countys Cooperative Extension 4-H Agent collaborated with Ryle High Schools Spanish department. Both agencies co-instructed an in-person, six-part nutrition series with twenty-nine high school students, to promote positive chang...
