Statistical Contact Report for FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025

289064

Total Hours

Contributed.

1253031

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

2918

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

111959

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

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Middle School Students Learn about the Sugar Sneakers in Their Diets

According to the National Initiative for Childrens Healthcare Quality (NICHQ), 31.6% of U.S. children ages 10-17 are considered obese or overweight; Kentucky ranks higher than the national average, with 37.1% (NICHQ 2023). One contributing factor to these statistics is the high amounts of sugar this age group is exposed to and consumes, often unknowingly.Sugar Sneakers is a program aimed at increasing awareness of sugar consumption, specifically the amount of added sugars people unknowingly cons...

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Middle School Students Learn about the Sugar Sneakers in Their Diets

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