LEAPMajor Program

1002

Total Hours

Contributed.

8004

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

567

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of participants reporting intention to try new foods

2414

Number of participants reporting intention to be more physically active

2317

Number of participants reporting intention to make healthy beverage choices (e.g., drink less soda, drink less flavored/sport drinks)

2176

Number of participants reporting intention to eat more vegetables

2167

umber of participants reporting intention to eat more fruits

2204

Number of participants

3798

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • LEAP Before COVID-19

    In 2019, 33.9 % of children in Carter County lived in poverty. 23.9% lived in households where food was an insecurity. The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior partnered with the element... Read More

  • LEAP to Make a Change

    Per the State of Childhood Obesity in 2017 and 2018, 20.8% of Kentucky youth between the ages of 10 and 17 are obese. Many contributing factors play a part in the aforementioned obesity statistics, bu... Read More

  • LEAP

    The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools and preschools to close their doors for a long period of time compelling teachers to find alternatives to instruction techniques. The LEAP for Health curriculum st... Read More

  • LEAP

    Children learn the basic essentials of everyday life; such as healthy eating and physical activity, at a very young age. This way they can form good habits that they can carry with them throughout the... Read More

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