Impacts
Statistical Contact Report for FY2018Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
1202109.8
Total Hours
Contributed.
8215252
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
51717.207
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
404593
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
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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W. Garrett Owen is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of floriculture, greenhouse and controlled-environment crop production in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Kentuck... More
