LEAPMajor Program

2831

Total Hours

Contributed.

28141

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1733

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of participants

9416

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

4447

Number of participants reporting intention to be more physically active

5665

Number of participants reporting intention to try new foods

6691

Number of participants reporting intention to eat more fruits

5887

Number of participants reporting intention to eat more vegetables

5466

Stories

LEAP Read and Walk

The UK Cooperative Extension Service in Estill County joined with the Estill County Library to conduct a LEAP Read and Walk at the Ravenna Veterans Memorial Park in Ravenna. The LEAP Read and Walk provides children and guardians information on nutrition and exercise as well as promote the love of reading. The program was presented four times in the months of June and July. Four books were chosen for the program with two of the books provide in Spanish as well as English. There were thirty-five ...

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LEAP Read and Walk

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  • LEAP Read and Walk

    The UK Cooperative Extension Service in Estill County joined with the Estill County Library to conduct a LEAP Read and Walk at the Ravenna Veterans Memorial Park in Ravenna. The LEAP Read and Walk pr... Read More

  • Starting Young

    With todays fast food generation, more than 1 in 4 children age 5 years old or older are enrolling in schools already overweight or obese. In a collaborative effort between the Owsley County Elementar... Read More

  • LEAP program

    According to the State of Childhood Obesity, Kentuckys children between the ages of 10-17 have the highest obesity rate in nation with the obesity rate of 23.8%. According to www.countyhealthrankings.... Read More

  • LEAP for New Vegetables

    According to the 2022 Kentucky Kids Count data, Russell County ranks 93 of 170 in school district rankings for kindergarteners readiness to learn and 77 of 120 in having children in poverty. These sta... Read More

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