Active Living and Health Promotions GeneralMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of program participants reporting adoption of physical activity practices |
6585 |
Number of participants who attended age related health and wellness programs not identified as a “major program.”Major age-related programs include: Keys to Embracing Again, 10 Warning Signs, and AARP Prepare to Care |
4840 |
Number of program participants who demonstrated an increase in physical activity levels |
5971 |
Number of program participants who improved one or more health indicator (cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose) |
2013 |
Number of individuals who attended a fall prevention program |
928 |
Stories
Spring into Health, Health Fair
According to the Kentucky Department of Public Health, diabetes prevalence has doubled from 2000 to 2018 from 6.5% of adults to 13.7% of Kentucky adults. This rate is also higher than the national average (10.5%), with Kentucky exhibiting the 4th highest mortality rate from diabetes in the U.S. Certain parts of Kentucky experience higher adult rates of diabetes. For example, Appalachian Kentucky counties exhibit a diagnosed diabetes rate of 17% compared to 12% in non-Appalachian Kentucky countie...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
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