Success Stories

• 14

  July

  Strengthening Community Relationships during Tornado Relief

  Following tornado damage that hit areas of Barren County in December of 2021 the Barren CountyNutrition Education Program assistant realized families without electricity in areas mighthave questions a...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Nutrition in the Classroom

  According to the center for disease control a study of 432,302 children showed that the body mass indexof children ages 2 to 19 nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemi...

  
  

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  October

  A Summer of Nutritious Learning

  According to the State of Childhood Obesity, 23.8% of youth ages 10-17 have obesity. To help combat this issue, The Barren County Nutrition Education Program Assistant partnered with multiple area sum...

  
  

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  October

  Senior Center Pandemic Closure Sparks New Partnership

  According to the Center for Disease Control, only 8.0% of Kentuckians surveyed were consuming recommended fruit intake, while only 6.3% were consuming the recommended vegetable intake. The Barren Coun...

  
  

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