Success Stories

• 10

  January

  Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences Continues Partnership in Diabetes Support Group

  Describe the Issue or Situation.According to the American Diabetes Association, 13.6% of Kentuckys population is diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that over 100,000 individuals in Kentucky do h...

  
  

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• 10

  October

  Floyd County Extension Initiates Recovery Gardens

  Describe the Issue or Situation.In 2023, the CDC ranked Kentucky the 4th highest state of a mortality rate of drug overdoses per 100,000. Floyd County houses five separate recovery centers alone. Thes...

  
  

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• 15

  July

  Floyd County Senior Citizens continue to Gain Access to Fresh Produce

  In 2019, the Floyd County Farmers Market became eligible to accept the Kentucky Department of Agricultures Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vouchers. The Floyd County Extension Office became the distr...

  
  

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• 15

  July

  Floyd County Family & Consumer Sciences takes a Preventative Approach to Drug and Alcohol Use in Teens.

  The Floyd County Cooperative Extension Service and Family & Consumer Sciences Advisory Council implemented Truth & Consequences: The Choice is Yours, a scenario based role-play activity designed to he...

  
  

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