Success Stories

• 09

  July

  Growing the Nutrition Education Program through Professional Development

  Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistants fulfill a critical need in their communities by providing educational services to underserved, limited resource individuals to improve their overall health...

  
  

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• 09

  July

  Investing in Kentucky Communities through Nutrition Education Programming

  As of March 2024, 602,521 individuals in Kentucky were recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), (USDA FNS, 2024). The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) provides educational ...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  A Trauma Informed Approach to Nutrition Education in Kentucky

  Recent research has studied the correlation between early life stress (such as adverse childhood experiences, poverty, food insecurity, and caregiver relationships) and obesity/overweight in adults.* ...

  
  

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• 13

  July

  Investing in Educators and Communities

  As of May 2023, the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services reported that 256,060 Kentucky households were utilizing SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, with those hous...

  
  

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