Success Stories

• 28

  September

  Healthy Meals for Every Body

  ~~The McCreary County Nutrition Education Program assistant meets monthly with the McCreary County Housing Authority residents. The group shared that they find it difficult to have enough food to get ...

  
  

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• 27

  September

  Healthy Choices Make A Difference For Our Youth

  ~~Figures from the 2016 SNAP-Ed Annual Report show 37.1% of children in Kentucky are overweight or obese. That is up from the 2013 report showing 34.3%, with an obesity rate of 19.7% for 10-17 year ol...

  
  

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• 27

  September

  Group Discussions Make a Difference

  According to the Nutrition Education Program 2016 Annual Report there 5,975 McCreary County residents receiving SNAP benefits. That is an increase of 13.7% since 2007. SNAP participation in the U.S. i...

  
  

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• 27

  September

  Healthy Choices for Home Bound Senior Citizen

  The McCreary County Extension Office partners with the McCreary County Senior Citizens using the Healthy Choices for Every Body Curriculum to educate senior citizens in our county. According to the U....

  
  

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