Extension
It Starts With Us
SNAP Education
Accessing Nutritious Food
Jeremy Teal, Erika Wood, Curtis Dame, Katie Jury, and Katherine Jury
Farmer's Markets
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Local Food Systems
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kentucky adult obesity rates rank among the 10 highest in the US; and, Kentucky youth rank among the 10 highest for obesity in the US. Thirty percent of Kentucky adults report not participating in any physical activity. The CDC also reports Kentucky adults rank in the 10 highest for poor consumption of fruits and vegetables in the US. In addition to these health indicators, according to the US Census, approximately 19% of Kentucky’s total population is living in poverty; and, approximately 27% percent of children and youth under the age of 18 live in poverty. Hopkins County ranks 4th in the state of Kentucky for counties with the highest obesity ranking. SNAP-Education programs help limited resource families increase access to affordable nutritious food, stretch food dollars, develop food preparation skills and improve food safety practices. SNAP-Education efforts also help communities address nutrition and obesity prevention issues related to the social, environmental, and policy work which supports limited resource individuals in making healthy lifestyle changes.
Individuals will reduce their risk for nutrition-related health problems.
Individuals will maintain a healthy weight.
Individuals will increase food availability by accessing additional healthy foods via community systems and personal productivity.
Community social, environmental, and policy systems will reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Individuals adopt one food resource management practice.
Individuals increase fruit and vegetable consumption, up to the recommendations given in USDA guidelines
Individuals utilize community support systems (farmers market, community gardens, WIC, food pantry, etc.) that provide access to healthy foods.
Individuals will grow, care for, produce and preserve foods from personal gardens and orchards to gain access to healthy foods.
Individuals will be able to identify the components of a healthy diet as defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Individuals will describe food preparation techniques.
Individuals will identify food resource management practices.
Individuals will develop skills and knowledge to grow their own garden and/or orchard.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will describe food preparation techniques.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting an increase in knowledge related to food preparation techniques.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Web-NEERS reports.
Timeline: 2018-2019
Initial Outcome: Individuals will identify food resource management practices.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting change in knowledge related to food resource management practices.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Web-NEERS reports
Timeline: 2018-2019
Initial Outcome: Individuals will develop skills and knowledge to grow their own garden and/or orchard.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting positive knowledge change and skill development related to home gardening and orchard growing practices.
Method: Pre/post written evaluation. Garden Survey.
Timeline: 2018-2019
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals utilize community systems (farmers market, WIC, food pantry, etc.) that provide access to healthy foods.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting utilization of community systems that provide access to healthy foods.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Web-NEERS reports.
Timeline: 2018-2019
Intermediate Outcome: Individuals adopt one food resource management practice.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting adopting one or more practices to make food more affordable.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Garden survey. Web-NEERS reports.
Timeline: 2018-2019
Long-term Outcome: Individuals will increase food availability by accessing additional healthy foods via community systems (community gardens, WIC, food pantry, etc).
Indicator: Food insecurity decreases, and use of local means to obtain healthy foods.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Web-NEERS reports. Change in food security data from the Kentucky County Agriculture and Food Profiles (CEDIK).
Timeline: 2017-2020
Long-term Outcome: Individuals will reduce their risk for nutrition-related health problems.
Indicator: Individuals will report reduced nutrition-related health problems as a result of making healthy eating choices.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Change in health/disease data from Kentucky County Healthcare Profile Data (CEDIK).
Timeline: 2017- 2020
Long-term Outcome: Individuals will maintain a healthy weight.
Indicator: Individuals will report sustained weight loss or healthy weight maintenance as a result of making healthy eating choices and physical activity.
Method: Pre/Post written evaluation. Change in BMI data from Kentucky County Healthcare Profile Data (CEDIK).
Timeline: 2017-2020
Audience: Schools
Project or Activity: Farm to School
Content or Curriculum: Farm to School Curriculum
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources, NEP Assistant, and School System
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: Pre-school
Project or Activity: LEAP
Content or Curriculum: LEAP Curriculum
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources, NEP Assistant, and School System
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: Limited Resource Families
Project or Activity: Home Vegetable Gardens/Vegetable Production
Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener, UK Ag Publications
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources
Date: 2017-2020
Audience: Limited Resource Families
Project or Activity: Food Preparation and Preservation
Content or Curriculum: UK Food Preservation Curriculum, Master Food Preserver, Food preparation demonstrations
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources, NEP Assistant and NEP resources
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: Limited Resource Families
Project or Activity: Plate It Up Kentucky Proud
Content or Curriculum: Plate It UP Kentucky Proud recipes
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources, NEP Assistant and NEP resources, Farmer's Market
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: School Age Youth
Project or Activity: Food for Thought, Super Star Chef, and Glow Germ
Content or Curriculum: Better Bites, Super Star Chef, Hand Washing and Hygiene Publications
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources, NEP Assistant, NEP resources and school system
Date: 2018-2019
Audience: Limited Resource Families
Project or Activity: Farmer's Market and Community Gardens
Content or Curriculum: Kentucky Department of Agriculture, UK Ag Publications
Inputs: UK Extension Agents and State resources
Date: 2018-2019
Author: Katherine Jury
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Many of the behavior determinants of health, such as activity level, consumption of fruits and vegetables, hygiene habits, smoking, etc. are routines that can be established during childhood and adolescents. The younger that children establish healthy routines, the more likely they are to retain these health patterns into adulthood. According the CDC statistics, Hopkins County has a higher prevalence of obesity (34%) and lack of exercise (34%) that the state average. In a
Author: Katherine Jury
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
Hopkins County ranks 4th highest in the state for childhood obesity, and 53th out of 120 counties for overall health outcomes. One important factor that contributes to obesity and health outcomes is healthy eating. In an effort to combat these problems, the Hopkins County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Science, in partnership with the SNAP-Ed. Assistant, Hopkins County Agents for 4-H and Youth Development, Hopkins County Agent for Horticulture, the Hopkins County Health Department, an
