Extension
It Starts With Us
Health and Wellness for all ages
Nutrition and Wellness for Bracken County Residents
FCS
Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
Food Preparation
Get Moving Kentucky (Physical Activity Based Programs)
Nutrition Education Programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; communities to
decrease hunger; and local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation
methods. Agents, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in training consumers and producers to maximize
local access to food products from farm to table.
Kentucky population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
More new mothers attempt to breast feed their babies and increase duration of breastfeeding to six weeks or more
Kentuckians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
Youth will be food secure when school is not in session
People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient
dense items
Plant, harvest and preserve produce
Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
Youth who access other food sources when not in school will increase
Households accessing emergency food sources will increase
Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual
health and financial well-being
Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
New mothers and those who support them increase knowledge about the health and
economic benefits of breastfeeding
Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Learn about community support services to increase food security
Initial Outcome: Families will increase knowledge, skills and attitudes related to healthy life skill choices, food preservation and food safety.
Indicator: Families practicing healthy food preparation
Method: Informal surveys
Timeline: Summer 2017
Intermediate Outcome: Students will participate in School Garden
Indicator: Number of participants assisting with garden
Method: visual observations
Timeline: 2017-2018
Long-term Outcome: Increase Healthy Eating regularly
Indicator: People making healthier choices
Method: surveys
Timeline: 2017-2018
Audience: Power of Pink Dinner
Project or Activity: Breast Cancer Awareness
Content or Curriculum: Health Agencies, CES Publications
Inputs: FCS Agents, Health Partners
Date: Fall 2018
Audience: Students
Project or Activity: School Garden
Content or Curriculum: Agriculture Pubs, Plate it Up Recipes, Just Grow It
Inputs: FCS agent, Ag Agent, School Volunteers
Date: 2017-2018
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Food Preservation Class
Content or Curriculum: Food Preservation Pubs
Inputs: FCS Agent
Date: Summer 2017
Author: Molly Jordan
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
According to the CDC children in Kentucky are less likely to be physically active for at least 4 days a week than other children nationwide. Seeing this as an issue locally, 4-H Youth Development Agent Molly Jordan, FCS Agent Shannon Smith, and FRYSC teamed up to provide the Youth, Exercise, Sports Club to 4th and 5th grade students at Taylor Elementary. During this program for four weeks, the students were engaged in healthy eating lessons, provided with a nutritional snack, and participated in
Author: Shannon Smith
Major Program: Maternal & Infant Nutrition
~~The Bracken County Family and Consumer Science Council continues to partner with the Bracken County Health Department to bring the importance of prenatal and health care for young children to our county by hosting the annual Baby Gala. This is an educational program designed to make all citizens aware of the services available for first time parents and those with children under the age of 5. A total of 12 community partners participated in the Baby Gala in September 2017. Th
