Knott County CES

Title:

Accessing Nutritious Food

MAP:

Family Wellness

Agents Involved:

Linda Combs

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preparation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Situation:

In Knott County 27.5% of children live in poverty. 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 influencing policies, systems, and environments and in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.

Long-Term Outcomes:

•County population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
•County residents will 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

Intermediate Outcomes:

County residents will:
•Access more local foods
•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 be able to find resources.
•Households accessing emergency food sources will decrease.

Initial Outcomes:

County residents will:
•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
•Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management


•Learn about community support services to increase food security

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Eat more fruits and vegetables
Indicator: observation, program evaluation tools
Method: pre and post tests, follow up evaluations, observations
Timeline: on-going

Intermediate Outcome: food management skills will improve
Indicator: less use of food banks, healthy eating, food safety is a priority
Method: pre and post tests, follow up evaluation, observation
Timeline: on-going

Long-term Outcome: less obesity and chronic diseases
Indicator: less use of food bank, county data health reports
Method: pre and post tests, evaluation, observation
Timeline: on-going

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: families

Project or Activity: Vegetarian 101: History, Health and Tips

Content or Curriculum: UK extension materials

Inputs: Glenna Wooton

Date: Feb 2018

Audience: families

Project or Activity: nutrition/food classes

Content or Curriculum: UK extension materials

Inputs: FCS agent

Date: on-going

Audience: families

Project or Activity: food safety/food preservation

Content or Curriculum: UK extension materials

Inputs: FCS agent

Date: on-going

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