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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Family and Consumer Sciences Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025





2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General
2066.1) 100

Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily

2066.2) 0

Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods

2066.5) 0

Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label

2066.4) 0

Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets)

2066.3) 0

Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets



Success Stories

Food Vision 2030 for Louisville, KY

Author: Bethany Pratt

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky residents have large disparities in health outcomes that are related to many social determinants of health such as race, socio-economic status, residential address, educational attainment, etc. The Center for Health Equity in Louisville releases a periodic Health Equity Report that captures both the challenges and the places for innovation in improving community health. The 2017 Health Equity Report identified food systems inequities as a major root cause of

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Creation of the Greater Louisville Food Council

Author: Bethany Pratt

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky residents have large disparities in health outcomes that are related to many social determinants of health such as race, socio-economic status, residential address, educational attainment, etc. The Center for Health Equity in Louisville releases a periodic Health Equity Report that captures both the challenges and the places for innovation in improving community health. The 2017 Health Equity Report identified food systems inequities as a major root cause of

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Piloting of a Nutrition Education Curriculum for Tweens

Author: Sara Brooke Jenkins

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Physical and mental health are equally important components of overall wellness. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the adolescent years (ages 10 to 17) are ones that establish health patterns that have lasting impact on adulthood. Important adolescent health and social issues that have been identified in the Healthy People 2020 report include mental health disorders, substance use, smoking and nicotine use, sexually transmitted infections, teen and unintended pr

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