Kenton County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020
| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.2) | 140 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 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) |
| 2066.9) | 10 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.8) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.5) | 200 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.3) | 15 |
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.4) | 40 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Success Stories
Seniors Concerned about Diet Quality
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Sometimes seniors are not easy to convince to try positive health behavior changes. The Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistant partnered with National Church Residences to provide nutrition education at two senior living facilities; Colony Senior Apartments and Highpoint Senior Apartments. The SNAP-Ed Assistant worked with two groups teaching a seven part series from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum, along with additiona
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Professor Popcorn and Glenn O' Swing
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Over 80% of the students at Glenn O’ Swing Elementary receive free and reduced lunch. The Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Nutrition Education Program Assistant partnered with the Community Learning Coordinator at Glenn O’ Swing Elementary using Professor Popcorn Nutrition curriculum to teach students the importance of healthy food choices. With more than 100 students in the afterschool program, the Nutrition Education Program Assistant worked with 26 students in th
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Thinking Twice about the Nutrition Facts Label
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
In Kenton County the percentage of adults with diabetes is 10.5% and hypertension is 33%. With diabetes and hypertension poorly affecting American adult’s health, the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Nutrition Education Program Assistant worked with the Facilities Service Coordinator to provide nutrition classes for adults at a local elementary school. The focus was to get their attention on healthy eating by limiting salt and sugar intake. The group also learned how to interpr
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DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Diabetes Support GroupAngela BaldauffAccording to the Kentucky Health Facts as recorded in the Kenton County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, almost 12% of adults in Kenton County are living with diabetes. To help them to know they are not alone, a Diabetes Educator from the Northern Kentucky Health Department leads a monthly support group. In Kenton County the Diabetes Educator contacted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant from
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LEAP TO TRY NEW FOODS
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
LEAP to Try New FoodsAngela BaldauffAccording to the 2019 County Health Rankings as reported by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 14% of children in Kenton County live in poverty. The director of Elsmere Head Start contacted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program Assistant from the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service to present a program to the preschoolers to teach them about healthy eating and the importance of p
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BECOMING WISE IN PRIME YEARS
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Becoming Wise in Prime YearsAngela BaldauffApproximately 20,000 adults in Kenton County are age 65 and over. St Elizabeth Healthcare’s Primewise Coordinator contacted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program Assistant from the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service to teach a nutrition series for the members of Primewise. Primewise is a free program of St. Elizabeth Healthcare dedicated to linking adults 50+ to health and wellness
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Esperanza (hope) and Education to the Latino Community
Author: Kelsey Zalac
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the National Education Association (NEA), the Hispanic population in America of 41.8 million is estimated to grow by 20% by the year 2050. Kentucky is one of the states listed as “experiencing a 100 percent growth rate in Hispanic population in the last decade.” Kenton County, KY is home to nearly 5,000 Hispanics mostly located in the city of Covington. The NEA also states, “According to the U.S. census, 22 percent of Hispanics are living in poverty, nearly double
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Engaging Students with a Second Language using Nutrition Education
Author: Kelsey Zalac
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40% of daily calories for children and adolescents age 2–18 years—affecting the overall quality of their diets.” Adolescents in this age range going to high school start to have more responsibility or lack thereof in different areas of life including choosing their diets, which makes nutrition education even more vital.The Expanded Food Nutrition Edu
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Healthy Choices While Transitioning from a Detention Center to Home
Author: Kelsey Zalac
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
When thinking about what the food trays look like in detention centers, one usually pictures brown bread and beans. This doesn’t leave a lot of room for vitamins, minerals, and other vital nutrients. However, it’s hard to make healthier choices when the options just aren’t there. Wendy Sawyer, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Prison Policy Initiative, commented that, “Besides the menu, the only other choices incarcerated people have are the products available through the co
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Exploring Nature and Nutrition
Author: Kelsey Zalac
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, “Hispanic children were 1.8 times more likely to be overweight as non- Hispanic white children.” The University of Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Education Program (NEP) partnered with Esperanza Latino Center, a new organization focused on advocating and providing recourses to the Hispanic families of the Northern Kentucky and surrounding areas, Northern Kentucky U
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TRANSITIONS
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
TransitionsAngela BaldauffAccording to Kenton County’s Data Profile, provided by the Kentucky: By The Numbers program in the Department of Community and Leadership Development for the Community Assessments conducted by the University of Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service, the number of fatal and nonfatal overdoses in Kenton County have more than doubled from 2010 until 2017. Since the summer of 2018, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Pr
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Senior Farmers Market Voucher
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program provides eligible low-income seniors with redeemable vouchers for fresh, unprocessed local fruits, vegetables, hone, and herbs at approved Farmer’s Markets, The program helps improve nutrition for low-income families, by providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The program also increases local farm sales and encourages individuals to shop at the local Farmers Market. The voucher syste
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The Mystery Dinner: The Uninvited Quest
Author: Linda Brown-Price
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Centers for Disease Control estimates 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from food-borne diseases each year in the United States. (https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/estimates-overview.html)Food- borne illness symptoms can occur anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks after a contaminated foods is consumed. The most common “cause” of food-borne illness is attributed to people mishandling food, abusing the time/temperature rule and not washing th
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Baking with Whole Grains
Author: Kathy Byrnes
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to research from a variety of reputable medical sources, a diet rich in whole grains has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some forms of cancer. The average American, however, eats less than one serving per day and over 40% never eat whole grains at all. The reasons for this are many, according to WebMD, including confusion on what is actually a “whole grain”, as well as the per
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Nutrition for Seniors
Author: Joan Bowling
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According the the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research the "The State of Senior Hunger in America 2016: An Annual Report," identified in 2016 13.6% of persons age 60 and older were marginally food insecure, 7.7% were food insecure, and 2.9% were very low food secure, which translates into 8.6 million, 4.9 million, and 1.8 million seniors, respectively. As depicted in the figure, this is an increase of 45% since 2001 in the fraction food insecure, and a doubling of t
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