Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.3) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
| 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) |
| 2066.5) | 23 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 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 |
| 2066.1) | 91 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional methods of educating individuals on nutrition and physical activity had to be reinvented.In June of 2020 the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Nutrition Education Program Assistant partnered with Community and Restorative Justice-Covington, to deliver the 7 part Healthy Choices for Every Body series via zoom to low-income families in Kenton County. With grants provided by Life Comes with It and The Tide Foundation, we we
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
In the Covington Independent School district 90% of students receive free and reduce lunch. The Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Nutrition Education Program Assistant partners with two elementary schools Community Learning Coordinators to help bring the importance of nutrition and physical activity to the students. With more than 300 hundred students in the after school program across the Covington Independent School district, the Nutrition Education Program Assistant worked wit
Author: Dorisa Johnson-Hickman
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Reaching Adults through KidsWorking parents have added pressures of time constraints that make it difficult to prepare healthy meals for their kids. To address these needs the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Services Nutrition Program Assistant partnered with the Community Learning Coordinator to provide the seven part Healthy Choices for Every Body series at a local elementary school. While the students were getting their own nutrition lesson, the parents were learning the importance o
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps for 2019, Kenton County recorded 324 deaths by drug overdose between 2015 & 2017. One area people often neglect when they are engaged in substance use disorders is nutrition. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant from the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service was invited to teach classes at the Healthy Newborn House, which is a part of Transitions, Inc.  
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The property manager of Wynnbrook Pines Apartments contacted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant from the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service to offer a basic nutrition/cooking class for her residents. The property manager had partnered with the NEP Assistant before, so she knew the benefits her residents could receive from the program and wanted to offer other residents a chance to participate in the program. J
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps for Kentucky, Kenton County had 324 drug overdose deaths from 2015-2017. Due to the large number of people suffering from substance use disorders in the area, the Mary Gandy Travis Residential Treatment Center (RTC) opened its doors in December of 2018, in Erlanger, Kentucky. RTC is a 180-bed, short-term residential treatment center for men and women, where clients receive individual, group, and family education and therapy as well
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The principal of Arnett Elementary School contacted the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant from the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service about offering a nutrition program for the elementary students at the school. They had partnered together before, so the principal understood the value of the program for the students. Over 90% of the students at Arnett are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. The NEP Assistant contacted the interested teachers to set up the series.
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the Kenton County Schools were closed to outside programming for the 2020-2021 school year to keep the students, faculty, and staff healthy at school. The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Senior Assistant of the Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service had to get creative to offer programming to the schools. Partnering with the fourth-grade teachers at White’s Tower Elementary School, it was decided that nutrition education program
Author: Angela Baldauff
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
It’s All About RelationshipsStarting in March 2020 and continuing into 2021, the COVID 19 pandemic altered the way Nutrition Education Programming could safely be conducted with community partners in Kenton County, Kentucky. In order to keep students, faculty, and staff healthy and safe in school, no outside organizations were permitted to go into the Kenton County Schools or the Erlanger/Elsmere School district in Kenton County Kentucky. The need for healthy food and proper fo
