Success Stories

4-H Middle School Health with former 4-H member

Author: Diane Kelley

Major Program: Health & Wellbeing

The U.K., Cooperative Extension Service and a former Kenton County 4-H member who is a current middle school teacher planned and executed educational programs for middle school health students in Kenton County.  The Kenton County Extension Council, the 4-H Council, and the 2023 Expansion and Review committee surveys identified health among youth as an important life skill and the 4-H program should continue to provide educational opportunities.  The U.K. CES 4-H agent (Kelley) cooperat

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Tapping Into Health: How Maple Syrup Education Supports Healthier Food Choices and Agricultural Literacy in Children

Author: Lori Clark

Major Program: Health & Wellbeing

Tapping Into Health: How Maple Syrup Education Supports Healthier Food Choices and Agricultural Literacy in ChildrenKentucky consistently ranks among the states with the highest rates of childhood obesity and diet-related illness. According to the Kentucky Department for Public Health, approximately 37% of children aged 10–17 are considered overweight or obese. In addition, a 2020 survey by GENYOUth found that only 21% of American teens felt very knowledgeable about where their food comes

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Reading and Recipes: Using Cooking to Strengthen Literacy for STEM Readiness

Author: Lori Clark

Major Program: Health & Wellbeing

Reading and RecipesUsing Cooking to Strengthen Literacy for STEM Readiness Kenton County 4-H hosted a unique six-week program called “Reading and Recipes,” combining literacy and cooking to prepare 3rd grade students for the more rigorous scientific vocabulary and concepts they’ll encounter in 4th grade. The results were both inspiring and impactful.Many 3rd graders struggle with the academic language used in science, words like observe, temperature, dissolve, and mixture.

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