Logan County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 9 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.2) | 8 |
Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods |
| 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) | 65 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Success Stories
Sweet Summertime at the Farmers Market
Author: Whitney Paige Alexander
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to State of Childhood Obesity the national average of childhood obesity in 2022 for 10–17-year-olds is 17%. Kentucky is ranked 50th in the United States for childhood obesity rates with a percentage of 24%. With Logan County being a rural agriculture farming community childhood obesity is a major concern that keeps arising. With heart disease, hypertension and diabetes being chronic diseases with high percentages of the state for adults; there needs to be a focus on c
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Cooking with Lifeskills
Author: Whitney Paige Alexander
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities for Kentucky there are 1,250,335 adults in Kentucky who have a disability. The disability types are mobility, cognition, independent living, hearing, vision, and self-care. In Kentucky 17% have cognitive disabilities and 9% with mobility disabilities. Lifeskills Industries is a intellectual disability workshop for individuals to work and gain everyday lifeskills.Lifeskills Industries in Logan County shut d
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Cooking with Intellectual Disability Youth
Author: Whitney Paige Alexander
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to Kentucky intellectual disability is defined as a mental disability which includes mild mental disability (MMD) and functional mental disability (FMD). In 2021-2022 School Year MMD decreased to 11.14% from 15.2% 2008-2009 School Year. FMD has stayed at 3% since the 2008-2009 school year. With Kentucky students having percentages almost higher than the national average with intellectual disabilities it is important to reach this underserved population. In Logan County
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