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| 2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.2) | 120 |
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) | 12 |
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 |
Author: Tasha Tucker
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2020, Kentucky has a higher rate of tobacco use, prescriptions drug misuse, and substance abuse disorder. Substance use disorder can have long term effects on the body such as; liver disease, cirrhosis, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and poor wound healing. Breckinridge County Nutrition Education Assistant partnered alongside Breckinridge County Substance Abuse Program to assist the Substance Abuse particip
Author: Tasha Tucker
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to Feeding America, 14.7% of Breckinridge county children struggle with food insecurity. Food insecure children are likely to be sick more often, recover from illness more slowly, and hospitalized more often. Children who are food insecure also struggle to concentrate and focus and has been linked to higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems from preschool to adolescents, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. In order to combat this huge issue Breckinridge Cou
Author: Tasha Tucker
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to CDC’s 2018 state indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, only 8% of adults meet the daily fruit intake and only 6.3% meet the daily vegetable intake. Eating a diet that consists of fruit and vegetables can decrease the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and obesity. In order to help address this, 7 session program called Families in the Kitchen…. Cook Together, Eat Together was conducted. The Breckinridge County Cooperative Extension EFNEP Ass
Author: Tasha Tucker
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention 40% of Kentuckians are obese. Obesity can lead to High blood pressure (hypertension), High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia),Type 2 diabetes, Coronary heart disease, Stroke, Gallbladder disease, Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint), Sleep apnea and breathing problems, Many types of cancer, Low quality of life, Mental illness such as clinical depression, anxie
