Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 48 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 48 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Ruth Chowning
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
Kentucky has one of the highest prevalence for pediatric obesity in the nation. Approximately 38% of Kentucky children ages 10-17 years are considered overweight or obese according to BMI-for-age standards. Half of Kentucky’s children in poor families are overweight or obese. Children in Kentucky are less likely than their counterparts, nationwide, to be physically active for at least 4 days per week, and more likely to spend 2 hours or more in front of a television or computer screen. Acc
