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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) | 425 |
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) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
| 2066.4) | 20 |
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) | 15734 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets |
Author: Anita Jones
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the Census.gov website, Carter County has a population of 26,797 people. When COVID first hit in February of 2020, programming for the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior came to a screeching halt. Everything shut down, nothing had ever happened like this in history. To reach targeted audiences, one must think of new ways- we must go virtual. The NEP Assistant Senior recorded lessons and emailed them to participants and would then do follow-up
Author: Anita Jones
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The Carter County Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior dealt with a year unlike any other. Most years she is out in the community teaching lessons & doing programming. However, due to COVID, she still has places that have not re-opened, and does not know when they will. Therefore, she resulted to Grab & Go Bags to reach her audience. These bags included a lesson from the Healthy Choices for Everybody Curriculum that the NEP Assistant teaches from,
Author: Anita Jones
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
In Kentucky Child Poverty rate is 20.9% and the national average is 16.8%. The Food Insecurity rate in Kentucky is 14.7% and the national average is 11.7%. The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior Partnered with her County Extension Agent to work with local youth so that they might learn to grow their own gardens. Although, a small group of only 2 youth took advantage of this wonderful opportunity, they now can grow their own plants, and raise a garden. This
Author: Anita Jones
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
The Carter County Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior visits various schools in Carter and one school in Elliott County. The NEP assistant goes once a month and reads a book to the students with the Literacy, Eating, Activity for Primary (LEAP) Program. Each time she visits the student’s sample something new. When sampling each new thing, one thing that had a significant impact for first time triers was go-gurt. There are a total of 274 students, 71
