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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 112 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 112 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 204 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 209 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 112 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 112 |
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) | 100 |
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: Nicole Gwishiri
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
According to the Kentucky Kids Project report from 2016, 24.2 percent of youth in Bath County lived in food insecure homes. Also, Kentucky is currently the 12th highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 15.6 percent of adolescents were overweight, whereas 17.6 percent were obese. In addition to this information, the study conducted a survey to see how much fruit and vegetable children consumed the previous seve
