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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 18 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
| 2066.2) | 403 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 403 |
Number of individuals reporting that they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmer’s markets, CSA’s WIC, Food Pantry) that offer healthy foods |
| 2066.4) | 0 |
Number of farmers markets accepting EBT cards |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 10 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 0 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Joel Worth
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Nutrition labels help individuals who want to know the health benefits of eating food and much more. Labels inform a person of portion size, the calories, nutritional values, ingredients, where it is produced and health claims, if any, of the food they want to consume. A rehabilitation house for men in Jefferson County participated in the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program through the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service. Reading Food Labels for Everybody was the lesson taught. The c
Author: Joel Worth
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Yes, studies have shown that most people eat way too much saturated fats, sugar, and sodium and do not get their daily amounts of fruits and vegetables. A rehabilitation house for men in Jefferson County participated in the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program through the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service. The program: Eating Healthy for Everybody was offered and lessons on MY Plate and Knowing the Limits were taught. The benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables were disc
Author: Omar Miralles
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
At an open house in one of the Jefferson County schools, a group of women passing with their kids by the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service booth were amazed by the amount of sugar that is consumed in their daily diet. After they realized the type of nutrition education classes that the Nutrition Education Program Assistant Brings to the community, they decided to join one of the several Hispanic-Latino groups. during the classes they learned the importance of portion control, t
Author: Omar Miralles
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
While doing a health fair at one of the Hispanic-Latino coalition events the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service was approached by one the organizers of that event who was seeking help with a Group of a recently arrived immigrants from different Spanish speaking countries that needed help with Nutrition education topics. The Nutrition Education Program Assistant explained the insights and details Of the program and they seemed to be really interested in the classes and set up a progra
Author: Patricia Nelson
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Assistant of Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated with Head Start teachers and aides and taught the Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary ages Nutrition Program to the youth classrooms for a period of eight one hour sessions.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Assistant observed the youth and listened to the lifestyle choices that most of the youth had made daily. Many of the youth watched exce
Author: Karen Kummer
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
An adult group in Jefferson County participated in the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program through the Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service. The lesson on My Plate was taught by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistant, the importance of making half your plate fruits and vegetables along with the importance of being Physically active. The clients learned that fruits and vegetables are high in Fiber and Antioxidants as well as Vitamins and Nutrients. An Apple
Author: Karen Kummer
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
An adult group in Jefferson County participated in the Kentucky Nutrition Education Program. The class was held at an Adult Senior Living Facility. The lesson was taught by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Assistant. The importance of Food Safety was the topic of the discussion. The assistant went on to explain that letting foods sit out for more than two hours is unsafe and could produce bacteria, which can cause foodborne illnesses. The Seniors expressed t
Author: Patricia Nelson
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Assistant of Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated with the Family Consumer Science teacher and taught Healthy Choices for Everybody Curriculum in 1 hour intervals for a period of 8 visits, at a local high school for young mothers and their children or young pregnant mothers.The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Assistant taught the core curriculum as well as the Feeding Every Little Body Unit to the
Author: Clarissa Cheatwood
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
This story is about a group of tenants in Jefferson County that live in a low income area with no access to a grocery storewith fresh fruits and vegetables,unless they travel miles outside their neighborhood. These people live in an apartmentcomplex that is run by New Direction Housing. The Expanded Food Nutrition Assistant from Jefferson County CooperativeExtension Service conducts Nutrition Classes at this center once a month. Teaching Healthy Cooking and Eating,FoodSafety, Planning Meal
Author: Emma Robinson
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program (KSUCEP) continues to provide low-income families in Kentucky with hands -on nutrition education to combat food insecurity and nutrition-related health challenges. As part of the efforts being made by KSUCEP, nutrition Extension Agent in Jefferson County, Emma Robinson, in partnership with Cooking Matters created a 12-hour class separated into 6 sessions for low income, underserved families who have children in the home. The
Author: Louis "Jenie" Carter
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Success Story (03/2018)How Can I Focus?Living in Louisville, Kentucky may be a privilege for some, but for others it offers many challenges. This is especially true if you live in “Old Louisville” (downtown south of the river), which is categorized as a neighborhood having a large population of low income individuals, and a very high crime rate. Along with these challenges it is ranked 30 out of 130 neighborhoods in Kentucky for it’s poor quality of education. Englehard El
Author: Emma Robinson
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Whenever I go to a site to do lessons I always take a pitcher with me. When I get to the site I fill the pitcher with ice, water and some type of fruit or vegetable,, lemons, cucumbers, oranges whatever I have on hand. The adult participants stopped bringing soft drinks to class and drank the infused water that was provided for them. The children love it and drink water throughout the classes. The minister of Briargate Presbyterian Church told me today th
Author: Caroline Durr
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
In 2016, the Nutrition Education Program Area Agent and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Assistant with the Cooperative Extension Service in Jefferson County met with staff at Kentucky Refugee Ministries to discuss partnership opportunities to provide services to the growing refugee population in Louisville. “Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Inc. (KRM), a non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing resettlement services to refugees through faith- and agency-based co-spo
Author: Caroline Durr
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, only 6.3% of Kentuckians surveyed were consuming the recommended amount of vegetables per day and only 8% were consuming the recommended amount of fruit per day. Additionally, the 2017 State of Obesity report found that Kentucky ranked seventh in obesity in the nation, with 34% of the state’s population considered to be obese. Because of this, nutrition education, information and resources are extremely important to i
Author: Valerie Holland
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
West Louisville continues to lose grocery stores classifying it as a “food desert” — an area where there is limited access to healthy and affordable food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that food deserts are not just a problem of convenience but the decreased access contributes to a poor diet and higher levels of obesity and other diet-related diseases. The Jefferson County Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered with a Fres
