Extension
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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.2) | 175 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 275 |
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) |
| 2066.9) | 15 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.8) | 15 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.7) | 125 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.3) | 850 |
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) | 75 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Author: Barbara Campbell
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
With the help of speakers from local doctor offices, hospital, pharmacist and other health care providers the Fleming County Cooperative Extension Office is host to a monthly Diabetes Support Group. The number of participants vary from 6 to 14 attending each month.The Healthy Choices Curriculum is used quite often as a bases for the classes. The SNAP-Ed assistant is responsible for preparing a dish to go along with what lesson is being taught.One of the participants that had been diagnosed as pr
Author: Barbara Campbell
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
After delivering a class at the Senior Center in Fleming County on carbohydrates and how to avoid consuming more than we need for our daily food intake the SNAP assistant was approached by one of the participants wanting to know more on the subject as she recently found out she was pre-diabetic. The assistant invited the client to come to the Extension Office later that day for a one on one lesson and to pick-up some reading info on the subject.A couple of months later the assistant w
Author: Barbara Campbell
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Building a strong volunteer base throughout Fleming County has always been elusive. Recently this need has been fulfilled by the recent collaboration of Fleming County Snap-Ed Assistant. By initiating a meeting with the local recovery facility, the Snap-Ed Assistant successfully joined the Snap-Ed Nutrition Education Curriculum with the local, Belle Grove Rehabilitation Facility, joining with the Fleming County Food Pantry. The Snap-Ed Assistant began by offering the “Healthy Ch
