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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.1) | 20 |
Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved |
| 2066.2) | 105 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.3) | 325 |
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) | 1000 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.6) | 50 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.7) | 41 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.8) | 5 |
Number of restaurants/other institutions utilizing local foods as a result of Extension programming |
Author: Patricia Holbert
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Extension Professional: Holbert, Patricia DTitle: Food Pantry Adult GroupOutcome Type: Long TermShepherd’s Pie Food Pantry located in LaRue County provides food weekly to an average of 110 families each week with food insecurities. LaRue County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) Program Assistant teaches bi weekly classes to enhance the participants nutrition knowledge, food safety and cooking skills.By demonstrating recipes using fresh produce supplied by Shepherd’s Pie p
Author: Patricia Holbert
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Extension Professional: Holbert, Patricia DTitle: Nationwide Uniform- Onsite Wellness PromotionOutcome: Long Term OutcomeLocal employer, Nationwide Uniform has partnered with the LaRue County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant to offer a series of monthly wellness classes for employees. Classes help employees identify areas of their diet that can be improved to maintain good health.The Healthy Choices Series curriculum is utilized to compare current diet choices in c
Author: Patricia Holbert
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Extension Professional: Holbert, Patricia DTitle: Promoting Healthy Snacks to YouthOutcome Type: InitialCool School is a week long summer school program coordinated by the Family Resource Centers. In 2017 it had 125 children participating from grades 1 thru 5. Each grade attends a one hour session each day for five consecutive days. The LaRue County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant demonstrated how to prepare healthy snacks using a variety of fruits and vegetables
Author: Patricia Holbert
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Extension Professional: Holbert, Patricia DTitle: Youth Facility Garden ProjectOutcome Type: Long TermLife Connection is a residential facility located in LaRue County that is home to 40 boys, ages 10 -18, who are wards of the state. This year the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant along with the County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent assisted the boys with a garden project. They met twice a month with the youth during the growing season. 75% of the boys had
Author: Daniel Carpenter
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Life Connection is a residential facility located in LaRue County that is home to 40 boys, ages 10 -18, who are wards of the state. This year the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant along with the County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent assisted the boys with a garden project. They met twice a month with the youth during the growing season. 75% of the boys had never planted a garden before. Gardening skills that were taught to the youth included preparation of
