LaRue County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
2066.2) 345

Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods

2066.1) 105

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) 180

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) 65

Number of  families who grew a garden this year

2066.5) 2200

Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets

2066.3) 120

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) 314

Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label



Success Stories

LaRue County High School AG Class Increasing Fresh Vegetables

Author: Patricia Holbert

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

              LaRue County Kentucky has an obesity rate of 34.7% .              LaRue County Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Program Assistant Conducted a series of  classes with 43 LaRue County High School Agriculture Students. The goal of this program was improving their consumption of fresh vegetables and increasing awareness food preparation and safety.  Students grew lettuce and

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LaRue County High School Functionally Mentally Disabled- Learning Healthy Habits

Author: Patricia Holbert

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

              LaRue County Kentucky has an obesity rate of 34.7% resulting in a sedentary lifestyle rate of 28.9%.              LaRue County Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Program Assistant Conducted a series of 12 classes with 11 LaRue County High School Functionally Mentally Disabled Students with a goal of improving their eating habits and increasing their activity level.  Participants in this

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Increasing Consumption of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Author: Patricia Holbert

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

              Larue County Kentucky has an obesity rate of 33% with 74% considered overweight., 59% offamilies are low income.              LaRue County Farmers Market  was held weekly for eight weeks. LaRue County Cooperative Extension Service  participated in a Senior Farmers Market Voucher program. 80 sets of Vouchers  worth 28.00 each were distributed to low  income  seniors over 60 in LaRue County

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Halthy Habits for a Healthy Body

Author: Patricia Holbert

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

        Cool School is a week long summer school program coordinated by LaRue County Family Resource Youth Service Center. LaRue County Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Assistant Conducted a series of classes with 120 LaRue County Elementary School Students in grades 1 through 5. The goal was to improve their eating habits and increasing awareness of Food Safety. Classes on My plate, Food Safety and Hand Washing were taught to encourag

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