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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