Harrison County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
2066.3) 60

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) 0

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

2066.2) 300

Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods

2066.1) 35

Number individuals reporting that their family supplemented their diets with healthy foods that they produced or preserved



Success Stories

Adults Improve Their Nutrition Lifestyle

Author: Stacey Stephens

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

 Adults Improve Their Nutrition Lifestyle

Adults Improve Their Nutrition LifestyleStacey Ashbrook NEP AssistantHarrison CountyA Nutrition Class was brought to Hillside Apartments residents in an effort to reach low income families who wanted to improve their nutrition lifestyle. Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum and My Plate materials were used. With monthly classes five participants started their journey to better nutrition. The clients struggled to find inexpensive, tasty recipes that could improve their food choices. Over the

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Cynthiana Youth LEAP to Good Health

Author: Stacey Stephens

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Cynthiana Youth LEAP to Good Health

Stacey Ashbrook NEP Assistant Harrison Co In partnership with the Cynthiana Library to educated the youth of the importance of reading and nutrition. A youth class was organized using the LEAP curriculumA small group of kindergarten through second grade came together every other week, one hour for 9 weeks at the Cynthiana Library to learn about the importance of nutrition. Through stories, games, and hands on recipes the post test results showed 100% of the children can now recognize n

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Kentucky's Recipe for Life Program, Harrison County

Author: Benita Peoples

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Evaluation of the University of Kentucky’s Recipes for Life Program(Harrison County)Program Dates:  November 2 and 5IntroductionThis evaluation report summarizes data from the fall 2018 implementation of Recipes for Life Program in Harrison County. A pre-posttest design was employed to examine the impact of the program on students’ nutrition and cooking knowledge, cooking self-efficacy, and attitude toward cooking. Data for the study came from the 211 students (male= 101 and fem

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