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| 2063 - Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2063.1) | 210 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify vegetables |
| 2063.2) | 210 |
Number of children grades K-2 who could identify fruits |
| 2063.3) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating vegetables |
| 2063.4) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report eating fruit |
| 2063.5) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to buy their favorite fruit or vegetables |
| 2063.6) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report the intent to ask their family to keep fruits in a place where they can reach them |
| 2063.7) | 0 |
Number of children grades 3-5 who report intention to ask their family to keep cut-up vegetables in a place where they can reach them |
Author: Heather Cheek
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
The State of Obesity Organization states the combined rate for overweight and obese adolescents is 33.5% making Kentucky fall among the highest 15 states for overweight and obese children. According to the CDC, around 49.7% and 43.2% of adolescents in Kentucky report consuming fruits and vegetables, respectively, less than one time a day. In an effort to increase the fruit and vegetable intake of children in Mason County in hopes of decreasing the obesity rates, Mason County FCS partnered with t
