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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2027.1) | 18 |
Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance |
| 2027.2) | 1 |
Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 2027.3) | 70 |
Number of people that reported eating more of healthy foods |
| 2027.4) | 20 |
Number of individuals who made lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.) for the purpose of improving their health |
| 2027.5) | 120 |
Number of individuals implementing personal health protection practices (screening, immunizations, well-baby care, preventive health practices, etc.) |
| 2027.6) | 0 |
Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants |
| 2027.7) | 0 |
Total miles walked by program participants |
Author: Cecelia Hostilo
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
11% of the population report being having diabetes. This series of classes is offered each year to help those affected by this chronic disease to manage their blood sugar levels and live a healthier lifestyle. The Extension FCS Agent collaborated with the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) from the Pennyrile District Health Department to offer a quarterly support group to help those living with diabetes. Topics covered were nutrition, medications, and building your health care team. A local
Author: Cecelia Hostilo
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
The Trigg County Senior Center is an Allied Community Services Agency that serves older adults by providing low cost lunches, social activities, and educational programming. Each year funding to this valuable agency gets cut and they turn to the Trigg County Extension Service to help fill in the gaps that they can no longer porvide on their own. The FCS agent and the SNAP para-professional make regular visits each month to provide health and nutrition lessons. The ANR agent and
