Extension
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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.2) | 2 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 2 |
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) | 2 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.8) | 4 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.7) | 7 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.5) | 1500 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.3) | 33 |
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) | 2 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant partnered with Louisa East Elementary School to provide Professor Popcorn with all 3rd grade students. The youth obesity rate in the United States is 14% however the state of Kentucky youth obesity rate is at 20% (kentuckyhealthfacts.org). The SNAP-Ed assistant taught 6 classes in early spring 2019 to stress the importance of healthy eating and physical activity with a total of 89 students participated. As a r
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant has developed a partnership with The Job Readiness Activities (JRA) Group. With each new group the JRA instructor has, he contacts the SNAP-Ed assistant. The last group of participants consisted of 4 adults that enrolled and graduated the SNAP-Ed program with 7 lessons.Participants reported 100% improvement in using a meat thermometer, thawing frozen food at room temperature less often, and cleaning items and surfa
Author: Ruth Kirk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, Kentucky is the least physically active state in the nation. The risk factors of poor nutrition and physical inactivity begin early in life. The Bogalusa Heart Study indicated that children as young as 2 years old were already consuming a high-fat, high-sodium, and low-fiber diet. Furthermore, the percentage of children and adolescents who are overweight has more than doubled in the past 30 years. The Lawrence County
Author: Ruth Kirk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The drug epidemic in Eastern Kentucky has been on the steady rise in the last 10 years and the number of addiction recovery facilities in Lawrence County alone have doubled. Lawrence County Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant has been working in the recovery centers for nine years. The EFNEP Assistant teaches residents how to make healthier food choices; prepare fresh produce; and follow food safety practices. Eight years ago, the residents built their first raised-
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant has been working with recovery centers in Lawrence County for nine years. The SNAP-Ed assistant educates residents on making healthy food choices, how to prepare fresh produce, and food safety using the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum. Eight years ago, the residents from the first established recovery facility built raised- beds with the help from the SNAP-Ed Assistant and Lawrence County Agricu
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant partnered with Blaine Elementary School to provide LEAP (Literacy, Eating and Activity for Preschool/Primary) to 54 Kindergarten through 2nd grade students. Six approved LEAP books were read to the students. A healthy snack, related to the book’s message, was provided to each student. The importance of being physically active each day was discussed and a reinforcement item was
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
67% of adults in Lawrence County reported a diagnosis of Hypertension, meaning that over half the population reported having a high blood pressure diagnosis (kentuckyhealthfacts.org). With this information in mind the Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) collaborated with the Lawrence County Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) to present a program that promoted the use of herbs and spices, rather that the us
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant partnered with the Family Resource Center at Fallsburg Elementary School to provide the Healthy Choices for Every Body nutrition program for parents and/or guardians of the children in the angel tree program. The participants engaged in the classes in order for the children to receive gifts and food baskets for the Holidays. The seven required lessons were taught during the 2019 fall season. Recipes from the NEP ca
Author: Danielle Fairchild
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) assistant partnered with the Family Resource Center at Blaine Elementary School to provide the Healthy Choices for Every Body nutrition program for parents and/ or guardians of the children in the angel tree program. The participants engage in the classes in order for the children to receive gifts and food baskets for the Holidays. The seven required lessons were taught and recipes from the NEP calendar were sampl
Author: Ruth Kirk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program Assistant Senior (EFNEP) has not let the Nutrition Education Program, and those the program serve, slip through the cracks since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being unable to have face-to-face classes, the EFNEP Assistant Senior was able to adapt the delivery of the nutrition curriculum in order to ensure clients were still receiving vital information to live healthier lives. A new Facebook account was created (Lawre
Author: Ruth Kirk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Assistant Senior partnered with Fallsburg Elementary Family Resource Youth Service Coordinator to conduct educational classes for families served by the Family Resource Center. The classes were designed to provide families with nutritional information and resources to help them make healthier food choices. A total of nine (9) parents participated in program using the Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum.
Author: Ruth Kirk
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Expanded Foods and Nutrition Program Assistant Senior (EFNEP) partnered with the Louisa Elementary Family Resource Youth Service Center coordinators to provide nutrition education for limited resource families. Seven (7) required lessons from The Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum was taught to parents that qualified for Thanksgiving baskets (baskets of food given to limited-resource families in the community). The EFNEP Assistant Senior organized this collaboration and
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Lawrence County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences conducted a program through the online tool “Google Classroom.” This platform assisted the agent in addressing the need for nutrition classes, as indicated by the county’s higher then state average chronic diseases statistics, while marinating “social distancing.” Using Google classroom also allowed individuals who had never been to an extension program before to access Extension’s resea
