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| 2027 - Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2027.2) | 1 |
Number of healthy lifestyle-related coalitions in which Extension is involved |
| 2027.3) | 348 |
Number of people that reported eating more of healthy foods |
| 2027.4) | 243 |
Number of individuals who made lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, managing stressors, etc.) for the purpose of improving their health |
| 2027.5) | 55 |
Number of individuals implementing personal health protection practices (screening, immunizations, well-baby care, preventive health practices, etc.) |
| 2027.6) | 295 |
Total weight (in pounds) lost by program participants |
| 2027.7) | 7548 |
Total miles walked by program participants |
| 2027.1) | 735 |
Number of people reporting improved lifestyles through a focus on proper nutrition, disease and injury reduction and comprehensive health maintenance |
Author: Christy Ramey
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Adopting healthy lifestyles for overall well-being is a major initiative of Cooperative Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences. The Simpson County Cooperative Extension Service used the State Blender Bike to promote physical activity and nutrition throughout Simpson County last fall. Through the efforts of the 4-H agent and FCS agent, the Blender Bike reached 1,100 people through school and industry health fairs, classrooms, day cares, Head Start, a local church, Cooking with Kids,
Author: Christy Ramey
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
In order to promote increased physical activity and its importance in our overall health and wellness, the Get Active Simpson (GAS) Program was developed by the Get Healthy Simpson Coalition and the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension FCS agent. The program uses the physical activity mile (PAM) as fifteen minutes of continued movement to represent a walking mile. Teams are formed and captains are required to report to the Simpson County FCS agent weekly totals for the team
