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| 2066 - Accessing Nutritious Foods (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2066.2) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
| 2066.1) | 3 |
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) | 0 |
Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily |
| 2066.8) | 0 |
Number of first time growers or those who haven’t grown in five or more years |
| 2066.7) | 0 |
Number of families who grew a garden this year |
| 2066.5) | 0 |
Dollars in EBT, WIC or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers markets |
| 2066.3) | 527 |
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) | 41 |
Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label |
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Pike County Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program Education (SNAP-Ed) has collaborated with the Pike County Board of Education for the last 3 years.The LEAP (Literacy, Eating and Activity for Preschoolers for Health Curriculum was used with students in grades K-2. The ‘LEAP for Health’ curriculum is a series of storybooks that help teach children about staying healthy by being physically active, eating more fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains.
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The partnership between Pike County Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program Education (SNAP-Ed) and Shelby Valley Veterans’ Home, a facility that serves homeless veterans in our area. Residents are provided housing and supportive services for up to 2 years while transitioning into permanent housing, is thriving in its third year!Healthy Choices curriculum was utilized as residents learned about MyPlate Dietary Guidelines, the limits of fat, sugar and sodium, meal planning, nutrition
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
PMC Health and WellnessFast food and prepackaged foods are easily accessible in our country today; it is not surprising that we live with obesity and high cholesterol in our area of Kentucky. The convenience of these ‘easy’ foods and lack of knowledge about the preparation of healthy alternatives is one of the biggest obstacles to overcome when it comes to choosing what to feed families in what is a very fast-paced life.Healthy Choices is a curriculum that the Pike County Suppl
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Nutrition CampOnce again the SNAP-Ed assistant and the Family and Consumer Science program assistant has collaborated with the Pike County Fiscal Court for the ‘Let’s Make Pizza’ Nutrition Camp using the Teen Cuisine curriculum. The site we used this year was Blackberry/McCarr Community Center since transportation can be an issue for some to travel to the Extension office in Pikeville. The three (3) day nutrition camp targeted children 9-12 years of age. Six c
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Partnering with WestCare Rehabilitation for the seventh year is a natural fit for Pike County Cooperative Extension Service and The Expanded Food Nutrition Educational Program.The Healthy Choices For Everybody Curriculum was taught. Clients were taught the five food groups, how to read recipes, measure, proper food portions, how to make a menu, compare prices at the grocery store, and food safety .Eleven Clients ages 18-65 entered the program with 100 % graduating. Sixty-Two percent showed impro
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Pike County Cooperative Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and the Pike County Schools, continued our partnership to provide healthy eating exercise and food safety education so students can make better nutritional and physical activity choices. The Professor Popcorn Curriculum was used as students were taught why we should choose healthy fruits and vegetables over fast food and prepackaged snacks. The students learned about food safety, along with hand wash
Author: Leslie Workman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Pike County Nutrition Education Program works with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to plan nutritious meals on a limited budget. Our entire staff commits thousands of hours annually to engaging our community in nutrition and health education to improve the quality of life in Pike County. Our two federally funded nutrition assistants graduated 225 families from their USDA curriculum “Healthy Choices for Every Body” this year. Its 12 le
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Through the Pike County Cooperative Extension Service’s The Expanded Food Nutritional Education Program, thirteen ladies at the Pike County West Care Rehabilitation were provided with nutritional classes from The Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum.These ladies were taught how to plan meals with portion control in mind, read nutrition labels, and how to eat better balanced meals on a budget. They were able to demonstrate knowledge gained on food safety, knowing the limits on empty ca
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
With previous successful partnerships between Pike County Cooperative Extension Service Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program and the Pike County Jail and Detention Center West Care Rehabilitation Group, an opportunity for ongoing programming has emerged. We collaborated to provide programs residents with The Healthy Choice for Everybody Curriculum Recently in 2020, the program graduated 100 percent of the group of sixteen men.The Healthy Choice for Everybody Curriculum was used to teach cli
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Pike County Cooperative Extension Service Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program partnered with the Pike County West Care Rehabilitation for an eighth year to provide the Healthy Choices for Every Body Curriculum.Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum educated clients to make better nutritional choices and improve their food-budgeting skills. Clients learned that eating from My Plate will provide vitamins and minerals to their bodies to keep them healthy. Lessons taught t
Author: Valerie Robinette
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
The Pike County Cooperative Extension Service’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program collaborated with WestCare, a residental substance and addiction treatment center to offer the Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum. The center specializes in helping people traditionally considered difficult to treat. Many of these clients haven’t been taught about nutrition. Many have abused their bodies with drug or alcohol use and want to improve their lives.The Healthy Choices for E
Author: Leslie Workman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Many people consider the beginning of the year as the time to begin a path of self-improvement. People are also looking for things to do indoors due to the short days and unpredictable weather. The Pike County Family & Consumer Sciences program offered Weight the Reality Series on Tuesdays at 1:00pm and 5:30pm over an 8 week period beginning on January 14th. The program had 40 people enrolled in the program.
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, I, SNAP-Ed Assistant, have continued to work with the Shelby Valley Veterans’ Transitional Home. The men who live there are an amazing group. They have such wonderful stories to tell of how they come to live there, some, heartbreaking.However, listening to them, you still hear the pride in their voices when it comes to servanthood. Whether it is serving our country or the community in which they live. I have continued to corresp
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Before COVID-10 I, SNAP-Ed Assistant, was working with Johns Creek Kindergarten (3classes), first grade (3 classes) and second grades (3 classes), Mullins first grade (4 classes), and Bevins Elementary kindergarten (2 classes). I was also working with two Christian schools, Valley Christian Academy and Christ Central Training Academy (all grades in both schools). I lacked three classes finishing with the schools when the quarantine started.I also was working with Senior Citizen
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Senior LadiesThis year I, SNAP-Ed Assistant, taught Cooking thru the Calendar using Healthy Choices for EveryBody Curriculum to a group of Senior ladies and boy did we have fun! We also learned a lot from each other.The ‘Ladies’ learned how to plan and prepare fresh, healthy meals based on the MyPlate eating style. They also learned grocery budgeting, meal planning, how to read labels, and food safety.Sixteen senior ‘ladies’ entered the program and thir
Author: Deborah Scaggs
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Summer Feeding ProgramSince COVID-19 started and the schools dismissed early. We were at a loss as what to do for children and families. How do we reach them? How do we stay in contact with them? How do we know they are being fed? So many questions and no answers. Then, I made contact with the director of the FRYSC, Family Resource Youth Service Center at Johns Creek Elementary and was told that ‘unless you were an employee of the school system the princ
Author: Leslie Workman
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
During the spring and early summer of 2020, the Pike County Extension Service Family & Consumer Sciences program altered delivery of educational programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because schools, businesses and offices were closed, the state of Kentucky was under order to minimize person-to-person contact. This order meant that traditional FCS programs had to be offered in new and innovative ways. It also meant that families and children were often home in quarantine-l
