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| 4041 - Family and Consumer Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4041.2) | 9 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
| 4041.1) | 238 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
Author: Christina A. Martin
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
The Russell County 4-H program offered a series of cooking classes to elementary school youth. The youth learned basic kitchen life skills such as reading a recipe, measuring ingredients, mixing ingredients, using a stove, using kitchen utensils, and cooking/baking safety. Teaching youth to cook not only instills basic skills for living, it also promotes responsibility, healthy eating habits, and self-sufficiency. At the end of the program, the all of the youth indicated that t
Author: Christina A. Martin
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Nutrition education and healthy lifestyles were identified by local leadership councils to be an educational priority for youth to help combat obesity crisis in the state. According to the Trust for America’s Healthy Survey and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kentucky’s obesity rate for children ages 10-17 has increased to over 21%. Instructing children with the aspects of healthy nutritional choices at a young age is critical to addressing issues of weight. The
