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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Carlisle County - LEAP into Health

Author: Melissa Goodman

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Carlisle County - LEAP into Health

LEAP into Health:  Primary Students increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption On any given day, less than 15% of school children eat the recommended servings of fruit; less than 20% eat the recommended servings of vegetables. In 2013, 29% of 4th graders in Kentucky were reading at the below basic reading level. Because the need for healthy reinforcements is so great for our Kentucky children, the LEAP for Health program for preschoolers was implemented. The curriculum targets children ages

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Super Star Chef Cooking Camp for Kids

Author: Vicki Wynn

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Super Star Chef Cooking Camp for Kids

According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 44.6% of Kentucky adolescents reported consuming fruit less than one time daily, and 42.7% reported consuming vegetables less than one time daily. Nutrition education takes on a whole new life when combined with teaching cooking skills to kids. Research shows children are more willing to try new healthful foods when they help with snacks or meal preparation.&nbsp

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Kids In The Kitchen

Author: Danielle Ford

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Kids in The KitchenSpending time in the kitchen and cooking new recipes helps children to develop a positive connection to all different types of foods including fruits and vegetables. Forming a positive experience with fresh foods is so important because healthy foods are the foundation for good nutrition. Children will also learn basic cooking skills that they can use for the rest of their lives.  They can use all of their senses-(children learn by touching, tasting, feeling, smelling, an

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Incorporating Healthy Options in Schools

Author: Hannah Mayrand

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends children ages 6 to 13 years should consume 1.5 to 3 cup servings of fruits and vegetables daily. In 2013, the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated 44.6 percent of Kentucky adolescents consumed more than one serving of fruit daily and 42.7 percent consumed more than one serving of vegetables. In an effort to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in elementary school students in Montgomery County, the FCS Agent partnered with th

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Students learn to grow and eat broccoli and cauliflower

Author: Glen Roberts

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Collaborators: Pre-school and kindergarten students, teachers, teaching assistants, school principal, school resource center, ANR agent, Glen Roberts, ANR assistant, Ashley DeBord, FCS assistant , Cassie Munsey, Master Gardener volunteers, VoAg instructor, Justin Horton VoAg and students.Situation:  Walker Early Learning Center learned of opportunity to apply for a Lowe`s grant to install raised bed gardens for each of the 15 classrooms to use.  They sought the expertise of the ANR age

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Growing Fruit and Vegetables in a large school garden utilized by the school food service

Author: Glen Roberts

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Collaborators: Glen Roberts, ANR agent, Ashley DeBord, ANR assistant, Danny Adams, KSU Small Farm Assistant, Justin Horton, FFA Adviser/VoAg instructor, Karen Gibson, School Food Service Director, Master Gardeners, VoAg and FCS students, Terry Bertram ANR Assistant.Situation:  Todays youth are unaware how good their food is grown.  School cafeterias struggle to provide fresh nutritious, affordable locally grown vegetables for their food service.  The ANR agent approached a school

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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Samping

Author: Edith Lovett

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Over 1200 high school students have been given the opportunity monthly to taste a fruit or vegetable they are not familiar with. This program has not only increased the knowledge of the students in selecting new fresh fruits and vegetables, but staff at the school have also indicated they have increased their knowledge in selecting these fresh produce. The principal reports this is one of the best programs that have been offered to their students and that the students look forward to t

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Teaching nutrition and healthy habits through storytelling

Author: Rachael Price

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 13.2 percent of Kentucky youth eat fruits and vegetables five or more times a day. The national average is 21.4 percent. Based on this information the Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Preschool (LEAP) program was taught in the both Grant County and Williamstown school Districts during the 2017-18 school year to the 250 Head Start and preschool children by the Family and Consumer Sciences Program Assistant. Each classroom wa

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Pre-K Classes LEAP for Nutrition

Author: Morgan Rousseau

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

During the spring 2018, semester 82 preschool students at North Livingston Elementary and South Livingston Elementary Schools took part in the Literacy Education and Activity for Primary (LEAP) program. Each month students hear a story focused around nutritious eating or an active lifestyle, create their own healthy snack, and take part in a physical activity and craft that increase fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and independent thinking. 100% of preschoolers tried one or more new food

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Junior Master Gardener/Learn, Grow, Eat Go: The Campbell County Approach

Author: Ronda Rex

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Junior Master Gardener/Learn, Grow, Eat Go: The Campbell County Approach

In Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017). In Campbell County (population 92,488), adult obesity is 32%. There are 12.9% of the county who are food insecure, 13.2% of the population below poverty and 17.8% children living in poverty. Twe

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Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go: The Campbell County Approach

Author: Kate Thompson

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

In Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017). In Campbell County (population 92,488), adult obesity is 32%. There are 12.9% of the county who are food insecure, 13.2% of the population below poverty and 17.8% children living in poverty. Twe

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Food Explorers

Author: Heather Cheek

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

The State of Obesity Organization states the combined rate for overweight and obese adolescents is 33.5% making Kentucky fall among the highest 15 states for overweight and obese children. According to the CDC, around 49.7% and 43.2% of adolescents in Kentucky report consuming fruits and vegetables, respectively, less than one time a day. In an effort to increase the fruit and vegetable intake of children in Mason County in hopes of decreasing the obesity rates, Mason County FCS partnered with t

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LEAP- Literacy Eating and Activity for Primary

Author: Mary Beth Riley

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

LEAP- Literacy Eating and Activity for Primary

LEAP Program, presented to every Kindergarten and First Grade Class in Muhlenberg County (492 students)            Students in elementary school are faced with choices everyday whether that is the shoes they are going to wear, or the color to color with, or deciding on the playground equipment to play on. The most important decision students make during the day are their food choices. This is a decision that is over looked and many students do not know how to m

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Preschoolers Learn the Importance of Trying New Foods

Author: Angie York

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

According to the Center for Disease Control, 60% of children ages 2-18 do not meet recommendations for the amount of fruits and vegetables they should take in daily. In order to overcome obstacles associated with this deficit, the Lyon County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent works closely with the Lyon County Preschool and Head Start program to offer monthly nutrition education for all children enrolled in their programs. Using LEAP programming as a guideline, each month the children hear a bo

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Healthy Habits for Healthy Preschoolers

Author: Kate Thompson

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Kentucky statistics show that 15.5% of 2-4 year olds from low-income families are obese (CDC, 2013). 42.6% of Kentuckians consume fruit less than one time a day, and 24.9% consume vegetables less than one time daily. Therefore, educational programs, which address the importance of healthy nutrition, are needed. The Campbell County Extension Service addressed healthy eating behaviors through the preschool program- Leap.The Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated with

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POP Club Gets Youth Excited About the Farmers' Market

Author: Dayna Fentress

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

In Hardin County, what started as a conversation between the Family and Consumer Sciences agent and the Farmers’ Market board president became a population kids activity that saw over 600 children over the course of the summer. The "Power of Produce (POP) Club" was an interactive taste kitchen and activity center aimed to bring more youth and their parents to the market. With help from the UK School of Human Environmental sciences FCS mini-grant, POP Club was born. POP Club

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TRYathalon Encourages Competition, Fruit and Vegetable Eating

Author: Dayna Fentress

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

When a local elementary school principal called the Hardin County Family and Consumer Sciences Program looking for something to get her students to be healthier, TRYathalon was born. The principal reported that her school did very well with competitive challenges, and that her youth were more apt to participate when something was riding on the line. In a school with just over 400 students, it was hard to have speakers come to speak to the full group as well.The TRYathalon is a way to encour

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Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go!

Author: Denise Wooley

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Junior Master Gardener/Learn Grow Eat Go!

 In Kentucky, at least one out of every three adults (34.2%) and children (37.1%) are overweight or obese, more than one out of every five Kentuckians (16.8%) and Kentucky children (21.9%) experience food insecurities, and one out of every three Kentuckians (29.8%) are physically inactive (SNAP-Ed, 2017).  Youth gardening programs have shown increases in youth vegetable preferences, vegetable consumption, knowledge in nutrition and plant science, and engagement in physical activity.&nb

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Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
S107 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
+1 (859) 257-4302

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