Success StoryAdult Programming During COVID



Adult Programming During COVID

Author: Anita Jones

Planning Unit: Carter County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

According to the Census.gov website, Carter County has a population of 26,797 people.  When COVID first hit in February of 2020, programming for the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant Senior came to a screeching halt.  Everything shut down, nothing had ever happened like this in history.  To reach targeted audiences, one must think of new ways- we must go virtual.  The NEP Assistant Senior recorded lessons and emailed them to participants and would then do follow-up phone calls to see if participants had any questions or sit in on meetings to answer any questions, as she could not teach the lessons live as bandwidth from the internet would not allow & would freeze up.  In doing this she was able to graduate her number of needed adults through.  With 24 graduating 96% showed a positive change in the way that they eat, 72% had an improvement in their overall diet quality, 64% of participants had an improvement in their Food Resource Management, 46% improved their Food Safety behavior. 






Stories by Anita Jones


Have I done enough?

Have I done enough?

about 6 years ago by Anita Jones

Many Kentuckians experience food insecurity.Adult Obesity is 46% compared to state average of 33%.Th... Read More


Youth- Get up and Move

about 6 years ago by Anita Jones

Carter County is a rural county with 27,144 people living in it, with limited activities for teens h... Read More


Stories by Carter County CES


Have I done enough?

Have I done enough?

about 6 years ago by Anita Jones

Many Kentuckians experience food insecurity.Adult Obesity is 46% compared to state average of 33%.Th... Read More


Truth and Consequences

Truth and Consequences

about 6 years ago by Whitney Morrow

The Carter County Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Council, the Drug Free Coalition, and School... Read More