Author: Stephanie Caldwell
Planning Unit: McCracken County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 7.7 % of people in Kentucky aged 12 and older had a substance use disorder. The McCracken County SNAP-Ed assistant was able to partner with Lifeline Recovery Centers women’s campus to promote a healthier lifestyle using the Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum. The SNAP-Ed assistant held three separate series providing seven sessions each time. Lessons included topics on My Plate, Knowing the Limits of fats, sugars and sodium, Food Safety and Eating Better on a Budget.
Upon completion of the Healthy Choices for Everybody series
Along with the classroom education the McCracken County Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed assistant was assisted by the Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources along with the Horticulture Assistant. Participants in the series maintained a raised bed garden that grew tomato and pepper plants. The garden was maintained by participants at the residence who used the produce in recipes provided by the Nutrition Education Program.
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