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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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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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Success StoryBig Blue Goals 2022



Big Blue Goals 2022

Author: Laura Milburn

Planning Unit: Washington County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

According to kentuckyhealthfacts.org, reports that 22% of Washington County residents report having hypertension and being physically unhealthy at least 5 days a month.

To combat these numbers the Washington County Family Consumer Science agent and the Supplemental Nutrition Education Program Assistant (SNAP-Ed) offered a Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle course titled Big Blue Goals

Nutrition classes and recipe demonstrations were held weekly for 3 months.  Four participants and 9 additional people were reached in the participant’s families.  Series was based on the ‘Healthy Choices for Everybody’ curriculum.  With lessons on Know the Limits on Fats and Sugar, Food Safety, Importance of Breakfast, Budgeting and Meal Planning, plus many more nutrition related lessons.

At the end of the program 60% of participants showed improvement in food resource management and a 100% positive change in one or more food group consumption.  These changes will last well beyond the series and will help participants overall health and wellbeing long into the future.






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