Success StoryHealthy Choices



Healthy Choices

Author: Connie Downey

Planning Unit: Clay County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the benefit of healthy eating includes live longer, boosts immunity, lowers the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers etc.

The Clay County Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) assistant for SNAP eligible individuals using the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum partnered with Freedom House to address these issues.

There were thirty-three participants, age ranging from young adult to older adult. The group showed a 100 percent improvement in one or more diet quality indicators. A 100 percent improvement in one or more food resource management practices.  Also, a 97 percent improvement in one or more physical activity behaviors.

One participant stated that they had be taught life skills that would be useful throughout the rest of their life.






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