Success StoryHealthy Lifestyle Changes



Healthy Lifestyle Changes

Author: Connie Downey

Planning Unit: Clay County CES

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

The kentuckyhealthfacts.org reports that 38% of the adult population in Clay County reported less than good health, 19% have diabetes, 47% have hypertension and 40% reports lack of physical activity. Throughout the year the SNAP-Ed assistant has partnered with Remnant Bread of Life Food Panty to help teach their clients to make healthy choices in their diets and to stretch their food dollars.

Four women have been coming in each month to get a food box and have participated in the program. These women have started working together outside of the food pantry to help one another. They get together to cook meals and they also meet at the local park to walk together. When they can’t meet they take pictures of their meals and text them to one another. They call to remind each other what time they are meeting at the local park to walk. They measure out their food to make sure they are only eating the proper serving sizes, when they grocery shop they are reading the labels to insure that they are purchasing the healthiest choices and stretching their food dollars.






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