Success StoryCooking through the Calendar to Highlight Healthy Food Options
Cooking through the Calendar to Highlight Healthy Food Options
Author: Jill Harris
Planning Unit: Todd County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Plan of Work: Improve Physical and Mental Health of Youth and Adults
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The Todd County Health Coalition established goals, set objectives, and identified strategies to make citizens of Todd County healthier. One of the goals was to increase community access and awareness to improve physical health. To help reach that goal, a Facebook live monthly educational cooking series called “Cooking through the Calendar” was created to highlight healthy food options for community members.
Utilizing recipes from the Food & Nutrition Recipe Calendar from the University of Kentucky Nutrition Education Program, Todd County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences brought in community guests on the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 to go live on Facebook. The agent and guest demonstrated the recipe and discussed community resources offered by that agency. Some of the agencies included the health department, aging and independent living, employment services, Chamber of Commerce, as well as a pastor at a local church that offers different ministries such as grief, celebrate recovery, and narcotics anonymous.
The cooking series has proved a great way to reach people and increased indirect contacts by almost 17,000 (to 47,277) in 2024. Cooking through the calendar continues in 2025.
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