National Nutrition Month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and takes place every year in March. In honor of National Nutrition Month, the Menifee County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent created an online four-week walking challenge for the community called Get Moving Menifee. Registration and weekly walking logs were posted on social media using Qualtrics. Paper registration and logs were available in the office as well.

Participants received a weekly newsletter including a walking log, challenge updates, recipes, nutrition articles, and upcoming community events relating to health. Participants in the challenge received points for filling out pre/post- surveys, turning in weekly walking logs, attending nutrition workshops, attending local exercise programs, and sharing recipes from the newsletters. At the end of the four weeks, the participant with the most points won a new Fitbit fitness tracker.

The walking challenge had a total of 15 participants (14 females and 2 males) ranging in ages from 14 to 65 years old. In addition to the walking challenge, the FCS Agent held a weekly lunch and learn highlighting a different nutrition topic and featuring a Kentucky Proud Plate It Up recipe.

After the four weeks, over one million steps were logged between all participants. The post evaluation indicated that participants were more aware of the benefits of physical activity and planned to get 30 minutes or more of physical activity at least 5 days per week. Participants also reported an increase in activity levels and that they have been more active with family and friends as a result of the challenge.