Success StoryLife Style Improvements



Life Style Improvements

Author: Norma Taylor

Planning Unit: Christian County CES

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

Outcome: Initial Outcome

~~Christian CountyNorma Taylor, EFNEP AssistantThe Christian County (NEP) Expanded Food Nutrition Education assistant taught 95 families of limited resource on how to serve more nutritious meals, to keep food safe, and to utilize local food resources effectively.  The adult population made 98% positive change of food group choices in the nutritional quality of their diet. Forty-Four percent of graduated families consumed a diet of higher quality because they planned meals using the curriculum, Healthy Choices for everybody, and the nutritional facts label.  Fifty-six percent of families were able to use community food resources, such as food pantry, less often due to increased skills at food resource management. Fifty-two percent of the families demonstrated an improvement in safe food handling and hand washing behavior.  Youth participants also experienced behavior change with 55% improving their ability to choose healthy foods.






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