Success StoryDiabetes
Diabetes
Author: Kati Noble
Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
According to 2014 Kentucky County Healthcare Profiles for Breathitt County, 15.8% of the adult population in Breathitt County have diabetes.
Breathitt County SNAP-Ed Assistant, Kati Noble, in partnership with the Juniper Health Diabetes Prevention Program, taught Breathitt County adults the Healthy Choices Curriculum. As a part of the class participants learned how important is it to eat healthy, limiting the amount of sugar consumed. Also, participants learned how to plan meals.
Entry and exit forms were used as a method to track participant learning. Behavior change was indicated by comparing each participant’s entry to their exit from. 73% of participants showed an increase in food resource management knowledge.
Because such a high percentage of Breathitt County adults have diabetes it is important to offer classes, such as Healthy Choices, so that these adults may better manage chronic diseases.
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