Success StoryTeen Mothers Learn Kitchen Confidence and Super Market Savvy
Teen Mothers Learn Kitchen Confidence and Super Market Savvy
Author: Amber Morris
Planning Unit: Fayette County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
According to the Department of Health and Human Services Kentucky has the 7th highest rate of teen pregnancy in the United States. These young families statistically earn less and have poorer health than their childless peers or families headed by adults. The Family Care Center is a school in Fayette County designed to address the educational and childcare needs of teen mothers. Due to a unique partnership incorporated into their curriculum are nutrition education classes at the Fayette County Extension Office. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program assistant used the Healthy Choices for Everybody curriculum in addition to Teen Cuisine, a 4H lesson plan involving hands on learning specifically targeted to teens. As a result, over half of the class was able to improve their food resource management. Furthermore, 88% reported cooking meals at home more often after completing the lessons.
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