Muhlenberg by the Numbers

Muhlenberg County, KY is a county in the Western Kentucky Coalfield.  The population of the county is 31,139.  The adult poverty rate is 25.1%, and the child poverty rate is 35%.  The medium household income is $37,000.  The Muhlenberg County Cooperative Extension Service provides practical education by helping individuals, families, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future.

The Muhlenberg County SNAP-Ed paraprofessional taught sixty five limited resource families how to serve more nutritious meals, to keep foods safe, and the utilize local food resources effectively.  100% of the families that completed the Nutrition Education Program Healthy Choices for Everybody made an improvement in the nutritional quality of their diet.

100% of the SNAP-Ed graduate families consumed a diet of higher quality because they planned meals using the My Plate guide, considered healthy choices, and used the Nutrition Facts on the food label. 

60%of families learned to plan meals ahead of time and use a grocery list to guide food selections.  54% of families thought about healthy choices when deciding what to feed their families, 54% of families reported that they more often prepared foods without adding salt, and 66% of families more often used the Nutrition Facts on the food labels to make food choices.

Of the 65 families that participated 77% of families showed improvement in one or more food safety practices.

26% of families were able to use community food resources, such as food pantries, less often due to increased skill at food resource management.

The SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Program in Muhlenberg County enlisted the help of 14 community partnerships and 31 community volunteers to reach out to limited resource families to improve skills, and change behaviors necessary to achieve good health and well being  for those families.