Success StoryHealthy Choices for Every Body
Healthy Choices for Every Body
Author: Anita Jones
Planning Unit: Carter County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Carter County has the highest unemployment rate in Kentucky of 6.7%. The Carter County Nutrition Education Program Assistant partnered with the Elliott County Jobs Readiness program to conduct nutrition education at the Elliott county Library.
Ten Adults completed six or more lessons in the Healthy Choices for Every Body Curriculum. The lessons included nutrition, food safety, and food resource management. After completing the program, participants make food choices after reading food labels, and considering calories and sodium content.
The goal is that by completing the nutrition program, participants will make long term changes in their health and increase self-esteem that will improve their employment opportunities in the future.
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