Success StoryAddressing Obesity in Mason County
Addressing Obesity in Mason County
Author: Anita Boyd
Planning Unit: Mason County CES
Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
According to Trust for America’s Health September 2016 article, Kentucky ranks #5 out of the 50 states for obesity. Kentucky's adult obesity rate is currently 36.6 percent, highest in decades.In response to this problem the Mason County NEP Assistant conducted a Healthy Choices for Every Body class for a group of 8 adults. The class met one day a week for seven weeks. Participants viewed cooking demonstrations and got to taste a healthy recipe that incorporated a variety of foods.
Eighty-eight percent (88%) showed improvement in one or more food safety practices, sixty-three percent showed improvement in food security and 100 percent (100%) showed improvement in food resource management practices.
One of the participants stated she had a stomach by-pass but had gained back 60 pounds and would be using these recipes to get back on track.
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