According to KYHealthFacts.org, the prevalence of overweight (83% vs. 68%) and obesity (65% vs. 35%) is a much larger percentage than the KY average. Due to these rates, the Center for Disease Control awarded Martin County a grant to help combat these growing issues. To help educate the community, the Supplemental Nutrition Education Program Assistant and the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent partnered with Vineyard United Baptist Church to offer a 7 topic series called Healthy Choices for Everybody in addition to the Faithful Families Program. 

As a result of these programs, 100% of the participants made positive changes in any food group, which included fruits, vegetables, grains, protein and dairy. Also, many members stated that they now feel more confident in reading food labels while grocery shopping and learned proper thawing techniques that weren’t practiced prior to the program.