Author: Lorie Dunn
Planning Unit: Grant County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
During this current Covid-19 crisis, we faced the challenge of reaching out to our fellow Grant County residents while still remaining socially distant. Many families are now struggling to change the way they remain healthy and physically active. Currently, Grant County KY has an Adult obesity rate of 35.6% and a physical activity rate of 30.2%. . Due to these concerns, the Grant County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (SNAP) took the opportunity to start a Facebook page to reach out to share information on healthy nutrition choices and physical activity to assist families during the Covid-19 situation. Since starting the Facebook page; live videos, newsletters, food and fitness activities have been shared on the site each business day. Nutritional Education Program recipes have also been posted on the page in both English and Spanish in an attempt to reach a more diverse population. To date, the Grant County NEP Facebook site has received 14, 331 views. Starting May 5, 2020, a new Facebook Live Healthy Choices series of classes has been offered to the community. One participant stated that “I’m so excited the classes are available online. My children can watch them with me. I never had time to actually go to the classes in person before.” In addition to the Facebook page, the Grant County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program has also shared Healthy at Home and Chop Chop newsletters with schools and local agencies. Also, a Family Fitness Challenge was started which included 30 days of suggested physical activities, Covid-19 information, jump ropes, and Nutrition Education activity sheets, recipes and handouts. After a Facebook live video on container gardens, featuring the Nutritional Education Assistant and the Grant County Agricultural Agent, gardening kits were made available for Grant County residents to be picked up. These kits included a gardening calendar, gardening information and seed packets. Although it’s not business as usual at this time, the Grant County Extension Office Nutrition Education Program is still very much involved in our community and striving to improve the health of Grant County residents.
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