Success StoryHealthier Lifestyle
Healthier Lifestyle
Author: Vanessa Harris
Planning Unit: Menifee County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Initial Outcome
According to kyhealthfacts.org from 2016 to 2018 in Menifee County, the obesity rate for adults was 52% and overweight percent for adults was 87%.
The Menifee County SNAP-ED Assistant partnered with the Project Worth Food Pantry Clothing Room, to present seven lessons from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum to six limited resources families. Two of the participants showed 100% improvement in diet quality, food resource management, physical activity and food safety. One participant stated she learned a lot from the program. Learning about fats, portion control and healthier food options. She has lost a total of 24 pounds since she started using the information from the program.
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