building strong families for kentucky
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Janet S. Kurzynske, Ph.D., R.D.Professor
College of Agriculture, Food and the Environment
School of Human Environmental SciencesDepartment of Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Based on the National Prevention Strategy Action Plan, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Funding for Health Education Leadership
• CAFÉ, Public Health, & Medicine• Truth and Consequences• Taking Ownership of Your Diabetes• Families on the Move• Memory Banking• LEAP (Literacy, Eating and Activity for Preschoolers)• Blue to You• The Different Faces of Substance Abuse Conference• Weight the Reality Series
CDC “1416” Grants
•Pilot project funding Cooperative Extension•Service in six states for obesity prevention•Targeting high obesity counties•Focused on policy, systems, and environment
For the health of our communities!
Six Kentucky Counties
The Grant Can Support
• Evidence-based interventions
• Use of existing County Cooperative Extension Service offices and community partners
• Interventions aimed at improving physical activity, nutrition and obesity reduction.
Short-Term Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Outcomes
• Increased knowledge of healthy behaviors associated with eating and physical activity.
• Increased number or capacity of existing community coalitions
• Increased number of community-wide of healthy practices
The Extension AgentEducator, Facilitator, and Catalyst
• Identifies issue needing to be addressed• Discusses with council or committee to develop ways of
addressing issue• Plans evidence-based programs that are fun and educational to
help teach participants how to eliminate the identified issue• Implements activities to help participants practice what they
have learned • Helps evaluate project
Menu of Options
Coalition choices include activities to support each of these three strategies:
• Provide community-wide programs to increase knowledge to increase healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.
• Increase access to and promote healthier food retail.
• Increase opportunities for physical activity through joint-use agreements, Safe Routes to School, walk/bike programs, walkability and other assessments.
High Priority Options
• Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud • Improved Healthy Food Access through Food
Retailers • Physical Activity Environment • Food and Activity Website and App
Clinton CountyChristy Nuetzman, FCS Agent
Elliott CountyGwenda Adkins, FCS Agent
Letcher CountyAnn Bradley, FCS Agent
Lewis CountySally Mineer, FCS Agent
Logan CountyRachel Hance, FCS Agent
Martin CountyEugenia Wilson, FCS Agent
Related Grants Awarded to HES
• Rural Poverty Child Nutrition Center
• Regional Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Centers of Excellence – National Coordinating Center