Spolight Series: Caldwell County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series":

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Caldwell County where the County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, collaborating with the Pennyrile Health Department, Caldwell County Hospital, and Trover Clinic, presented a series of eight programs for diabetes self-management. Twenty four people attended the programs. Written evaluations received six months after the programs concluded that 45% of participants had lost some weight. Two individuals reports being able to reduce medications and one reported being able to save more than $300 a month on medications from information they received.

For more information about the needs of families in Caldwell County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Caldwell County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile.