Spotlight Series: Gallatin County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Gallatin

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Gallatin County where the FCS agent taught “Home Is Where the Health Is,” a program that integrates tips on creating “family glue” (family communication and bonding, positive discipline techniques, and parent self-care) with ideas for good nutrition practices, healthy life styles, and active family play. Family meal time is a particular emphasis. This program was taught to groups of limited resource parents, grandparents, and other primary caregivers of younger children in a two session series format. Program participants reported that 95% made an effort to eat more family meals together, 91% tried to set a better example for their children, and 86% practiced better portion control at meals.

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