Spotlight Series: Green County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Green

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Green County where the FCS agent and the health department collaborated together to implement the Extension programs "Weight the Reality Series" and "Get Moving Kentucky" in an effort to combat the obesity epidemic. The program was offered twice, one 8 week course during the fall and one 8 week course during the spring. A total of 14 participants in both of the programs completed the program. All participants received a Body Composition Analysis and Flexibility Test at the beginning and end of the 8 week program. Each week the participants weighed and documented their progress. At the end of the program, the group lost a total of 102 pounds and improved their flexibility an average of 1 inch, several improving over 3 inches.

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