Spotlight Series: Leslie County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Leslie

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Leslie County where the FCS agent collaborated with the Leslie County school system and COLLY (County Of Leslie Lifting Youth) to promote dental health to 800 first, second, and third grade students. The youth were presented two lessons on the importance of taking care of their teeth and how nutrition was relevant to the overall health of their teeth. A packet of oral health information was given to each student. Students tracked their brushing and flossing habits for one month. The completed forms indicated that 89% of the students reported brushing or rinsed their mouths out twice a day, flossing one time per day, and eating at least 1 healthy snack per day.

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