"Spotlight Series": Morgan County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Morgan County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of education programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Morgan County where Morgan County residents face health challenges including smoking, a lack of physical activity, and diabetes. FCS Extension conducted a series of educational programs on health, including specific men's health topics. Issues addressed included heart disease, choosing healthy foods, increasing physical activity and prostate cancer. The importance of early screening was emphasized. An underserved audience of men was reached through the local Mountain Telephone Cooperative, as part of their safety training sessions. Seventy-four participants reported learning the importance of a healthy diet, lifestyle, early detection and testing, and increasing physical activity for their own and their family's health.

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