"Spotlight Series": Pendleton County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Pendleton County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Pendleton County where he County Extension offered a “Get Moving Kentucky” nine-week program to every sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, in collaboration with the local middle school. A total of 631 students set a goal to increase the number of steps taken each week. The average student walked over 11,000 steps with many students recording a steady increase in steps from the first week to the final week of the program. Follow up evaluations indicated that 84% of the youth enjoyed being physically active; 73% reported the program encouraged them to try new physical activities; and 78% reported they were more physically active since participating in the program.

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