"Spotlight Series": Powell County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Powell County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of education programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Powell County the FCS agent partnered with the local health department to present the “Keep the Beat” program, which addressed symptoms of heart disease, physical activity, prevention methods, cooking methods, and changes in eating habits in order to address the leading cause of death in the United States, heart disease. The FCS agent presented fat facts, food label definitions, ways to reduce sodium, heart healthy recipe substitutes and cooking methods. One participant expressed that she had been suffering from heart disease for 20 years and had gotten more information from this program than any other source. She stated she now knew ways to prepare her food in a healthier way.

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