"Spotlight Series": Rockcastle County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Rockcastle County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of education programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Rockcastle County where the Rockcastle County Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program paraprofessional taught 89 limited resource families how to serve more nutritious meals, to keep foods safe and to utilize local food resources effectively. Evaluations documented that: 100% of families made some positive improvement in the nutritional quality of their diet; 76% of families consumed a diet of higher quality because they learned how to plan meals using the food guide pyramid, consider healthy choices and use the "Nutrition Facts" label; 80% of families learned to plan meals ahead of time and use a grocery list to guide food selections; and 77% showed improvement in food price comparison behavior.

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