Making Beneficial Lifestyle Choices in Ballard County

Ballard County Extension participated in and helped organize a community coalition of health minded organizations who received a $40,000 Local Data for Local Action grant from the Foundation for Healthy Kentuckians. Over 400 surveys were returned for analysis. Six Town Hall Meetings in five areas of the county were held to discuss the results of the survey and to begin a dialogue with community members to address some of the community’s health concerns. Two major concerns were identified for community action: 1) Ballard County’s youth are using alcohol and drugs, and there is a need for after school and weekend youth activities; 2) families and individuals are overweight and obese, and there is a need for families to increase physical activity.

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