Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
What child doesn’t need more fruits, vegetables, and exercise? To fill that need, Carter County Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent and community education partners offered the UK program LEAP (Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Primary). The FCS Agent presented lessons with a story promoting nutrition, an activity to reinforce the material, and a taste-test of a new food. Accompanying newsletters were sent home to parents. Based on observation, around 90% of students pre-school through first grade tried all of the foods. One ecstatic parent phoned the Agent, saying her son asked for turnips after tasting them in LEAP. Success was measured by observation and formal evaluations from teachers and parents.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Carter county please click the link.
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