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
A cooking school was offered by the Nelson County Family and Consumer Sciences agent to help at-risk youth who participate at the local Communicare Impact program learn basic kitchen skills. A total of 35 young people ranging in ages from 8 to 15 were divided into two classes. Each class completed a two-hour lesson for eight months that focused on using kitchen tools, measuring ingredients, reading labels, reading and following recipes, and preparing healthy foods and snacks. Food safety, including proper hand washing, was also emphasized. Eighty-five percent of participants reported they took the practices learned in cooking class home and were doing them in their own kitchens.
To view the entire Building Strong Families Nelson county profile, please click the link.
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