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
Childhood obesity is a significant, yet preventable problem in Kentucky. In order to address community concerns, Ohio County Extension provided the Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Preschool (LEAP) curriculum in order to expose children to healthy eating and nutrition habits early in life. Participants included 763 children. As a result of their involvement in the learning activities, 118 children were able to demonstrate proper hand washing, 763 children sampled a variety of foods which included fruits and vegetables, and 763 children increased their level of physical activity.
To view the entire Building Strong Families Ohio county profile, please click the link.
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