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
Daviess County Family and Consumer Sciences agent partnered with River Valley Behavioral Health and Kentucky Wesleyan College to present a twelve-week program called "Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids" to address issues influencing overweight and obesity. Held in an Owensboro Public School System elementary school, Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids program offered physical activity, group and individual counseling, and nutrition lessons. The project focused on three key factors that affect obesity: good nutritional choices, exercise, and attitudes. Youth were taught to make healthy food choices and importance of daily exercise. Results show that body fat percentages of boys ages 7-10 dropped from 37.6 to 28.3 and body fat of girls ages 8-10 dropped from 36.2 to 29.9.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Daviess county, please click the link.
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