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
Twenty-one percent of Woodford County adults are obese; 17% lack regular physical activity. In 2011, to address this issue the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent worked with the Director of Woodford County Schools Physical Education Program, health department, Huntertown/Southside Family Resource Center, and Woodford County Extension Homemakers to host a family meal and exercise night. Forty attended, with surveys showing that 80% strongly agreed or agreed that the cooking demo introduced a new food; 90% strongly agreed that the demo gave ideas to try at home; 90% sampled all three foods presented. All strongly agreed or agreed that they would make at least one of the recipes within the next four weeks.
To see the entire Building Strong Families County profile for Woodford county, please click the link.
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