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
"Small Steps to Health and Wealth" is a Family and Consumer Sciences program that encourages behavior changes to improve health and personal finances. Seventeen adults ages 23 to 68 participated in the nine-week series in Larue County, which included a family fitness activity sponsored by public school Family Resource Centers at local school gyms. As a result of the program, participants reported they increased water intake and fruit consumption; ate fewer high sugar foods; exercised more, used coupons to save money, and eliminated soft drinks to save calories and save $2.50 weekly. Three reported losing 10 pounds, with a loss of over 5% of their total body weight.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for LaRue county, please click the link.
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