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
Harlan County is in the top 10 least healthy counties in the state. In 2007, Harlan County was ranked 119 out of 120 Kentucky counties. In 2011, these rates were released again and the county was ranked 117. The Harlan County Cooperative Extension Service coordinated a community physical activity awareness program with 143 participants. Of the 143 people who attended, 100 percent stated that they would exercise more than three times a week. Booths were set up to give participants information on ways to be active, portion sizes, diabetes control, and the food guide pyramid. As a result of this successful response, Harlan County restarted Get Moving Kentucky (after a lapse of two years) and 321 people enrolled and exercised almost daily for eight weeks.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Harlan county, please click the link.
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