Students in poor Louisville neighborhoods learn healthful behaviors in Farm to Family Initiative
A program to
fight childhood obesity and foster healthy habits in Louisville’s
under-served youth has seen positive results since its launch in October 2013, says KentuckyOne Health. Results include:
fight childhood obesity and foster healthy habits in Louisville’s
under-served youth has seen positive results since its launch in October 2013, says KentuckyOne Health. Results include:
- 41 percent of students now eat at least five servings of fruits
and vegetables daily, up from 23 percent. - 91 percent of students engage in at least 60 minutes of daily
physical activity, up from 63 percent. - 90 percent of students have eaten a vegetable they harvested or
picked themselves, up from 59 percent. - 93 percent of
students know how to prepare a healthy recipe, up from 63 percent.
The Farm to Family Initiative is a collaboration between the Food Literacy Project and Sts. Mary
& Elizabeth Hospital, part of KentuckyOne. It aims to influence long-term health and food literacy for students at
Hazelwood and Wellington elementary schools, where more than 90 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.
The project is funded by a $200,000 grant from the Johnson &
Johnson Community
Health Care Program Award for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity.