Welcome to my
Food Stamp Nutrition Education Programs
Barbara Campbell, Program Assistant

The Ewing Healthy Divas participated in the 
2007 Annual Great Scarecrow Round-Up 
with the entry "Ewing Pirate." 

We won in the "Youth Category."

This is a "fun-tastic" program.

   Ewing Elementary children were selected to participate in an after school activity that was held just for girls.   The Fleming County Extension Service along with the University of KY and the Fleming County Schools had planned a program that involved young girls from the 5^th and 6^th grade.  This program focuses on physical activity, self esteem, and proper nutrition. I am the contact person for this program. 
   The "Healthy Divas" program is the name chosen by the girls participating during the first year.  
   During the 16 weeks, we focus on different activities, but always included a short exercise time and some nutrition information.   Some of the topics chosen included:  journaling, food safety, skin and nail care, calcium in the body, jewelry design, accepting and loving your body, fun with yoga, and more.
   With the program supervisor, Donna Fryman, I assist the children in these sessions. Guest presenters from the University of KY, as well as community leaders were included.  We held these fun activities for the children to participate in during the school year.  This is a “girl’s – only” type club and we want the girls to take ownership, and we hope to help them grow and learn as they develop into their young adulthood.  There was no charge for the child to participate.

 Of course, if you have any questions at all, please call Barbara Campbell or Donna Fryman at anytime.   
We can be reached at 845-4641.  

I attended 
"Growing Healthy Kids Conference" 2007

   Young people face many challenges these days, not the least of which is weight management. A statewide conference to examine ways to help them succeed in that arena.
   According to Janet Tietyen, a University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension specialist, the picture for today’s youth is dismal. Currently 15 percent of children are overweight, a figure that has tripled in the past 25 years. Most of them will struggle with obesity as adults. One third of today’s youth will be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives.
   “We must make it easier for people to manage their weight by making changes in the world we live in, to create an environment where it is easy, and the norm is to be active and eat well,” Tietyen said.
   That is the focus of this year’s conference. Titled “The Spectrum of Prevention: Policies for People,” it will be a working conference. Tietyen said participants would use the state plan as a jumping off point to develop regional plans aimed at environmental and policy changes in communities, schools and worksites. They will also identify and begin work on funding applications and other resources to support communities in their efforts to reduce the risk of obesity in Kentucky.
   Guest speakers will include Richard Wilson from the University of Louisville Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, who will give examples of policy changes that promote health in communities, and Shellie Pfohl, vice president of Be Active North Carolina, who will share how they promoted physical activity in North Carolina using programs, people and policies.
   The conference was sponsored by UK, Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension, Partnership for a Fit Kentucky and the Kentucky Dietetic Association. 
   “We want people from every county in the commonwealth to come and participate in making Kentucky a healthier place to live,” Tietyen said.