Tag: nutrition
Cooking from scratch
Over the summer the Kentucky Department of Education's Division of School and Community Nutrition teamed up with the Institute of Child Nutrition to host a series of hands-on summer training sessions for school nutrition professionals.
Data shows Kentucky schools making healthier choices
More Kentucky schools are making healthier choices for their students and taking stock of their school health policies, according to data from the School Health Profiles surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mobile dairy classroom program available
The Southwest Dairy Museum Inc. and Southland Dairy Farmers is sponsoring the Mobile Dairy Classroom, which is available for free visits in Kentucky schools.
The...
Learn how to get students to eat better and stay active
Have you checked out the Action for Healthy Kids webinars? Sign up to learn easy ways to start making your schools healthier.
16 schools receive National Healthy Schools Award
Sixteen Kentucky schools have been named winners of the National Healthy Schools Award by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
The awards were announced recently...
Fayette receives national award for health, fitness efforts
Fayette County Public Schools has received a 2016 Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition.
Teachers, extension agent team up to provide students Recipe for Life
Fifth-grade teachers in Pendleton County are working with their local Family and Consumer Science Extension agent to provide students with a Recipe for Life.
Health grants awarded to 41 high schools
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) and its partners have selected 41 high schools to receive grants to develop or improve the nutritional,...
Government takes steps to make feeding low-income school kids easier
By USDA Food and Nutrition Service
USDA announced recently that Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee were selected to participate in the initial year of an...
New system to manage nutrition program input
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has awarded a contract to Colyar Consulting Group of Phoenix, Ariz., to provide a new claims and application/agreement...
