Supporting a Culture of Health: Empowering the Youth of Casey County

<p>Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky</p> <p>Guest: Dr. Angela Grubbs, Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Nursing and Dentistry </p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">An interdisciplinary team of UK health care providers joined together to positively impact the health of Casey County elementary-aged children with funding support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  Working with the community, the team focused on providing tools that targeted five elements of health:</p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">· Preventing illness/injuries and risky behaviors;</p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">· Emphasizing the importance of oral health;</p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">· Abstaining from all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes);</p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">· Eating healthy/nutritious foods; and</p> <p style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">· Emphasizing the importance of physical