http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/ky-parents-think-school-meals-should-be-healthier <p>A new survey shows Kentucky parents think school lunches aren’t as nutritious as they should be. The <a href="http://www.healthy-ky.org/default.aspx">Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky</a>'s statewide report says eighty-eight percent of parents surveyed said schools should serve healthy food, but only one in four thought that’s what their children got. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:11:20 +0000 Angela Hatton 22806 at http://wkms.org KY Parents Think School Meals Should Be Healthier http://wkms.org/post/health-food-education-funding-moved-pacs-health-departments <p>Around $5 million in nutrition education funding is changing oversight agency. The Pennyrile Allied Community Services Executive Director Judy Peterson says state officials informed the office in July that as of October 1 funding for that program would go to local health departments.</p><p>State Nutrition Services Branch Manager Fran Hawkins says the state’s 59 local health departments will teach young children healthy eating habits. Hawkins says it makes sense to run the program through the health departments, rather than PACS. Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Angela Hatton 22110 at http://wkms.org Health Food Education Funding Moved from PACS to Health Departments