Kaitlyn Peine is the Community Health and Wellness Agent for K-State Research and Extension (KSRE) in Douglas County. She works with a number of community programs, including SNAP-ED. This is a United States Department of Agriculture Program funded grant directed to State government and KSRE. SNAP-ED is intended to prevent nutrition and activity related chronic disease by assisting low resource Kansans. The program promotes good nutrition, food economy, physical activity and improving food handling and preparation. Kaitlyn was recently involved in a focus group that addressed food insecurity in Douglas County, that is, an experience of uncertainty and anxiety over the availability of food. Some 20 per cent of county residents experience food insecurity. Information gathered from the focus group participants will be used to address the problem in a Community Health Improvement Plan.
