The Teen Scene!

Bringing Young People Together
to Make Good Health Choices

Words of inspiration ...

"You must do the things you think
you cannot do."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

"The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself."
~ Benjamin Franklin

 

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Going out for dinner?

Review the latest health inspections for your favorite restaurants!

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Click on the JEL logo above to visit our new JEL page!

We invite all youth groups in
Cerro Gordo County to join the new
JEL C.I.A.

Your youth group can earn MONEY to hold your own tobacco-free activity!

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At Public Health, we work hard to educate
people on the many ways to prevent health problems.

As a young person, should you be concerned
about heart disease?

YES!

The food you eat now and the amount of
exercise you have now, while you are young,
may seriously affect your health later.

Learn more about
cardiovascular disease:

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Health News

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm

FDA Kids’ Teen Scene: www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids

Iowa JEL: Just Eliminate Lies from
Big Tobacco: http://www.jeliowa.org

YMCA Teen Leadership: http://www.netconx.net/~youth

 

 

 

 

Make this a great day! Spend time with your family as often as you can. For fun family ideas, check out these web sites (and then come back to visit us again!) Family Fun Magazine Online: http://family.go.com/ The Beehive http://www.thebeehive.org/family/

 

Myth: AIDS is under control. FACT: 5 people worldwide die from AIDs every minute. Myth: Not very many teens these days are getting HIV. FACT: Teenagers have the highest rate of new HIV infection of any age group. Take time to learn more! Take time to get tested!   Public Health offers confidential testing!

HIV & STD Education

You're young. You have your entire life in front of you. You have a lot of decisions to make about your future.

Don't make your most important decision in the
heat of the moment. One bad decision made in the heat of the moment can change your life ...
FOREVER!

HIV and sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented.

Learn more about HIV and STDs, how you can prevent them and how you can easily
be tested ... confidentially!

HIV & STD information

Post a Question

 

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Tobacco Kills!

When young people use tobacco products, it's easy for them to get hooked. Since it's illegal for youth to purchase and use tobacco products, many adults look the other way and think
there is no problem.

Members of the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Cerro Gordo County have been working to offer smoking cessation classes to youth who have been caught smoking and for those who are ready to quit voluntarily ~ with no punishment for coming forward.

Read about these two new programs that are being offered to local youth:

 

TAP (Tobacco Awareness Program)

TEG (Tobacco Education group)

 

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Take good care of your body by forming good health habits
while you are young ...

After all, you only
get one chance!

 

Here are some easy steps you can take:

Do not use tobacco products!

Tobacco is addictive, so it's easier to never get hooked. Stay away from alcohol and other drugs that will only harm your body.

Eat healthy foods!

We all like to have a sweet treat once in a while. And that's OK! But make sure you eat more healthy foods than bad foods. Use the Food Pyramid Guide to make sure you get enough fruits, vegetables and other important nutrients.

 

Exercise!

Get away from that television and those video games. Ride your bike, go for a walk or swimming. Play your favorite outdoor sport. Find a friend and have some fun!

 

 

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to you by the
Cerro Gordo County
Department of Public Health

"Dedicated to the Health of Our Community"