JEL students will be helping at the Great American Smokeout event on Thurs. Nov. 19 at Southbridge Mall. Check out the details!
Are you thinking of getting a tattoo or some type of body piercing?
Before you do, make sure you do your homework. Safety should be your #1 concern.
Read more about the safety issues of tattooing, body piercing and what to look for in a reputable, professional business.
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Talking about sex is never easy, for parents or teenagers. Our Disease Prevention Specialist, Betty Krones, RN, created this presentation to use in schools when asked to speak about teen pregnancy and STD prevention. Some of the photos in this slide show are graphic, but they are true, honest pictures of what can happen when you get a sexually transmitted disease.
For mature viewers only:
STD’s, HIV & Birth Control: What you Need to Know  |
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STDs are on the rise in Cerro Gordo County - especially Chlamydia.
We are seeing more and more confirmed cases of Chlamydia in Cerro Gordo County. Read our news release. This is very important for teens and young adults to know about. Some STDs can leave life-long scars inside your body. Some even prevent you from getting pregnant when you are ready to start your family.
Learn more about the consequences of STDs and how you can get confidential testing! |
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Can't wait to meet your friends!
- HIV |
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MYTH:
HIV
and AIDS are under control.
FACT:
5 people worldwide die of AIDS every MINUTE!
Myth:
Not very many teenagers these days are getting infected
with 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. Call us today!
641-421-9300 or Toll Free: 1-888-264-2581
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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is teaming up with three of the nation’s largest health organizations to stop Big Tobacco from marketing to kids. Along with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association and American Lung Association, we are mobilizing hundreds of thousands of citizens in support of lifesaving legislation that would give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products.
From coast to coast, people are talking about the new era of change, but change cannot come soon enough for the young people in this country who are being targeted by greedy tobacco companies every day -- and girls are right in the middle of Big Tobacco’s crosshairs. While we have been waiting for Congress to act, tobacco companies have been sinking to new lows.
Your Members of Congress are home this week. Please CLICK HERE to send them a quick message telling them that you’re supporting the effort to give the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacture and marketing of tobacco products. Tell them that this bipartisan legislation is a win for everyone and that its passage should be a top priority in 2009. |
See what Big Tobacco is doing to
target girls and women.
Watch this brief Deady in Pink video |
With the news that smoking rates are now higher for girls in high school than for adult women, there is no time to lose. Send your message today! |
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Tobacco Kills
Are
you feeling pressure to "be cool" and smoke cigarettes
or chew tobacco?
Before
you get hooked on tobacco - it is VERY addictive - learn
THE TRUTH. Learn what tobacco companies are NOT telling
you!
Once
you learn about the serious dangers of using tobacco, you
won't care about "looking cool" with a cigarette
in your mouth.
Do you
know what ingredients
they put into those cigarettes?
Check out our tobacco
pages. |
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Should teens be concerned about
health issues? YES!
Exercise and proper
nutrition are important at all ages. When you are young,
you have the opportunity to really make a difference in
your health as you age. |
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Exercise ~ Who Needs
It? You Do!
NOT exercising
is actually a major risk factor for developing coronary
artery disease. It also increases your risk of stroke
and other major cardiovascular risk factors such as
obesity, high blood pressure, low HDL ("good")
cholesterol and diabetes.
The American
Heart Association recommends that children and adolescents
participate in at least 60 minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity every day. Try some of
these activities if possible:
Walk to and
from school instead of getting a ride
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Limit activities
such as watching TV, playing video games, etc.
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Get outside
more and play with your friends.
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Take your
dog for a walk. Don't have a dog? Offer to walk
a friend's dog!
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Set some fitness
and nutrition goals and take small steps to accomplish
them. It doesn't have to be done overnight. Think
of this as a journey to wellness!
You Can
Do It!
Heart
disease may begin with habits
you form during childhood |
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Did
you know that fatty deposits can begin to settle
in the arteries of your heart when you are young?
There
is compelling evidence that the fatty deposits of
plaque in artery walls begins in childhood and progresses
slowly into adulthood. Then it often leads to coronary
heart disease, the single largest cause of death
in the United States.
Learn
more from the American Heart Association
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