March 21st is Kick Butts Day, an awareness day created by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Today is a national day of activism aimed at empowering young people to “stand up, speak out, and seize control against Big Tobacco”. Events organized today seek to raise awareness of the problem of tobacco use in their [...]
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is the most prevalent HPV-associated cancer among women in the United States. HPV, or the Human Papillomavirus, Cervical cancer is preventable. The best way to prevent cervical cancer is with an HPV vaccine. The HPV vaccine is recommended for boys and girls 11-12 years old. This is when [...]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and National Family Health History Day. Since Thanksgiving is a time when families gather, the Surgeon General encourages us to talk about any health issues that are common within your family. Why do I need to know my family health history? Knowing your family medical history can increase your awareness about your [...]
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. You can raise awareness of lung cancer by participating in the Great American Smokeout on November 16th. This event focuses on giving current smokers the tools and encouragement needed to quit smoking. Smokers can use the date to make a plan to quit, or they may plan in advance and [...]
November 14 is World Diabetes Day! Around 30.3 million people in the US have been diagnosed with diabetes, and this number continues to increase. This year’s theme is Women and Diabetes: Our Right to a Healthy Future. Since the creation of World Diabetes Day in 1991, it has gained a global audience of over 1 billion [...]
While lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women, it is by far the leading cause of cancer death. Each year, more people die of lung cancer (29% of all cancer deaths) than of colon (8.4%), breast (6.8%), and prostate (4.4%) cancers combined. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for lung cancer in [...]
Trends in the general public are reflecting tobacco companies’ biggest fears: tobacco use is on the decline. However, in the case of one community, smoking is still a common high-risk behavior that youth and young adults engage in. So, who is truly pushing the continued use of tobacco within this community? Through deception and false advertising, [...]
October 22-28 is Respiratory Care Week! Here at Suwannee River AHEC, we rely on Respiratory Therapists to help us with Systems Change in hospitals. Systems Change is how we work with healthcare providers to help people quit tobacco. Often, hospitalization is one of the most likely times for a quit attempt - and it’s a perfect [...]
Today is Day Four of National Health Education Week: Scaling New Heights, and the theme of the day is Environmental Health. Personal decisions and policy are not the only contributing factors to one’s health - climate change and the environment play a huge role. Did you know that the CDC tracks various environmental health information? [...]
National Health Education Week: Healthy Connections This week is the 23rd annual National Health Education Week. The theme for 2017 is Scaling New Heights: Health Educators Know What’s Up with today’s focus being Healthy Connections, our specialty! Here at Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, one of our goals is to create healthy connections in the [...]