Add Comment education, entertainment, mental health, schools, suicide, teens, youth Edit Anderson Co. Middle School bans fictional teen suicide book from curriculum; school psychologists' group has concerns about book Anderson County Middle School will no longer use a fictional book on teenage suicide for classroom instruction, citing a controversial Netf... Read More
Add Comment children, children's health, economy, education, poverty, pregnancy, smoking, smoking bans, teens, tobacco, wellness, youth Edit Ky. ranked 34th for overall well-being of children in Kids Count report; advocates say key to improvement is to address poverty By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As long as more than one every four Kentucky children live in poverty, the state will struggle to im... Read More
Add Comment children, exercise, physical activity, physical inactivity, research, teenagers, teens, youth Edit Organized sports provide about 20 minutes of real exercise per hour of activity; CDC says children should exercise an hour a day Wikipedia By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News We live in a world where children are more likely to participate in organized sports and a... Read More
Add Comment advertising, cigarettes, conferences, e-cigarettes, research, smoking, smoking cessation, teenagers, teens, tobacco prevention Edit E-cig marketing finds a ready teenage audience, and preventive messaging isn't keeping up; risks of nicotine are largely forgotten Medscape photo By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News RICHMOND, Ky. -- Marketing messages for ... Read More