Study finds youth who have used e-cigarettes are almost twice as likely to intend to smoke conventional cigarettes Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. More than a quarter of a million youth who had never smoked a cigarette used electronic cigarettes in 2013, according to a CDC study published in the journal[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Grant for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Awareness at Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin, Illinois
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $125,000 grant to fund the Informate (Get Informed) project at Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin, Illinois. The Informate Project will offer substance abuse and HIV prevention awareness and education[Read More…]
Let Them Sleep: AAP Recommends Delaying Start Times of Middle and High Schools to Combat Teen Sleep Deprivation
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Studies show that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep often suffer physical and mental health problems, an increased risk of automobile accidents and a decline in academic performance. But getting enough sleep each night can be hard for teens whose natural sleep cycles make[Read More…]
Overweight or Obese Children Likely to be Perceived as ‘Healthy’ by Parents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Parents’ inability to recognize the overweight or obese status of their child may be one explanation for the poor results of pediatric obesity prevention and control efforts, which have yielded only modest results in the past few years. In a study in the September[Read More…]
Advocates for Youth, Feminist Majority Foundation, and Planned Parenthood Announce ‘Youth ShowOUT’ Campaign to Engage and Mobilize Young Voters
WASHINGTON, DC – Advocates for Youth (Advocates), Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), and Planned Parenthood Generation (PPGen), a project of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, are joining forces for an exciting new national civic engagement campaign — the 2014 Youth ShowOUT! The campaign will engage and mobilize young voters across the country through on[Read More…]
Diablo Canyon: Secret Document Details Federal Safety Inspector’s Alarm Over Plant’s Vulnerability to Earthquakes
Agency expert says reactors must be shut until proven safe WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. In an explosive document kept secret for a year, a former federal inspector charges that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California is more vulnerable to earthquakes than initially known and should be shut[Read More…]
Rosetta: Landing Site Search Narrows
Philae candidate landing sites EU–(ENEWSPF)–25 August 2014. Using detailed information collected by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to set down the Philae lander in November – the first time a landing on a comet has ever[Read More…]
Vikings Add $46 Million to Stadium Budget but $0 for Bird-Safe Glass
Birds Left Out in the Cold in ‘Slap in the Face’ to 73,000 Petition Signers MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. At Friday’s Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority (MSFA) board meeting, it was announced that the Minnesota Vikings would contribute an additional $46 million to the construction of the new Vikings Stadium. This[Read More…]
California Passes Bill That Mandates Response to Bee Crisis, but Delays Action until 2020
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. In a blow to the adoption of urgently needed protections for pollinators, the California State Senate voted 35-1, after an earlier Assembly vote of 75-0, to delay a requirement for action on bee-harming neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides until 2020. While advocates want mandates for regulatory action to protect bees,[Read More…]
Attorneys General Zoeller, Madigan Team Up to End Youth Smoking
INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2014. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan are teaming up to help end youth smoking, as part of a bold new national youth smoking prevention effort. The two leaders are working with Legacy®, the public health foundation that works to prevent youth smoking[Read More…]
