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Quitting Tobacco
Quitting Tobacco
Are you struggling with quitting tobacco? Do you want to quit smoking, but don't know where to turn? Click here for a list of tobacco cessation programs!
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Get your kids active this summer!
Get your kids active this summer!
Here are some great resources to get your kids active this summer from the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity.
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Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely...
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Health Connections of the Upper Valley is a non-profit health education organization that focuses on health prevention initiatives targeting unmet or undermet health needs in the Upper Valley communities.

 

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Whether they’re your own children, your students, or members of your community, all kids need some of the same things.

 

Search Institute’s research has identified assets for positive youth development.

Exercise is important for everyone regardless their age or their ability.

 

Their are lots of opportunities for physical activity in the Upper Valley.

 

Second hand smoke causes an estimated 46,000 premature death from heart disease each year in the United States among non smokers. 

 

Non smokers who are exposed to second hand smoke increase their rish of developing heart disease by 25%-30%

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