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August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31 is recognized as International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those we have lost to an overdose, acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind, and renew our commitment…
Read MoreAugust is National Wellness Month: A Great Time to Try Quitting Tobacco Products
Happy August! It’s the perfect time to soak up summer sun, go on picnics and enjoy vacations. It’s also National Wellness Month, a perfect time to address tobacco use and making a dedicated effort to quit. Tobacco use remains the…
Read MoreTake the Lead on Lead: Safeguarding Your Family’s Health
The Allegany County Department of Health would like to remind any residents doing home renovations that there are ways to keep lead dust to a minimum. Allegany County has many older housing units and those that were built before 1978…
Read MoreWelcome to Plastic-Free July: A Time to Consider the Plastic Pollution Caused By Cigarette Butts and Tobacco Litter
While plastic bottles are often the first topic to come up when discussing plastic pollution, the most abundant type of plastic litter in the world is cigarette butts. They are the single largest form of litter by count, and despite…
Read MoreFillmore Reality Check Youth Speak Out against Big Tobacco
Washington, DC – As Altria Group Inc. shareholders held their annual virtual meeting on May 15, approximately 50 youth advocates, including William Washburn and Grant Smolen, students at Fillmore Central School, held a first amendment assembly encouraging the public “Don’t…
Read MoreAllegany County Participates in DEA’s National Take Back Day
This past Saturday, April 26 from 10am to 2pm the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc. (ACASA), the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, Cuba and Wellsville Police and Volunteer Fire Departments, and Partners for Prevention in Allegany County (PPAC)…
Read MoreFillmore Teen Participates in Earth Day Youth Summit Focused on Tobacco Litter
More than one billion people in 200 countries around the world will celebrate Earth Day on April 22. Reality Check teens started the celebration early by participating in a 3-day Earth Day Summit in Niagara Falls from April 13-15. The Summit, a…
Read More39th Alcohol Awareness Month
This April marks the 39th Annual Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) since 1987. Alcohol-Free Weekend has traditionally been observed the first weekend in April, which was April 4-6. This is a…
Read MoreLocal Author Writing Books that Kids Find Fun
Hello there! My name is Noah Merritt, author of the children’s books ‘Gruntbrush Goes to Town’ and ‘Gruntbrush Finds a Friend’ Who is Gruntbrush? That’s hard to explain, but simply put, he’s our protagonist. Not a hero perse, but he…
Read MoreAn Autism Advocate and a Spiritual Journey
So, to break the ice I’m going to say I’m a very language abled Autistic young adult male. I’ve struggled with it a lot, but I’ve also accomplished a lot. My very first big accomplishment was receiving my high school…
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