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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Dating abuse is a dangerous pattern of behavior that can affect people of all genders, backgrounds, races, and ages-even teens! These dangerous patterns of behaviors, or abuse, allow one partner to hold power and control over the other. This power…
Read MoreJanuary is National Birth Defects Awareness Month
January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month, with “Every Journey Matters” as this year’s theme. Every 4.5 minutes, a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. Leading prenatal health experts from the National Birth Defects Prevention…
Read MoreA Group of Fillmore Students Aren’t Taking the Vape Bait
They Encourage Others To Do The Same With Great American Smokeout Activity Students from Fillmore’s Reality Check program marked 2023’s Great American Smokeout (GASO) by painting windows of the local Shop and Save to with the message: “Flavors are the…
Read MoreGreat American Smokeout
Thursday, November 16th, marks the 48th Great American Smokeout, a day set aside for smokers and other tobacco users to abstain for at least one day, in hopes that people will quit completely. The idea began in 1971 when Arthur…
Read MoreNovember is National Family Literacy Month
November 1st marks the beginning of National Family Literacy Month and is National Literacy Day, which started in 1994 as a celebration to spread awareness and foster family literacy by encouraging parents and caregivers to read to their children. National…
Read MoreAllegany County Participates in DEA National Take Back Day
Belmont and Cuba – This past Saturday, the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc.(ACASA), the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, Belmont and Cuba Police Departments, and Partners for Prevention in Allegany County (PPAC) held the biannual pill drop event…
Read MoreACASA Kicks Off October with the Bob Weigand Annual Move-A-Thon
October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. On Saturday, October 7th, the Prevention Department of the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc., (ACASA) held the 25th annual Bob Weigand Memorial Move-a-Thon at the Angelica Village Office. Thirteen people…
Read MoreOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Observed in October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a nationwide campaign celebrating the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. In recognition of the important role people with disabilities play in a diverse and inclusive American…
Read More34th National Recovery Month
This September marks the 34th National Recovery Month, an observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community…
Read MoreTobacco Companies Must Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking
Messages, which started going up in retail stores in July, must be posted by September 30 Beginning July 1, the major U.S. tobacco companies were mandated to post eye-catching signs telling the public the truth about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking at…
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