Center for Healthy Living News
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CATCHING FIRE: UTHealth Program Reduces E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
Published: April 08, 2020
It’s time to catch your breath. Actually, that would be CATCH My Breath, a UTHealth School of Public Health program on the frontline of the battle to reduce or eliminate the use of e-cigarette products in schools.
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CATCHING FIRE: UTHealth Program Reduces E-Cigarette Use Among Youth
Published: April 08, 2020
It’s time to catch your breath. Actually, that would be CATCH My Breath, a UTHealth School of Public Health program on the frontline of the battle to reduce or eliminate the use of e-cigarette products in schools.
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Healthy meals can be easy for Galveston County parents feeding children stuck at home
Published: March 29, 2020
Galveston County parents are working from home, and children are doing schoolwork online because of the coronavirus outbreak, which means parents and children are eating more meals together.
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New FDA flavor ban has vape shops, manufacturers breathing sigh of relief
Published: February 18, 2020
Ty Marceaux took a puff from his electronic cigarette and pointed to a small corner of his Heights vape shop once teeming with vape cartridges offering sweet flavors such as mango, grape and pineapple. Earlier this month, the manager of the shop, Rock N’ Roll It, was forced to stop selling fruit- and candy-flavored nicotine cartridges under new Food and Drug Administration regulations aimed at curbing the rise of underaged vaping.
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Opinion: How climate change worsens disparities among Austin kids
Published: February 16, 2020
Despite the sometimes oppressive Texas heat, I bike or take the bus to work. On my commute, I crisscross Holly Street, East Cesar Chavez, and downtown.
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Opinion: How climate change worsens disparities among Austin kids
Published: February 16, 2020
Despite the sometimes oppressive Texas heat, I bike or take the bus to work. On my commute, I crisscross Holly Street, East Cesar Chavez, and downtown.
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Study finds vaping prevention program significantly reduces use in middle school students
Published: January 29, 2020
In response to the youth vaping crisis, experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) developed CATCH My Breath, a program to prevent electronic cigarette use among fifth – 12th grade students.
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Factor Health Links Diverse Partners to Embed Community-based Health Interventions for Children in Travis County
Published: January 28, 2020
Applying learnings from decades of research on the effects of youth obesity on overall health, Factor Health – an initiative of Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin – is launching its third program, bringing together diverse partners including Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Lone Star Circle of Care to improve the health of pre-adolescent girls in Central Texas.
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What is collagen?
Published: January 23, 2020
Collagen refers to a family of proteins that are the primary structural component of connective tissues, such as skin and cartilage, according to Yale University.
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Student-athletes with concussions more at risk for suicide
Published: January 21, 2020
A somber warning for parents: A new study suggests that concussions in high school athletes may be a risk factor for suicide. Concussions are the most common form of traumatic brain injury. Symptoms include loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion and changes in mood.
