Did you know… E-cigs and vaporizers that contain nicotine are addictive. Just like regular cigarettes are? Well, students at Seven Hills Middle School in Nevada City definitely didn’t. You may be asking how we could know this… because we asked them. In a short three-question survey taken by 5-8th graders at Seven Hills, we learned […]
What a great way to start 2015 with the launch of Athletes Committed! Early on the morning of January 27th, the day began with an outstanding presentation at Nevada Union High School by John Underwood, an Olympic Trainer, Founder of Life of an Athlete, and Director of American Athletic Institute. More than 500 Nevada Joint […]
As natural as it may seem to do the right thing for the right reason, CVS took a huge step to go above and beyond with their October 2014 decision to cease all sales of tobacco and nicotine related products nationally. Not only did CVS pull the aforementioned products from more than 8,000 stores, but […]
Nevada County Public Health, Tobacco Prevention Coalition, Community Recovery Resources, Coalition for a Drug Free Nevada County and CVS provide resources and information on tobacco cessation Nevada County Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention coalition will share the information regarding health impacts and current trends tobacco use. Presentation will include local trends; national trends, including policy information […]
http://www.theunion.com/news/14816195-113/athlete-committed-program-helps-student-athletes-make-healthy-choices Article by The Union News: Photos John Hart/jhart@drugfreenevadacounty.org | Student-athletes participate in the Athlete Committed program at Nevada Union High School Tuesday. The results of a December survey of student-athletes at Nevada Union and Bear River high schools are sobering – 65 percent of athletes who responded to the anonymous survey, administered by the schools’ […]
