July is Plastic Free Month. It’s a global movement to encourage people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. You can check out your plastic usage by filling out this quiz. That quiz also allows the Plastic Free Foundation to track plastic usage trends. Want ideas on how to use less plastic? Check…
June is Men’s Health Month. June 12-18th also marked Men’s Health Week. The goal is to rase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This post will highlight tobacco, e-cigarette and marijuana use among men, both nationally and in Alaska. Source: CDC’s Tips from a…
Source: FDA’s This Free Life (This Free Life Campaign | FDA) June is Pride Moth. It’s celebrated annually to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a catalyst for the gay rights movement. The purpose is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have had on history. This post…
June 7th marks World Caring Day. World Caring Day celebrates supporting people on health days and encourages everyone to appreciate those who care and care for them. It is an opportunity to practice caring, no matter how big or small. We’re celebrating the caregivers out there. Source: CDC’s Tips from a Former Smoker, Denise –…
Here’s a stretch of a topic for this website. June 3rd is National Black Bear Day. We’re going with it because it’s not spring in Alaska if there aren’t bears coming out of hibernation. So Happy National Black Bear Day! Don’t forget your bear spray and all the other bear safety tips when out exploring…
From Fairbanks staff – Alyssa K. World No Tobacco Day is on May 31st every year. Since 1987, World No Tobacco Day has been a celebration aimed at shedding light on the dangers and health consequences of tobacco use. The World Health Organization has identified this years’ theme as “We need food, not tobacco” to…
A lot of our posts recently have focused more on the impacts of tobacco use has on the person using it with a little bit about secondhand exposure. This one is going to focus primarily on secondhand exposure. Source: UNDO (Apartment – English – YouTube) Why Smoke and Aerosol free Multiunit Housing Matters?1,2,3,4 Help Improve…
Guest writer from Alyssa K., Fairbanks staff: National Employee Health and Fitness Day is observed on the third Wednesday of May in the U.S. It was originally established to raise awareness of the health benefits of physical activity among employees through company-sponsored health promotion activities. Regular physical activity is so important for every person—even beyond…
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. This is an annual event that celebrates Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Asian/Pacific Islander encompasses1: Asia Pacific Islands of Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Like the Black History Month Post, this post will touch on housing, smoking, and secondhand smoke, but among the Asian…
(An internal update decided it wanted to save the an older version of this webpage.) March 12-18th marks National Pulmonary Rehab Week. It highlights the importance of pulmonary rehab programs to people’s lung health. What is Pulmonary Rehab?1 These programs help those living with lung disease Improve lung function Reduce symptom severity Improve quality…
