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tobacco
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Data analysis yields state-by-state dental rankings
Overall, across America, about 15% of children and one-third of adults have gone longer than a year without a dental…
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ACA expanded smoking cessation programs but are people getting services?
The Affordable Care Act requires all state Medicaid programs – whether they opted into expansion or not – to help…
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Reporter offers tips for covering vaping, e-cigarettes
Atlanta independent journalist Sonya Collins has carved a niche for herself covering the controversial world of e-cigarettes. Her feature, “When the Smoke…
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E-cigarette panel lit up a debate at #AHCJ15
The Health Journalism 2015 panel on e-cigarette use, or vaping, was anything but dull. Des Moines Register health reporter Tony…
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Baseball’s Schilling blames tobacco for cancer; what do reporters need to know about links?
The ties between smokeless tobacco and baseball run deep. The immortal Babe Ruth claimed Pinch Hit was his chew of…
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Government officials, researcher make case for policy influencing healthy behavior #ahcj13
Well-structured, comprehensive health policy can change behaviors according to panelists Susan Kansagra, Manish Sethi and Giridhar Mallya. They have been…