May 13 Coronavirus Vaccines For Teens: Answers About The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For The 12 to 15 Set A vaccine design expert answers questions about COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12. Main takeaway: vaccine is safe and effective. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 13 Coronavirus Vaccines For Teens: Answers About The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For The 12 to 15 Set Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. Kentucky’s top public health official, Dr. Steven Stack, said studies show that the vaccine is safe for children. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 10 Coronavirus The FDA Has Approved Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 – 15. Here’s Where To Find One In Kentucky. Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 9 Health Mountain Air: Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Young people in eastern Kentucky set out with digital cameras to document contributors to lung disease in their communities. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 9 Health Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 14 Health Kentucky Anti-Smoking Group To Push For Increasing Tobacco Sales Age Kentucky health groups will push to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 and create a tax on e-cigarettes in the upcoming legislative session. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 14 Health Kentucky Anti-Smoking Group To Push For Increasing Tobacco Sales Age Lisa Gillespie
May 20 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: E-Cigarettes And Kentucky Youth We’ll talk about e-cigarettes and vaping, and how the habit is affecting the health of young people. By Kyeland Jackson May 20 In Conversation This Week In Conversation: E-Cigarettes And Kentucky Youth Kyeland Jackson
Dec 10 Health Health Advocates Sound Alarm On Kentucky Teens Vaping Kentucky health leaders gathered Monday at a statewide summit called for state officials to ban flavors in e-cigarettes and vape pens to curb teen use. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 10 Health Health Advocates Sound Alarm On Kentucky Teens Vaping Lisa Gillespie
Dec 10 Health Kentucky Health Advocacy Groups To Hold Statewide Meeting On Youth E-Cig Use The half-day conference is being organized by the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow. It will take place in Louisville and remote locations will be held across Kentucky. By Lisa Gillespie Dec 10 Health Health Advocacy Groups To Hold Statewide Meeting On Youth E-Cig Use Lisa Gillespie
Nov 5 The Next Louisville For These Teens, Age Is The Only Acceptable Excuse For Not Voting As part of The Next Louisville, we spoke with three current and former JCPS students about why they are passionate about voting and civic engagement. By Amina Elahi Nov 5 The Next Louisville For These Teens, Age Is The Only Acceptable Excuse For Not Voting Amina Elahi
Dec 15 Health Survey Finds Teen Use Of Opioids Declining The Monitoring the Future Survey 2017 results show a continued trend in decreased misuse of opioids by teens that dates to the early 2000s. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 15 Health Survey Finds Teen Use Of Opioids Declining Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 6 Health Tobacco’s Toll: New Push To Stop Smoking In Country’s Sickest States Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio make up a third of what the anti-smoking group the Truth Initiative recently dubbed the “Tobacco Nation.” By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 6 Health Tobacco’s Toll: New Push To Stop Smoking In Country’s Sickest States Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 21 Local News Louisville Offers Text-Message Service To Teens Who Want To Quit Smoking The Louisville Department of Health and Wellness has launched a cell-phone based anti-smoking campaign aimed at teenagers. For about ten weeks, they will receive three text messages a day that encourage them to quit smoking. By Gabe Bullard Sep 21 Local News Louisville Offers Text-Message Service To Teens Who Want To Quit Smoking Gabe Bullard