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Advocacy groups are urging Alabama lawmakers to join a federal program that gives summer food assistance to low-income families with school age children. The program called Summer EBT, or Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program, provides families $40 per month for each child receiving free and reduced-price school lunches.
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Some Alabama households will be facing food insecurity in the coming months, as the state decided not to take part in a 2024 summer electronic benefit transfer (EBT) program. The nonprofit Alabama Arise is looking to make change ahead of next summer.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health is cautioning about water beads. Their appearance, which is small and candy-like, coupled with their size, may make them seem harmless. If misused, they can do quite a bit of life-changing, and sometimes, life-ending, damage.
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Wednesday, March 20, is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), a national mobilization effort designed to encourage American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in Alabama, across the United States and Territorial Areas learn about the HIV virus, get tested and engage in prevention and to seek treatment.
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The number of people with sexually transmitted diseases is on the rise in the U.S. Alabama ranks sixth in the nation. The biggest increase is syphilis. That’s a disease the medical community thought was almost eliminated twenty years ago. New data from Alabama Public Health shows the syphilis rates have more than doubled across the state since 2020. Here’s more on the trend and what residents can do about it. And a note to our readers, this story contains content of an adult nature.
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Alabama joins the nation in taking part in the Great American Spit Out on Thursday, Feb. 22. It's a tobacco-free holiday to help spread awareness about the dangers of using smokeless tobacco like chew, and helping others quit.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health is working to cut down on one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the country, radon gas exposure. ADPH advises radon gas is harmlessly dispersed in outdoor air, but it can increase the risk of the disease when trapped in buildings.
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It’s been a month since Alabamians made their New Year’s resolutions. Many people may have started a new diet or made adjustments to their eating or drinking habits for 2024. Experts say, now may be the time to reevaluate goals.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has begun administering Environmental Health Assessments to Lowndes County residents as part of the initial phase of an agreement to help residents install new septic systems.