Tobacco and The Environment
Sieda Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Lisa M. provides education and programming across our counties to spread the dangers of all forms of tobacco. Tobacco use is not only a health issue it is also an [...]
Smoking and Heart Disease – Wear Red Day!
National Wear Red Day is on February 5th, 2021, and occurs each year to raise awareness about heart disease. What can you do to be more heart-healthy & protect your heart? Here are some [...]
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division Sees Record Liquor Sales
The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) has announced that liquor sales for the month of December reached $42.8 million. This represents a record number for liquor sales in a single month. An increase of [...]
Tobacco Quitline Program for People with Behavioral Health Conditions
Sieda Tobacco Prevention suggests the Quitline program which provides intensive long-term support to quit tobacco products for good. People with mental health and substance use conditions have unique hurdles when quitting tobacco. National Jewish Health [...]
Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division Releases Annual Report
(ANKENY) – The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) released its fiscal year 2020 annual report on December 11th, 2020. Overall, total liquor sales were $367.3 million, an increase of 8.2 percent over the previous [...]
Responsible Gifting This Holiday
During this holiday season gift-givers will often purchase lottery scratch-off cards as a stocking stuffer or to add to a greeting card. Scratch-off cards can be a gift that has the possibility of it [...]
Gambling and Gaming Problems Increasing
With many teens and young adults spending more time alone, the vulnerability to gaming problems is increasing. Moreover, young people are experiencing more isolation and boredom and less connection. For some, much less competition [...]
Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Strategies
Nicotine poisoning exposure cases are increasing as e-cigarettes products have increased in the United States. The increasing use of e-cigarettes and ever-changing product designs. Particularly the development of new products with high nicotine levels [...]
Lung Cancer & Tobacco Prevention
For November, Sieda Tobacco Prevention would like everyone to be aware of smoking and lung cancer. Lung cancer remains the #1 cancer killer of both men and women in the U.S. About every five [...]
Teen Driver Safety – 3 Major Risks
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens (15 to 18 years old) in the United States - ahead of all other types of injury, disease, or violence. Contributing factors include [...]