NEWSTALK 860 » Public Health http://ksfa860.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Lufkin May Crack Down on Tanning and Tattoos http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-may-crack-down-on-tanning-and-tattoos/ http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-may-crack-down-on-tanning-and-tattoos/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 14:35:23 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=55608 Next time you get a tattoo in Lufkin or hit the tanning beds, you may find new rules and tighter health codes.

Yesterday at the Angelina County Commissioner’s Court meeting a representative from the health department said several health code violations have been discovered recently.

What’s the solution?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-may-crack-down-on-tanning-and-tattoos/feed/ 0 Tim Whitby/Getty Images Can You Believe This? NY Schools Spy on Fat Kids http://ksfa860.com/can-you-believe-this-ny-schools-spy-on-fat-kids/ http://ksfa860.com/can-you-believe-this-ny-schools-spy-on-fat-kids/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:11:41 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=40287 Big Brother wants your kids to lose weight and be healthier.  A school district on Long Island, New York is requiring a group of overweight and obese kids to wear electronic bracelets that monitor where they are and what they're doing at all times, especially if they're not active or exercising.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/can-you-believe-this-ny-schools-spy-on-fat-kids/feed/ 0 Study: More Kids Skipping Required Vaccines http://ksfa860.com/officials-worried-half-of-states-see-rise-in-kids-skipping-required-vaccinations/ http://ksfa860.com/officials-worried-half-of-states-see-rise-in-kids-skipping-required-vaccinations/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:02:55 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=30022 In what can only be described as an alarming trend, growing numbers of parents in more than half of the states are choosing to not have their children vaccinated.

Even though the vaccinations are required for school attendance, states allow parents who object to them to opt out.  This has health officials worried about possible new outbreaks of diseases that were all but stamped out.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/officials-worried-half-of-states-see-rise-in-kids-skipping-required-vaccinations/feed/ 0 via Joe Raedle, Getty Images NPR: Baby Boomers' 'Delusions' About Health In Retirement http://ksfa860.com/npr-baby-boomers-delusions-about-health-in-retirement/ http://ksfa860.com/npr-baby-boomers-delusions-about-health-in-retirement/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:35:57 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=16523 Most baby boomers say they're looking forward to a healthy and active retirement, according to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.

But some experts worry that when it comes to the realities of their health, boomers are still woefully unprepared — or worse, in denial.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/npr-baby-boomers-delusions-about-health-in-retirement/feed/ 0 Mike Simons, Getty Images Junior League Adds Dental and Vision Screening to Back to School Program http://ksfa860.com/junior-league-adds-dental-and-vision-screening-to-back-to-school-program/ http://ksfa860.com/junior-league-adds-dental-and-vision-screening-to-back-to-school-program/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:11:57 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=4868 The Junior League of Lufkin's annual Back to School Bonanza program will be expanded this year, to include a variety of free health related services, in addition to school supplies.

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