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Living Healthy Health - by choice. Now that's an interesting thought!

Many of us think of health as something that happens to us rather than something over which we have any control. The fact is that many of the world’s deadliest diseases are largely preventable - diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, childhood asthma, and obesity. These and other chronic conditions now account for 70 percent of all deaths in the United States. Yet these diseases must have causes.

What are the "causes of the causes"? If we look at the actual causes of death, we see that these are lifestyle and behavioral factors - things over which we do have some control - things like smoking, eating a poor diet, and lack of exercise, all of which contribute to the leading causes of death including heart di
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National Family Sexuality Education MonthOctober - National Family Sexuality Education Month

Did you know . . .

that adolescents would prefer parents as their primary source of sexuality education? However, for most teens, peers and media have replaced parents as the sexuality educators.

For helpful hints on how to get the conversation started, visit the Families Are Talking report.

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