Four Breakfast Items You Should Avoid »

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II

Four Breakfast Items You Should Avoid
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Not only does break give you the fuel to break the fast you have undergone during a good night’s sleep. Breakfast also helps you concentrate better throughout  [...]

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time – Blood Pressure »

By:  James Elliott Turner II
High blood pressure is an easy disease to overlook. There are often no visible signs or physical symptoms. Because of this, it is important to have your blood pressure checked. Regular visits to your health care provider, local health department and even some local pharmacies will allow you to keep track [...]

Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School »

Building a Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt

Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School

How germs are spread: The main way that illness like colds and flu are spread is from person to person in respiratory droplets of coughs and sneezes. This is called “droplet spread”.
This [...]

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SMOKING »

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co.One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt Co. Health Department
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SMOKING
In the United States, more than 20 million adult women and more than 1.5 million girls currently smoke cigarettes, putting them at risk for heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer, emphysema and other [...]

ALCOHOL FACT SHEET »

Breathitt County Health Department
James Elliott Turner, Health Educator
ALCOHOL FACT SHEET

The younger you are when you start drinking, the more likely you are to have a problem with alcohol.
College students spend more on alcohol than on textbooks.
One 12 ounce beer [...]

Healthy Gardening »

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt Co. Health Department
Healthy Gardening
According to the National Gardening Association, two out of three American households take part in some gardening activity each year. Chores vary regionally but include: raking leaves, transplanting trees and shrubs, planting [...]

Exercises For Back Pain »

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt County Health Department
 Exercises For Back Pain

 
            If you live a somewhat active lifestyle, you’re a candidate for back pain.  Back muscles can become tensed or strained from sudden twisting or overloading during activity, or they may pull or tear, go [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Physical Activity And Obesity »

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A Time
By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt Co. Health Department
 
Frequently Asked Questions About Physical Activity And Obesity
 
How can I encourage my child to be more physically active?
*Encourage active, spur of the moment physical activity and play.
*Enroll your child in planned physical activity (basketball, baseball, cheerleading, etc.) [...]

ALCOHOL FACT SHEET »

Breathitt County Health Department
James Elliott Turner, Health Educator

ALCOHOL FACT SHEET

The younger you are when you start drinking, the more likely you are to have a problem with alcohol.
College students spend more on alcohol than on textbooks.
One 12 ounce beer = 5 ounce glass of wine = 1 ½ shots of 80 proof liquor.
How alcohol affects [...]

Building A Healthier Breathitt Co. One Step At A time »

By: James Elliott Turner II, Breathitt Co. Health Department
Nature offers many sweet choices for eating well: juicy red cherries, plump purple plums, and orange, luscious tangerines, just to name a few. In fact, all fruits fit into a colorful and healthy diet.
You can enjoy fresh fruits as they come: whole or perhaps sliced. But with [...]