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New Look, New FeelWe’ve updated the look and feel of our video series, now called “THRIVE! Healthy Minute Videos.” We’ll roam the streets of Wellington to capture our Partners and their latest activities that are designed to help improve your health. The clips are shorter and more dynamic. And they take place on site -- not in a studio.
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Quit Your Vape, Lorain County!
Listen to Lorain County Public Health's Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Caitlin Dahler talk about teens needing to quit vape. Some scary facts:
- 50% of teens vaping said they did it because a friend did. - 1 vape is equivalent to 1 to 2 packs of cigarettes. Parents, guardians and teachers -- please watch this THRIVE! videotape for the sake of your teenagers. |
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Narcan Saves Lives!
More than 50,000 lives have been saved from opioid overdoses since 2015 -- all because of Naloxone, or Narcan, an opioid antagonist. In this video, Terry Mazzone of LINC and Hank Smitley of the South Lorain County Ambulance District, show how to use Narcan and where you can find it in Oberlin and Wellington. And it's free. |
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Beat Sticker Shock at the Supermarket!
This "THRIVE! Healthy Minute" video features our dietitian Libby Showalter, who talks about ways to stretch your food dollars! We all need tips, right? |
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“Rx Medication Safety” Video
Here we focus on how and where to safely dispose of unused medication. With thanks to Deborah Kelley of the Rural Response Network/The LCADA Way, Terry Mazzone of LINC and Chief of Wellington Police Jim McPike. |
Mind, Body, Spirit ProjectWe will be forever grateful to Dave Conklin and his Digital Media classes at Wellington High School for making our former video series -- “The Mind, Body, Spirit Project”— possible.
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