Health Risks of E-cigarettes
The Office of the Surgeon General shares an important message about the possible dangers of e-cigarette use by young people. ļ»æ Read More »
Preparing the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders
Eliminating health disparities are one of many goals. BHLI scholars visit Operation Breakthrough 2019 Cohort, Jada Large and John W. Bluford, III, President and Founder, BHLI Recently, Our Health Matters spoke to several scholars presenting their research on healthcare topics that public health and healthcare leaders are tackling everyday somewhere ... Read More »
Finding Support for Opioid Use Disorder
By Casey Spartz, CRADC Kansas City Outpatient Program Manager DeLoris Robinson, LPN Medication Treatment Services Care Coordinator Heartland Center for Behavioral Change Kansas City, like so many other cities has found that it is not immune to the opioid crisis. Heroin and opiate overdoses are increasing in Kansas City with ... Read More »
Keeping Marijuana Out of the Hands of Children
Legal marijuana products can be harmful. By Vince Ortega, Director Jackson County COMBAT Missouri recently joined more than 30 states to legalize medical marijuana. Ten states have also passed laws that no longer make it illegal to possess and use marijuana for recreational purposes. These laws can send mixed signals ... Read More »
Kansas Saving and Restoring Lives
By Lee A. Norman, MD, MHS, MBA Secretary, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Kansas State Health Officer The opioid epidemic is considered the deadliest drug crisis in American history. Prescription and illicit opioids are driving the U.S. drug overdose epidemic ā accounting for more than ... Read More »
The Opioid Crisis… | Missouri Saving and Restoring Lives
By Randall W. Williams, MD, FACOG Missouri Director, Health & Senior Services Randall W. Williams, MD We believe one out of three families are somehow touched by the opioid epidemic. As the director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, I have been ... Read More »
Blood Pressure Monitors Vary by Style. Which one is best for you?
American Heart Association Many people have high blood pressure (HBP) for years without knowing it. Generally, there are no symptoms, but when elevated blood pressure goes untreated, it can damage arteries and vital organs throughout your body. Thatās why it is often called the āsilent killer,ā because it can cause ... Read More »
Opioid Overdose Can be Reversedā¦ | If You Know How
Three Steps to Save a Life By Tenille L. Lawson, PharmD, BCPS The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 25,000 lives have been saved using naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses between 1996 and 2014. Because naloxone effectively reduces mortality (death), pharmacies nationwide can provide it to anyone ... Read More »
E-Cigarettes or Vaping No matter what name they call it, thereās cause for concern.
By Tenille L. Lawson PharmD, BCPS Before the landmark 1964 Surgeon General report brought awareness to the detrimental effects of cigarettes, more than 40% of American adults were addicted to smoking. Today, the Surgeon General is not only addressing the health concerns of adults who smoke traditional cigarettes, but also ... Read More »
Dying to Live
Families want to know more about opioid addiction, prevention and treatment. Recently an Our Health Mattersā¢ reader called to thank us for approaching the topic of the opioid crisis. She shared that her 26-year-old granddaughter has an opioid addiction and just recently went into treatment in California. I could feel ... Read More »