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The Coffee County Health Department offers the public WIC, environmental, home care, and clinical services. Clinical services include STD testing and treatment, family planning, childhood and other vaccines, and breast and cervical cancer screening. Certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates may be obtained from this health department. Call us at (334) 347-9574. For more contact information, including addresses, phone numbers, and email, please visit Contact Us. Follow Coffee County Health Department on Facebook. En Español El Departamento de Salud de Coffee ofrece servicios WIC, ambientales, de atención domiciliaria y clínicos al público. Los servicios clínicos incluyen: pruebas y tratamiento…

The Colbert County Health Department offers WIC, environmental, home care, and clinical services to the public. Clinical services include STD testing and treatment, family planning, childhood and other vaccines, and breast and cervical cancer screening. Certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates may be obtained from this health department. Call us at (256) 383-1231. For more contact information, including addresses, phone numbers, and email, please visit Contact Us. Follow Colbert County Health Department on Facebook. En Español El Departamento de Salud de Colbert ofrece servicios WIC, ambientales, de atención domiciliaria y clínicos al público. Los servicios clínicos incluyen: pruebas y…

LAWRENCE — Vast swaths of the nation, both urban and rural, are deemed “food deserts” due to their reduced access to a variety of healthy and inexpensive food. Often, people living in food deserts also experience higher poverty levels.“In the U.S., we have a major issue regarding the inequitable distribution of resources that extends to our food supply,” said Tera Fazzino, associate professor of psychology at the University of Kansas. “There are communities all across the U.S. that don’t have access to fresh, healthy food — sometimes referred to as food deserts. In these communities, they’re saturated with foods that…

It’s not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers. The 2010 reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act gave tribal epidemiology centers public health authority and requires the federal Department of Health and Human Services to grant them access to and use of data and other protected health information that’s regularly distributed to state and local officials. But tribal epidemiology center workers have told government investigators that’s…

Takeout can be the most accessible option for many people, and it does not always have to be high in calories, fat, and sugar. Some healthy takeout options include vegetable dishes and baked or steamed foods instead of fried ones. Every restaurant and cuisine is different, but you generally want to make sure your takeout includes some produce and has minimal dressings and sauces. Takeout seems easier than ever. Nearly one-third of adults in the United States used food delivery apps to order from a restaurant or store in 2021. Read on to learn what takeout options are the healthiest…

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: myARFIDlife Hannah first felt a deep-rooted anxiety around food when she turned 6. Whenever she visited her grandparents’ or a friend’s house for a meal, she would get nervous about having to turn down foods she didn’t like. Some of them — broccoli, Brussels sprouts — would make any kid turn up their nose. But even the possibility of mac ’n’ cheese or cake being offered at the dinner table would make her lose her appetite. She recalls picking up her older brother from a sleepover and noticing that his breath smelled like peanut butter…

As an only child who moved around a lot, Emma Specter learned to comfort herself, as a lot of kids do, with familiar foods — whether it was the Dunkin Donuts she sought out in Rome or the candy bars she stock-piled from Manhattan bodegas. By the time she entered high school, she’d begun using food as more than just a source of soothing, but as a kind of numbing agent she’d administer in secret. Mindlessly eating cookie dough to the point of physical discomfort, she discovered, could help ease the pain of life’s most unpleasant moments — that is,…

I have three therapists, a psychiatrist, take a multitude of mental health disorder medications, and you think I’m happy? No, I’m fairly certain I’m not. Then what does it take to be happy? Good question. I think the people that know most what true happiness is are still learning what life is- children. When did we stop giggling so much every day for any number of reasons? And I don’t mean a chuckle here or there, but huge lung expanding laughs, out loud for the whole world to hear. Remember those kinds of laughs that you used to have so…

Key TakeawaysPrior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder is transient, but a more thorough look at patients suggests that’s not soPeople with binge eating disorder can take years to rid themselves of the conditionThe new research was more firmly based in ‘real-world’ scenariosTUESDAY, May 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Prior studies have suggested that binge eating disorder may not last long, but a more rigorous look at the illness finds that just isn’t so.“The big takeaway is that binge-eating disorder does improve with time, but for many people it lasts years,” said study first author Kristin Javaras, assistant psychologist…

For years, public health officials have stressed the importance of following a largely plant-forward diet to lower one’s risk of developing a range of serious diseases. But not all plant-based foods are created equal, leading to plenty of confusion about what you should — and shouldn’t — reach for at the grocery store.  Now, new research suggests that opting for ultra-processed plant-based foods can raise your risk of experiencing serious health events like heart attacks and strokes. The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, analyzed nearly a decade’s worth of data from about 118,000 adults who participated…