More than one in three Kentucky young people in a recent survey said electronic cigarette use had increased among youth during the pandemic, and 14 percent said e-cigarettes are safer
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A nivel nacional, más del 21% de los estudiantes en la escuela secundaria y casi el 5% en la escuela secundaria informan que usan cigarrillos electrónicos y vaporizadores. Photo Credit: by ElObservador 02/05/2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than a third of Kentucky middle and high schoolers say the pandemic has increased their use of e-cigarettes or vapes and other tobacco products, according to a recent survey.
The survey of 400 middle and high-school students across 22 counties was conducted in November and December by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, in partnership with Kentucky Youth Advocates.
At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, said Abigail Birman, a junior at McCracken County High School in Paducah, many kids were out of school and relied on vaping to pass the time.
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January 28, 2021
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A wastewater testing project for Mayfield, Kentucky, is helping to track and identify potential COVID-19 outbreaks before the infected even begin showing symptoms.
The project started in November and is a partnership between the Graves County Health Department, Murray State, Mayfield Electric and Water Systems, the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and the University of Louisville Co-Immunity Project.
The process begins in Mayfield, where the wastewater samples are collected by Mayfield Electric and Water Systems at their wastewater treatment facilities. From there, it is sent to Bikram Subedi, assistant professor of analytical chemistry, and Gary Zeruth, associate professor of cellular and molecular biology, for testing.
Vaping among KY teens has increased during the pandemic
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The results of a new study suggest the pandemic has led to an increase in vaping among children in Kentucky.
The survey was conducted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates. Out of the 400 middle and high schoolers who were surveyed in 22 counties, more than a third admitted to using e-cigs and tobacco products more during the pandemic.
More than half of the young participants who expressed an opinion about how the pandemic impacted their peers said they believed it was an increase in tobacco use.