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Kailey Foster: Recently, USU Extension was awarded a grant to help serve counties in rural Utah with vape and e-cigarette prevention recourses. Joining me today is Dr. Ashley Yaugher, Health & Wellness faculty at USU Extension and Be Epic Project Director.
First, why is there a need for a prevention program such as this?
Dr. Ashley Yaugher: Prevention for anything is really important, especially in our youth. So, in southeast Utah, we have much higher rates of tobacco use and smoking in our youth. We saw that vaping has continued to increase even more in areas including Carbon, Emery, and Grand counties.
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Shalayne Smith Needham: For a lot of us, New Year’s is a time of resolutions. And for that new me, however, we often fall short of meeting our goals. Joining me today is Teresa Hunsaker with USU extension to talk about forming good eating habits this new year.
First, let s talk about the main benefits of forming good eating habits. Why is this such an important goal any time of year?
Teresa Hunsaker: You know, I think part of it is that we just feel better. Overall, our mental health is affected by good eating habits and physical health. So, we feel better when our mental health is feeling good and our physical health is feeling good. It seems to make a big difference. So, I think that is some of the biggest benefits of healthy eating.