Health & Wellness
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Learn how to keep your baby safe with simple, proven sleep practices
Hamilton County, Ohio – In Hamilton County, nearly 1 in 4 infant deaths in 2024 were linked to unsafe sleep. 80% happened on adult beds, and 27% involved improper use of nursing pillows. “We are losing too many infants while they are sleeping,” warns Greg Kesterman, Hamilton County Public Health commissioner. Learn how to keep…
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Advocates: Huge numbers of Ohioans stand to lose food benefits if GOP House budget becomes law
A food drive. Stock photo from Getty Images By: Marty Schladen – Ohio Capital Journal The executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks is trying to get the word out: If the budget passed by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes reality, it could trash the state budget and make many, many Ohioans go hungry. The…
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Cincinnati Children’s Loveland Primary Care is now open
Photos by Cincinnati Children’s Loveland, Ohio – Cincinnati Children’s Loveland Primary Care is now open and will offer regular checkups, sick visits, preventive screenings and vaccinations for children, ranging from newborns through adolescence. Students from Loveland City Schools created art to help decorate the location in the former CVS drug store building at the corner…
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Farmers pivot after USDA ends Local Food Purchase Assistance program
Education, Food & Restaurants, Health & Wellness, Health-Wellness-Disability, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, NewsIn March, The Ohio Association of Foodbanks notified more than 150 farms that supplied Ohio’s food pantries with fresh produce, meat, and dairy that the USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance program was ending. The pandemic-era assistance initiative gave local governments federal aid to connect food banks with farms in a 400-mile radius. Cincinnati Edition, continued a…
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How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact programs for women and children
Health & Wellness, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioU.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tax and spending legislation, called the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Act, redirects money to the military and border security…
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U.S. House Republican cuts to Medicaid, food assistance would impact hundreds of thousands in Ohio
Health & Wellness, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Statehouse and Around OhioU.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters as he leaves a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) By: Susan Tebben – Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. House Republican budget bill could spell significant losses for…
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Do it For Jack raffling off a one-week stay at a stunning vacation home
Loveland, Ohio – For the second year in a row, The Jack Quehl Foundation is raffling off a one-week stay at a stunning vacation home in Seagrove Beach along Florida’s scenic 30A. The beachfront property sleeps up to 18 guests and offers the perfect getaway for families or groups of friends. Raffle tickets are $100 each…
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Ohio lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill that would help college students combat food insecurity
Stock image of a food pantry courtesy Hurlburt Field. Ohio House Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan, D-Parma, and Jim Hoops, R-Napoleon, introduced Enact the Hunger Free Campus Act earlier this year. By: Megan Henry – Ohio Capital Journal A proposed bipartisan bill would help Ohio college students struggling with food insecurity. Ohio House Reps. Sean Patrick Brennan,…
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FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth
By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) The Associated Press has reported today that the Food and Drug Administration and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth, opening a new front…
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All Loveland schools now have “Project Adam” certification
Loveland, Ohio – “Project Adam” Heart Safe Schools have now been established at Loveland Early Childhood Center, Loveland Primary School, and Loveland Elementary School. This certification indicates that the campuses have the procedures, tools, and training necessary to guarantee a prompt reaction in the event of an unexpected cardiac attack. The whole Loveland City School…
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