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Public Health

Groundwater must be treated if the water is tested to have over 70PPT of PFAS contamination. The water from Well 10 was last tested to have 251PPT. Well 10 is one of four wells in Warminster to have a water treatment system. After the water is treated, the tests come back with undetecable amounts of PFAS, and is stored in large storage tanks before it goes through the township distribution system and into the homes of residents. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community

Providing PFAS-free water to customers in Warminster, Horsham comes at a price

Water authorities in Warminster and Horsham have found ways to provide untainted supplies to their customers, but doing so has cost millions of dollars.

7 years ago

Natalie Edman (left), a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, gives Quintin Whitner, 6 (center), a swimming lesson through We Can Swim on March 23, 2019. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

For non-swimmers, a chance to jump in the water and learn

A 2017 study found 66% of African-American kids couldn’t swim well enough to be safe in the deep end of a pool. We Can Swim dives in to change that.

7 years ago

Listen 4:41
Hundreds of people rally in March at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, protesting a proposal to tighten school vaccine requirements Similar rallies were held in April (Sarah Zimmerman/AP)
NPR
Health

Amid measles outbreaks, states consider revoking religious vaccine exemptions

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has seen more than 700 cases of the highly contagious disease since January.

7 years ago

Faith Green practices setting volleyballs at a sports clinic through Philly Girls in Motion. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)

Young and fit: How to build healthy bodies? Do it as a family

Promoting children’s wellness is more complex than exercise and good food, experts say: “It's not about the scale moving, it's about your mindset changing.”

7 years ago

Listen 3:15
Students play a team-building game after taking a Zumba class with teacher Maya Sutton. The after school curriculum is organized by Philly Girls in Motion, a non-profit that aims to connect girls and active play. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)

Young and fit: Creating safe spaces for girls to move, exercise

There’s still a gender gap when it comes to kids and sports. Here’s what one group is doing to change that.

7 years ago

Listen 3:12
Sasha Mannino (center) and Iris Peron-Ames (right), both 15, look on as Kathryn Gay speaks with them Greenfield Elementary School on Tuesday. Graduates of Greenfield, Mannino and Peron-Ames now attend Science Leadership Academy and are running their second campaign to collect tampons and other toiletries for young people in need. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Broke in Philly

Now in high school, Philly girls revisit earlier kindness, donating tampons, other items

Sasha Mannino and Iris Peron-Ames, both 15 now and living in Fairmount — started a second collection of tampons and other toiletries, this time at their high school.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Radio Times
Health

How to talk to anti-vaccination parents

We look at the measles outbreaks, the underlying reasons parents don't vaccinate their children and efforts by public health officials to change their minds.

Air Date: April 30, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:47
MMR — the modern combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella — provides stronger, longer-lasting protection against measles than the stand-alone measles vaccine typically given in the U.S. in the early 1960s. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

Measles shots aren’t just for kids: Many adults could use a booster too

According to the CDC, people who were vaccinated prior to 1968 with an early version of the vaccine, which was made from an inactivated (killed) virus, should be revaccinated

7 years ago

Alisha Boe, from left, Katherine Langford, Derek Luke, Dylan Minnette and Miles Heizer arrive at the
Health

Does watching `13 Reasons Why’ help some viewers? Yes, Penn study says

The controversial Netflix series graphically depicts a suicide. Researchers wondered how much harm does the second season might do.

7 years ago

The Brady Bunch, circa 1970, with oldest sister Marcia seated in front. In one episode of the show from 1969, the sisters and brothers all stay home from school with measles. (ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

‘Brady Bunch’ episode fuels campaigns against vaccines — and Marcia’s miffed

"If you have to get sick, sure can't beat the measles," sister Marcia says, as the older Bradys sit around a Monopoly board on one of the kid's beds.

7 years ago

The newer 3D mammograms provide a more detailed picture of the breast tissue, leading to more precise detection of abnormalities.
NPR
Health

When it’s time for a mammogram, should you ask for 3D?

The newer 3D mammogram offers a more thorough picture of breast tissue and is more accurate.

7 years ago

David Calderwood and Crystal Abel of Newport, Vt., sit with Abel's dogs Mike (left) and Zoe. David lives in Crystal's house, and she helps him with his medications and medical needs. He pays room and board, and Abel is also compensated by the state with Medicaid dollars.
(Emily Corwin/Vermont Public Radio)
NPR
Health

A workable alternative to nursing homes — adult family care

As baby boomers age and the workforce shrinks, there may not be enough people or money to care for all our elders, especially those with medical needs.

7 years ago

Madeleine Dean
Politics & Policy

Rep. Dean will introduce PFAS bill, the 15th in Congress this year

Both the House and Senate have stepped up efforts to address the toxic chemicals, which affect communities in Bucks and Montgomery counties and nationwide.

7 years ago

The Philadelphia Water Bar will be open at City Hall every Thursday this summer. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Philly’s tap water is safe. Now there is a bar to prove it.

Philly Water Bar will open every Thursday this summer, from noon to 1 p.m., in the courtyard at City Hall.

7 years ago

Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Christie campaign revamp to boost outreach, access to addiction treatment

Murphy administration invests in once-controversial Reach NJ program, but steers clear of Christie-like TV commercials.

7 years ago

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