Marijuana became legalized for recreational use in Illinois on January 1st, but it may not lead to the desired outcomes consumers envisioned. The law is called the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act and allows Illinois residents and visitors over the age of 21 to possess...

For parents, it can be a nerve-racking time as their child starts to reach the age where they are old enough to learn about pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The child needs not only to understand the ways in which these can occur, but also the...

Written by: Katie Gallagher-Director of Health Education, Candor Health Education Yum! Gummy bears, brownies, and cookies, are children’s favorite treats, but when they are infused with marijuana, wrapped in appealing packaging and increasingly accessible, we are...

Written by: Liz Carter, Health Educator, Candor Health Education For centuries, tobacco was used in religious ceremonies, thought to relieve pain, and was not seen as a health risk…YET. Throughout the 1920s, research was being conducted and scientists started to link...

Written by: Lance Williams, Health Education Manager, Candor Health Education When you’re in puberty, can winter affect your emotions too? It’s an interesting question asked by a 5th grader in one of my recent puberty education classes. The answer is “yes”, but as...

Written by: Eleanor Evins – Health Educator, Candor Health Education Remember hearing the rumblings, either in the high school hallways or around the office about who was doing what with whom? More importantly, remember hearing the opinions and judgements that were...

Written by: Olivia Starr, Health Educator, Candor Health Education In 2006, a vaccine called Gardasil was introduced to prevent the most prevalent and most deadly strains of a common sexually transmitted infection called Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV. The CDC...

Written by: Edith Lule, Education Manager, Candor Health Education Growing up I wish my mother had taken the onus of having certain conversations with me rather than leaning on my older siblings to navigate those “talks.” As a parent, who happens to be rather versed...

RCC’s Different Viewpoints is a series of short articles from different age groups and their perspective on health education as they see it. Written by: Sheila Evans, Candor Health Education Intern Usually when we think of solutions to Climate Change images of solar...

Written by: Betty Barsley-Marra – Health Educator, Candor Health Education Samantha, a sophomore in one of my classes, stopped on her way out to ask if she could come by after school to talk. As the teacher of Human Sexuality classes, it was not unusual for students...