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		<title>What can your community do about underage drinking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change attitudes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 7 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

While many teens drink, underage alcohol use is not inevitable. It will take everyone in the community to make change happen. All of us can help change attitudes about teen drinking and help replace environments that enable underage alcohol use with environments that discourage it.
After all, changing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solve Underage Drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 6 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

Underage drinking can affect anyone, including people who don&#8217;t drink.

Underage alcohol use can lead to dangerous behavior, property damage, and violence.
The results can be injury and even death for the drinker, and for other people nearby.
About 45% of people who die in car crashes involving a drinking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risks of Underage Drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 5 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

Underage Drinking

Is a major cause of death from injuries among young people. Each year, approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking; this includes about 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicides, 300 from suicide, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the problem with underage drinking?</title>
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		<comments>http://health.ltgovernors.com/whats-the-problem-with-underage-drinking.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[binge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ltgovernors.com/?p=1889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 4 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

So many young people drink. 
Many more young people use alcohol than tobacco or illegal drugs. By age 18, more than 70% of teens have had at least one drink.
When young people drink, they drink a lot at one time. 
Teens drink less often than adults. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is &#8220;a drink&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://health.ltgovernors.com/what-is-a-drink.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[standard drinks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ltgovernors.com/?p=1887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 3 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

A drink can come in many forms. It can be a shot of hard liquor or a mixed drink containing vodka, rum, tequila, gin, scotch, etc. It can also be wine, a wine cooler, beer, or malt liquor.
A standard drink is any drink that contains about 14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facts about Underage Drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

As young people grow older, the chance that they will use alcohol grows. About 10% of 12-year-olds say they have used alcohol at least one time. That number doubles by age 13. And by age 15, approximately 50% have had at least one drink.
Alcohol dependence is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Underage Drinking?</title>
		<link>http://health.ltgovernors.com/what-is-underage-drinking.html</link>
		<comments>http://health.ltgovernors.com/what-is-underage-drinking.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen years]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ltgovernors.com/?p=1883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 of  Community Guide to Underage Drinking.

Drinking alcohol can harm the growing body and brain. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important for young people to grow up alcohol-free. And it takes every adult in the community to help young people choose not to drink alcohol. It takes you and your help.
What Is Underage Drinking?
When anyone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Decorate Safely for a Fun, Festive Holiday Season</title>
		<link>http://health.ltgovernors.com/safety/how-to-decorate-safely-for-a-fun-festive-holiday-season.html</link>
		<comments>http://health.ltgovernors.com/safety/how-to-decorate-safely-for-a-fun-festive-holiday-season.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Rules for Holiday Safety

Keep matches, lighters, and candles out of the reach of children.
Avoid smoking near flammable decorations.
Make an emergency plan to use if a fire breaks out anywhere in the home. See that each family member knows what to do.
Be sure to PRACTICE THE PLAN!
Avoid wearing loose flowing clothes&#8212;particularly long, open sleeves&#8212;near open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Examples of Thanksgiving Day Fires</title>
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		<comments>http://health.ltgovernors.com/safety/examples-of-thanksgiving-day-fires.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 5 of  Thanksgiving Day Fires in the United States.

The following are recent examples of Thanksgiving Day fires in residential buildings reported by the media:

 Thanksgiving Day 2009: An early morning chimney fire destroyed a home in Magnolia, TX, when a small fire was left burning in the fireplace after the occupants went to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Day Fire Alert and Suppression Systems</title>
		<link>http://health.ltgovernors.com/safety/thanksgiving-day-fire-alert-and-suppression-systems.html</link>
		<comments>http://health.ltgovernors.com/safety/thanksgiving-day-fire-alert-and-suppression-systems.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lt. Governor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building fires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire origin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thanksgiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ltgovernors.com/?p=1859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 4 of  Thanksgiving Day Fires in the United States.

Technologies to detect and extinguish fires have been a major contributor to the drop in fire fatalities and injuries over the past 30 years. Smoke alarms are now present in the majority of residential buildings. In addition, the use of residential sprinklers is widely supported [...]]]></description>
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