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The latest America’s Health Rankings report released last week showed Iowa moved up two spots to 22nd among the 50 states. One area of improvement was a decrease in adults who smoke. Health consultant, Garin Buttermore, from the Department of Public Health, says the smoking rate dropped by one percent. It was at 19-and-half percent in 2014 and then in 2015 it was at 18-and-a-half percent. Now that puts up from 28th to 26th in the nation as far as the ranking of adults who smoke — so we are almost on the good side of halfway,” Buttermore says.
While it wasn’t a huge drop, the number of adult smokers did drop. “It just shows improvement and it’s a trend that Iowa is moving in the rankings. Adult smoking rates just in general all over America are going down and we are excited that that’s happening,” Buttermore says. He says there are a lot of resources put into helping people quit smoking.
“Call 800-QUITNOW to receive free services there and in all 99 counties we have contracts with local providers to do tobacco control and prevention,” Buttermore explains. “Whether that’s helping to establish smoke-free policies or talking with people in schools about not using tobacco. It just helps that our work is paying off and the state is getting healthier.”
Buttermore says the numbers also show that more people are seeing the downside to smoking. “The money, the health, the smell, the inconvenience, there’s just every reason to quit using traditional tobacco, and no reason to start,” according to Buttermore. The results are for smokers who are 18 years and older, and does not include the use of electronic cigarettes.
(Radio Iowa)
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Today: Rain, possibly mixed with snow at times thru early this afternoon. High near 40. NW @ 20-40mph, diminishing late. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy to P/Cldy. Low around 25. NW-E @ 5 to 10mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. SE @ 10-20.
Tom. Night: A slight chance of rain or snow. Low 35. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with flurries possible. High 34.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 46 Our 24-hour low ending today at 7-a.m. was 31. Rainfall and melted snow over the past 24-hours amounted to 2.47-inches. Snowfall from 5-am to 7-am was 1.2 inches. Total precip. for the system (Since late Saturday night thru 7-a.m. today) was 4.23″)
Last year on this date we reached 58 for a High and 49 was the low. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 59 in 1975, while the Record Low was -19 in 1901 & 1972. Sunrise is at 7:38-a.m.. Sunset is 4:50-p.m.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…-
603 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015
…SLIPPERY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE…
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH ABOUT 9 OR 10 AM. BRIEF BOUTS OF MODERATE SNOW WITH BIG FLAKES COULD PILE UP TO AN INCH ON SOME ROADWAYS BEFORE MELTING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING…SO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR MORNING DESTINATION. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIPPERY ROADS…AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OR FROM ROAD SPRAY.
There are “help wanted” signs in the windows of many Iowa businesses lately as the year-end holidays approach. Many employers say there is a possibility those temporary jobs will become permanent after the Christmas rush is over, but Creighton University economist Ernie Goss is something of a Grinch on the topic. Goss predicts few employers will keep holiday workers on the payrolls very far into January.
“Not many, particularly with health care reform now staring down the face of many of the employers,” Goss says. “When the hours go above 30, they have to provide some sort of health care and that means they’re less likely to do that now than they have been in previous years.” Early indicators show this may be a weak holiday season for retailers in Iowa and across the Midwest. Goss says that doesn’t mean people aren’t spending money.
“One of the reasons we’re not seeing the growth in retail sales we’re normally seeing is, a lot of consumers are buying products we don’t include in retail sales,” Goss says. “That trip to Aruba, those vacations are not included in retail sales and a lot of consumers are spending that way.” On the job front, there are about two-million more people working nationwide now compared to a year ago but Goss says many of those jobs are part-time and most of those jobs are not in the Midwest.
(Radio Iowa)
Early This Morning: Rain. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Today: Breezy. Rain and light snow in the morning…then a slight chance of light rain in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. High around 40. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low in the lower 30s. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High in the lower 40s. East wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain through midnight…then a slight chance of light rain and light snow after midnight. Low in the mid 30s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Breezy. High in the upper 30s. West wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Colder. Low in the mid 20s.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High in the lower 30s.
(Update) 327 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015 …
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in southwest Iowa:
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around…don`t drown!
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