Playgrounds Pose Danger to Children Nationwide
A PAC report finds 80 percent of 1 024 U S public playgrounds surveyed have too hard surfaces and nearly half have climbing gear over six feet tall. 170 100 children require ER care yearly from playground accidents, with 75 percent from falls.
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District of Columbia
Rachel Weintraub
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Tampa Pedestrian Danger Tops U.S. Cities
A Surface Transportation Policy Project study ranks Tampa as the most dangerous urban area for pedestrians, with four of Florida’s metro regions in the top five. The Mean Streets 2000 report cites sprawling development and road design as factors, using a pedestrian danger index based on fatalities per walkers.
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Tampa
Surface Transportation Policy Project
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Miami
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Fla
Memphis
Florida ends vehicle tailpipe tests after clean air gains
Florida will eliminate tailpipe emissions testing July 1 after a long period of improved air quality. The program began in 1991 in major metropolitan areas where 16 percent failed tests, now down to 6 percent. Governor Jeb Bush signed the bill, noting the test is inefficient and costly at about $52 million annually.
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Tampa
Jeb Bush
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HIV diagnosis prompts behavior change study finds limited testing
ATLANTA AP The CDC study of 180 participants in Alabama New Jersey and Tennessee shows 90 percent altered sexual behavior after learning they were infected. About 60 percent used condoms more, roughly half had sex less often, and over a third stopped having sex with multiple partners. The CDC notes need for expanded testing though up to 900000 in the U.S. are infected with HIV with about one third undiagnosed.
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Tennessee
CDC
United States
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