 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. October is National Healthy Lung Month, which works to increase awareness and education around good lung health. We spoke to Public Health Director Tammy Riley on the importance of lung health and steps you can take to ensure healthy lungs. There's lots of ways that you can ensure you have a long and healthy life, including healthy lungs later in life. First and foremost, don't smoke. If you have never started smoking, don't start. And if you are a smoker, there are resources, including the Freedom from Smoking here at the Pike County Health Department that's free to Pike County residents. But don't smoke. Also pay attention to air quality in the environment as well as in your home. Exercise. So keep the lungs, you know, utilize those lungs. Keep them active by exercising. It doesn't take, you know, marathon running to keep healthy lungs. Just moderate walking is great for the lungs and also checkups. While smoking is a significant contributor to lung cancer, 20% of people in the U.S. with lung cancer have never smoked. So it's important to address early symptoms of lung issues. Some of the signs and symptoms you should watch for is wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue. And certainly, like if you see blood when you're coughing, they really need to talk to their physician, their private physician. They can certainly call the health department. We are at wealth of information and resources. And if individuals are under and uninsured, there are resources in this area to assist with some of the screenings that are necessary. For more information on smoking cessation and lung health, call the Pike County Health Department at 606-437-5500. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.