Rural Health Partnership Board Members, General Members and Interested Parties: On June 16, 2020, the National Rural Health Association, in lieu of its live annual Rural Health Equity Conference, will be holding a day-long virtual event in its place. Rural Health Partnership has resources for up to twenty people to attend this highly worthwhile training […]
Ocala-News.com There’s good news for families expecting a new child – Marion County’s World’s Greatest Baby Shower is back for the fourth year in a row. The free, educational event for expectant and new parents is being organized through the Healthy Start of North Central Florida Coalition and WellFlorida Council. It is being brought to […]
WCJB TV 20 To help better understand the ones they serve, Columbia County health officials participated in a poverty simulation workshop. Dozens of residents also attended the workshop, which was held at the Richardson Community Center in Lake City.“The event itself was to spend a couple hours going through what the life of somebody who […]
WellFlorida News Release About 80 people experienced the virtual realities of poverty in a unique poverty simulation conducted today by the North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative and the Florida Department of Health in Colombia County. The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) was designed to help people better understand the realities of poverty. Participants included […]
WellFlorida News Release Central Florida Health and WellFlorida Council have recently released reports that assess the health of Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. The reports provide data on the health of the region and identify priority issues for improvement. Two assessments, along with the 2019 Central Florida Health Community Health Assessment Technical Appendix, are available […]
The Florida Department of Health and WellFlorida Council have recently released Community Health Assessments for Columbia and Hamilton counties. The assessments for each county, which are accompanied by the 2019 Columbia and Hamilton County Community Health Assessment Technical Appendix, provide data on the health of the region and identify priority issues for improvement. The reports […]
Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Mini-Grant Funding Awards (FY 2018-2019): University of Florida Board of Trustees FDOH in Putnam Heart of Florida Health Center Dynamic Therapy and Wellness Services, Inc. Accent Physician Specialists – Endocrinology Department Diabetes Self-Management EducationPeople with diabetes who complete a diabetes self-management education (DSME) class are better able to manage their disease […]
Ocala Star BannerBy Carlos E. Medina Panel: Behavioral health requires a more holistic approach to get people help earlier and reduce crisis situations. Much of the focus on opioid addiction over the last couple of years has been on the immediate goal of reducing the number of overdoses and deaths due to heroin. While that […]
Tampa Bay TimesHernando County news briefs Community members, health care providers and business leaders are invited to share their views on health and healthcare in Hernando County by taking a 10-minute survey. WellFlorida Council is conducting surveys on behalf of the Florida Department of Health in Hernando County through May 26. The survey is available […]
Citrus County Chronicle Just The Facts: • To learn more about or join Citrus County’s Community Health Improvement Partnership, contact the Citrus County Health Department administrative office in Lecanto at 352-513-6004. THE ISSUE: Citrus County scores slump in health surveys. OUR OPINION: We all have a part in improving the county’s health. A year ago we wrote about this, […]
