Health
Sort by: Featured Most recent
339 results total, viewing 1 - 20
Oysters and foodborne illness: What you should know
Each year, consumers eat millions of oysters worldwide, with a significant number of the mollusks grown in the Gulf of Mexico. more
|
FDOH issues public safety alert: Fentanyl kills
The State of Florida is responding to an increase in fentanyl overdoses. All Floridians are advised... more
|
Yoga for Life: Challenging balance through half-moon pose
The Half-Moon yoga posture is well-regarded by practioners for its ability to open the shoulders, hips, hamstrings and spine. more
|
FDA warns against social media challenge involving medicines
One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription ... more
|
Health Care District of PBC offers training to prevent falls
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s Trauma Agency is reminding senior adults, their families... more
|
Yoga for Life: Reframing the body with light weights
A yoga practice is about focusing on what you can do and making body movements flow with ease. more
|
Congestive heart failure is serious
Untreated, congestive heart failure has the same 5 year survival as pancreas cancer.  Not good. more
|
Department of Health offers free HIV testing Sept. 19
The Florida Department of Health in Hendry and Glades Counties supports efforts to raise awareness to HIV... more
|
Jinga Oglesby-Brihm, DNP, APRN, ANP-C
Local healthcare practitioner is finalist in national business accelerator
A local nurse practitioner is one of just 10 finalists nationwide in the American Heart Association’s... more
|
Healthier Glades offers mini-grants
Healthier Glades is offering mini-grants to individuals and nonprofits with ideas for projects that would improve health in the Glades. more
|
Learn how to understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia via ZOOM meeting
The Alzheimer’s Association will hold a ZOOM meeting titled “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia” on Tuesday, Sept. 20... more
|
American Heart Association announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors
The American Heart Association’s Palm Beach County office is proud to announce its board chair... more
|
Primary Care Clinics receive Health Center Quality Recognition
For the fourth year in a row, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a gold-level... more
|
Yoga for Life: Awaken the day with Lotus Posture
A simple way to begin the day with mental clarity is by sitting tall in yoga Lotus Posture. more
|
Quit Tobacco with Group Quit will host virtual classes in September
Everglades Area Health Education Center will sponsor virtual and in-person group sessions to help with quitting tobacco. more
|
OKEECHOBEE -- Chad Adcock of 211 Helpline, Tracy Hernandez of Suncoast Mental Health, Leah Suarez and Jess Olney of Okeechobee Our Village, along with other Okeechobee Our Village representatives and emotional support dog Penny were presented with proclamations for National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month during the Sept. 8 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
“This summer we lost two children under the age of 20 to suicide,” Leah Suarez of Okeechobee Our Village told Okeechobee County Commissioners … more
|
OKEECHOBEE -- Representatives from the Treasure Coast Food Bank accepted the Hunger Action Month proclamation from Okeechobee County Commission Chairman Terry Burroughs at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Okeechobee County Commission. [Photo by Katrina Elsken/Lake Okeechobee News]
September is Hunger Action Month
More than 17,000 children and adults in Okeechobee County are categorized as food insecure ... more
|
Kenny Crawford (center) is pictured with Adam and Corissa Lundquist, who work with Road to Recovery. They were instrumental in Crawford's recovery.
Former addict attempts to help those still in addiction
According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 71,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose in 2019. more
|
Florida Crystals provides habitat for barn owls who then provide natural pest (rodent) control to protect its sugarcane, rice and vegetable farms located mostly in Palm Beach County or south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area. [Photo courtesy Florida Crystals]
'We are breathing just fine here in the Glades'
Glades residents are questioning a study that claims smoke from sugar cane burning could be linked to premature deaths ... more
|
Worried about air quality?
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection website provides data from air quality monitors throughout the state. more
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 … 17 | Next »
Currently viewing stories posted within the past 365 days.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
X