The 16th Annual Okeechobee Family Health and Safety Expo will be a fun-filled, educational day for the entire family.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/21/22 |
Menopause usually starts between 45 and 53; very few women have menopause after age 53.
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By Doctor Leland Heller M.D.
Okeechobee Family Practice | 10/21/22 |
The Okeechobee County Board of Commissioners designated Oct. 24, 2022 as World Polio Day in Okeechobee County.
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10/20/22
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Okeechobee County Florida Department of Health staff and personnel will carry NARCAN and initiate...
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10/20/22
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A 33-year-old Okeechobee woman made a difficult decision recently when she chose to undergo a double mastectomy ...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/19/22 |
Retired firefighter Luis Garcia is scheduled to teach a Narcan training course to Okeechobee Department of Health employees on Oct. 21 from 9-10:30 a.m.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/19/22 |
OKEECHOBEE – October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month in Okeechobee.
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10/10/22
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The Alzheimer’s Association will provide the following webinars to the public...
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9/30/22
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“Balancing” the human body incorporates all of the appendages to walk straight, run and sit without falling.
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By Nancy Dale, Ph.D.
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9/28/22
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As Floridians finalize preparation for Hurricane Ian and the potential for power outages, the Florida Department of Health is urging the public to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) exposure by taking …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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9/27/22
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Storms can cause flooding. Skin contact with flood waters does not, by itself, pose a serious health risk.
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News from Florida Department of Health
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9/26/22
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The State of Florida is responding to an increase in fentanyl overdoses. All Floridians are advised...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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9/22/22
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One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription ...
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News from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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9/22/22
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Untreated, congestive heart failure has the same 5 year survival as pancreas cancer. Not good.
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By Doctor Leland Heller M.D.
Okeechobee Family Practice | 9/16/22 |
“This summer we lost two children under the age of 20 to suicide,” Leah Suarez of Okeechobee Our Village told Okeechobee County Commissioners …
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/22 |
More than 17,000 children and adults in Okeechobee County are categorized as food insecure ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/22 |
According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly 71,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose in 2019.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/6/22 |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program...
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News from U.S. Department of Agriculture
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9/2/22
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The Florida Department of Health in wants to make sure residents and visitors stay safe this holiday weekend.
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News from Florida Department of Health
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9/1/22
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As mentioned, many times previously, “muscle memory is created, first, in the mind” then...
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By Nancy Dale, Ph.D.
Author | 8/31/22 |