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Special to The Guardian
By Aida Maillard

The theme of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, held annually on Feb. 7, is “I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS!”

And in Gainesville, you can fight HIV/AIDS by getting educated and tested for free at the following locations:

Alachua County Health Department, 224 SE 24th St.: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, by appointment only (352-334-7960).
Library Partnership, 1130 NE 16th Ave.: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 13 and Feb. 15 (352-334-0161).
Walgreens Pharmacy, 1120 E. University Ave.: 4-6 p.m. the second and […]

WellFlorida News Release

Spanish speaking Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators will be available to help individuals, families and businesses enroll in health insurance prior to the Feb. 15 deadline on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Live Oak Public Library. The library is located at 1848 South Ohio Avenue in Live Oak. Assistance is also available in English.

Navigators are professionals certified to provide free and unbiased information on insurance available through the Marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Navigators […]

WellFlorida News Release

Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators will be available to help individuals, families and businesses in Pasco and Hernando Counties obtain affordable health insurance at an enrollment event taking place on Sunday, Feb. 8 at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital from 1 to 5 p.m.

Navigators are certified to provide free and unbiased information on the options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment for insurance through the Marketplace ends Feb. 15. When Open Enrollment is closed, […]

WellFlorida News Release

A Health Insurance Marketplace Navigator will be available to help individuals, families and businesses in Citrus County obtain affordable health insurance on the next two Mondays at the HPH Hospice Care Center in Lecanto.

Navigators are certified to provide free and unbiased information on the options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment for insurance through the Marketplace ends Feb. 15. When Open Enrollment is closed, those wishing to enroll can only do so if […]

The Gainesville Sun
By Christopher Curry

With the end of enrollment looming, Santa Fe College is holding an Affordable Care Act Information Week from Monday through Thursday.

Health care marketplace navigators will be in the breezeways of Buildings S and P to answer questions and assist students, faculty and staff who are interested in enrolling in an ACA insurance plan.

On Thursday, Gainesville lawyer Charles Koval and WellFlorida Council navigator Lauren Vagelakos will make a presentation: “The Affordable Health Care Act: What College Students Need to Know.” That […]

The Gainesville Sun

Health care navigators, insurance brokers and insurance agents will be on hand Saturday to help people without healthcare coverage enroll for insurance through an Affordable Care Act plan.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Wooly, 20 N. Main St. in downtown Gainesville.

There will also be a health fair with blood pressure screenings, diabetes screenings, nutrition advice and an “ask the pharmacist” feature.

Groups participating in the event include Enroll America, The Gainesville Chapter of The Links Incorporated, The

Epilepsy Foundation of […]

The Gainesville Sun
By Christopher Curry

More than 29 million people in this country have diabetes.

Suwannee County resident Ron Bovin is one of them.

Bovin, 67, was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 15 years ago. He dedicated himself to losing weight and eating healthier, and eventually he no longer had to take medication.

But over time, unhealthy eating habits came back — and so did the weight, he said.

Bovin said the final straw came when his 90-year-old mother moved in with him, she started cooking meals […]

Special to The Gainesville Sun

Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace has been underway since Nov. 15. During open enrollment, consumers are able to log on to Healthcare.gov and view plans available to them, as well as enroll in coverage.

The window to apply for 2015 coverage is quickly closing. Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace runs until Feb. 15. However, if consumers want a health plan beginning on Feb. 1, the deadline to enroll is Thursday.

Even if you have coverage, you are still able […]

North Florida School Days
By the MIECHV Program Team

Parenting can be tough! Learn about your child’s development and how to deal with the ups and downs of parenting.

Healthy Start of North Central Florida is now offering a free parenting program in Alachua County. The Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program will help you:

Learn about your child’s development
Gain one-on-one parenting support
Connect with other parents and resources
Address developmental delays and/or health issues
Access books and educational toys for your child

Also, parents can earn free rewards, such […]

Gainesville Sun
By Christopher Curry

More than 670,000 people in Florida signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act during the first month of enrollment for 2015, according to numbers the federal government released Tuesday.

Forty-nine percent were new customers, and 51 percent had coverage through the ACA in 2014 and re-enrolled, the Department of Health and Human

Services report said. Ninety-four percent received financial assistance to purchase insurance in the form of a federal tax subsidy.

An ongoing court challenge has left uncertain the long-term future […]