Citrus County Chronicle Online
By Michael D. Bates
So what are the most pressing health issues of the day?
Is it cancer? Drug abuse? Poverty? Eating unhealthy foods? Or some other behavior that leads to unhealthy lifestyles? Is your neighborhood a safe place to live and do you believe you have good access to local health services?
The Citrus County Community Health Advisory Partnership (C-Chap) wants to know and has launched its 2015 Citrus County Health Survey to hear from residents, health care providers and business owners.
When the data […]
The North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NFCCC) will be holding a training aimed at community health workers (CHW). There will be three training topics covering: how to get certified as a CHW in Florida, motivational interviewing techniques and the best practices for community health workers. The training will be held at the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development on July 29 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
Travel scholarships are available. Please RSVP by July 22 to ensure a spot.
For more information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=6gowavfab&oeidk=a07eb7rqcq7fe23872f&oseq=
Questions […]
Community outreach is a large part of what we do at WellFlorida, and we have a wide array of services that help the communities we serve. Visit our resources page on the WellFlorida website and you— and the people you serve—can have easy access to some of WellFlorida’s own resources like the Cancer Resource Guide and the North Central Florida Safety Net Healthcare Providers. We also list external resources such as agencies throughout the region that provide assistance in housing, food, healthcare and more.
WellFlorida strives to be […]
The Fine Print UF
WellFlorida Council is a nonprofit focused on building healthy communities. We are North Central Florida’s local health council and statewide consultants for health causes.
Established in 1969 and based in Gainesville, we are one of the Florida’s 11 local health councils, a network of nonprofit agencies that conduct regional health planning and implementation activities. Our district includes 16 counties in North Central Florida.
As consultants for health causes, we have kept local and state health policy decision makers informed, worked with hundreds of community […]
Better Health
Providing better value for your premium dollar through the 80/20 Rule: Health insurance companies now have to spend at least 80 cents of your premium dollar on health care or improvements to care, rather than administrative costs like salaries or marketing, or they have to provide you a refund. This means that 981,273 Floridians with private insurance coverage benefited from $41,679,928 in refunds from insurance companies, for an average refund of $65 per family because of the Affordable Care Act.
Scrutinizing unreasonable premium increases: In […]
Better Value
Providing better value for your premium dollar through the 80/20 Rule: Health insurance companies now have to spend at least 80 cents of your premium dollar on health care or improvements to care, rather than administrative costs like salaries or marketing, or they have to provide you a refund. This means that 981,273 Floridians with private insurance coverage benefited from $41,679,928 in refunds from insurance companies, for an average refund of $65 per family because of the Affordable Care Act.
Scrutinizing unreasonable premium increases: In […]
Center for Nonprofit Excellence E-News
WellFlorida Council, the region’s local health council and statewide consultants for health causes,
is a nonprofit focused on building healthy communities through partnerships that improve access to healthcare, eliminate health disparities and advocate for the underserved.
Established in 1969 and based in Gainesville, we are one of Florida’s 11 local health councils, a network of nonprofit agencies that conduct regional health planning and implementation activities. Our district includes 16 counties in North Central Florida.
As consultants for health causes, we keep local and […]
Suwannee River AHEC is proud to present its 7th Annual Rural Tobacco Summit. Scheduled for April 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the summit will focus on reducing nicotine addiction through a clinical and community approach. All healthcare professionals, community educators and tobacco specialists are invited. A free lunch will be served.
Many individuals are well aware of the need to quit the consumption of tobacco products, but without support and/or guidance this task can be daunting. The summit will highlight this issue and more, including […]
Heritage Publishing, Inc. has released its North Central Florida Healthcare Guide, a comprehensive directory that is an excellent source for health information. The guide contains a listing of physicians by specialty, area hospitals and ancillary healthcare providers and services in Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Marion, Putnam, Suwanee and Union Counties.
The guide also intends to inform and empower by exploring how technology is being utilized in medicine through telehealth – the use of healthcare services and information through telecommunication and technology. Other featured articles include information […]
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 […]
