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Primed for the Future

Project SEARCH Puts Students With Disabilities on Track for Career Success by TERESA SCHIFFER photos PROVIDED BY Project SEARCH Finding a job fresh out of high school is a challenge for anyone. For young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, those challenges multiply. Fortunately, there is a program to help these young people get the…
Fore the Love … and for the Babies

Fundraiser Benefits NICU at Winter Haven Women’s Hospital by MATT COBBLE photos PROVIDED BY WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Few fundraisers offer something for everyone, but Winter Haven Hospital Foundation’s Fore the Love event, benefitting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), comes close. Fore the Love had its beginnings in the Polk County Cup Juniors Tennis…
Pop Quiz: Germs 101—A Crash Course for Parents

Back-to-school season is upon us, and that means your child’s chances of coming down with an illness is greatly increased. While schools are centers of learning, they are also breeding grounds for all manner of germs. However, there are ways to lessen your child’s chances of coming down with something, having to miss school due…

PCMA Letter: The greatest reason to lose weight

AS THE NEW YEAR begins, many people make resolutions in hope that the next year is better than the last. Making a resolution is admirable, but keeping the goals simple, reasonable, and enjoyable will help you achieve them.
PCMA Letter: Taking offensive action for your health

This edition of Central Florida Health News magazine is full of valued insight on how to take offensive action for your health when it comes to preventing illness, injury, and chronic disease. You’ll find key observations on home safety against accidental falls that could result in physical and life impairment; the benefits of having and…
Editor’s Dose: All I Want for Christmas is… Less Stress!

Well, the Christmas season is here. Another year has come and gone, and we’re staring down the future at the threshold of 2015. But, before I get too far ahead of myself, I try to spend the last month of the year focusing on living in the moment and not getting too caught up in…