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  • Pop Quiz: Physical Activity Recommendations for a Healthy Heart

    Pop Quiz: Physical Activity Recommendations for a Healthy Heart

    By Erika Aldrich Heart health is on a lot of people’s minds during the beginning of the year, but it should be a major focus year-round as heart disease is this nation’s leading killer of both men and women. Heart disease accounts for nearly one in four deaths in this county. Although many cases of…

  • Local Mother Achieves Degree Despite Health Challenges

    Local Mother Achieves Degree Despite Health Challenges

    by TERESA SCHIFFER Britainny Palmer may look like an ordinary mother, but she struggles with health issues that few have. Despite the obstacles created by her own body, she has managed to attain a bachelor’s degree in supervision and management recently from Polk State College. It wasn’t an easy task, but with perseverance and a…

  • Tom Grothouse Working Passionately to Educate, Prevent Pediatric Drownings

    Tom Grothouse Working Passionately to Educate, Prevent Pediatric Drownings

    by Mary Toothman Tom Grothouse worked in the fields of education and airlines much of his life, but his most recent years have been spent teaching children life-saving skills that prevent drowning. He seems to have found his niche. The Winter Haven resident is passionate about being an Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) instructor. With its…

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