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  • Davenport teacher named NFL Play 60 champion

    Davenport teacher named NFL Play 60 champion

    Changing the way kids think about physical education and their health Susan Searls, a physical education teacher at Davenport School of the Arts (DSA), was recently named an NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM project champion along with 24 other teachers and faculty members from schools around the United States.

  • Pop Quiz: Are you a ‘good’ patient?

    Pop Quiz: Are you a ‘good’ patient?

    Find Out if You Make the Grade, and Learn Some Tips along the Way It’s not easy being hurt, sick or suffering from a long-term disease or condition, but achieving optimal health can be even more elusive if you believe in the erroneous Good Patient Syndrome.  With this syndrome, you may think it’s bad manners…

  • Q & A: What it takes to work on the front lines of patient care

    Q & A: What it takes to work on the front lines of patient care

    Paula Miller talks about the challenges and rewards of being a nurse There to get you settled when you arrive, and there to discharge you when you leave, nurses are an integral part of quality care in the field of medicine. We interviewed Paula Miller, director of quality at Bartow Regional Medical Center, about what it…

Columns

  • Publisher’s Note: Relevant topics for Central Florida

    Publisher’s Note: Relevant topics for Central Florida

    In this edition we have an article that discusses three things you need to consider about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). I mentioned last month that as of October 1, the open enrollment period for the ACA will begin. What does that mean for Central Florida? Well, according to the statistics gathered by Healthy Tampa…

  • Your health for the holidays

    This edition of Central Florida Health News provides some insight on the health concerns that (if not treated) can really have a negative affect on the “tidings of comfort and joy” you feel this season. During the “most wonderful time of the year,” sometimes it’s difficult to put on a happy face and be of…

  • Healthy Cook: Smart shopping and preparation means a big feast without the big cost

        Surprise, surprise! Holiday dinner can cost more than Santa can afford. That budget-stretching and belt-loosening feast can make a big dent in holiday cash. With planning and patience, however, you can serve a show-stopping dinner and have money left over.   Start with the turkey. Supermarkets use them as loss leaders at this…

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