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  • Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    The Next Step After the Hearing Device Volume and clarity. These are the reasons that most people purchase hearing devices. Whether you purchased a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or a Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP), you are looking for your hearing device to provide increased sound volume and deliver improved clarity. Hearing devices are great…

  • Healing Polk’s communities

    Healing Polk’s communities

    New Research Points to Health Disparities Among Certain Residents How a county thrives is based on how well the citizens within the county are thriving, and Polk County has taken a big step in improving its communities’ health by determining the health needs of its citizens. Thanks to a committee of devoted health experts, the…

  • Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen a nutrition crime scene?

    Pop Quiz: Is your kitchen a nutrition crime scene?

     Find out how much you REALLY know about food safety. One in six people in the United States are still getting food poisoning, leading to 100,000 hospital stays and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. So, how can we be safer with our food at home? Try our quiz and determine how food safe-savvy…

Columns

  • Medical Advice: The four layers of drowning prevention

    Medical Advice: The four layers of drowning prevention

    One of the many benefits of living in Florida is the beautiful weather nearly year round. It is common for Florida residents to go to the beach, swim in the pool, and participate in recreational water activities well into the fall and even some winter months. Swimming is a great way to get exercise and…

  • Publisher’s Note: Together – We can be a part of the solution

    Publisher’s Note: Together – We can be a part of the solution

    You may not be aware of it, but our region has a big problem. Here’s a look at some of the facts:

  • PCMA Letter: Helping families in need

    PCMA Letter: Helping families in need

    There are two things that— when found lacking or without— can put tremendous strain on the health of a family. Those two things— food insecurity and health insurance— are topics that we address in this edition of Central Florida Health News magazine.

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