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  • New Face at Polk State

    New Face at Polk State

    Inaugural AdventHealth Dean of Nursing Talks About Making Difference by K. MICHELE TRICE A $1.7 million endowment to the Polk State College Foundation sparked the creation of an AdventHealth Dean of Nursing position at Polk State College.  Dr. Deleise Wilson, who has three decades of clinical, academic, and leadership experience, is the first to serve…

  • Expanded Options

    Expanded Options

    Southeastern University Introduces New Hybrid Associate’s Degree in Nursing Program by RYAN MILEJCZAK Lakeland’s Southeastern University has been offering high-quality, faith-based education to Central Florida and beyond for decades. With programs in fields like ministerial leadership, educational medicine, and business studies, they’ve helped many students achieve their professional goals. Now, SEU is hoping to help…

  • Have the Talk: Communication About Youth Suicide Can Save Lives

    Have the Talk: Communication About Youth Suicide Can Save Lives

    by TERESA SCHIFFERSponsored by Central Florida Health Care Of all the difficult or uncomfortable conversations parents need to have with their children before they’re grown, one of the most challenging subjects to broach could suicide. But silence can kill, making it absolutely vital that parents summon the nerve to open communication on this topic. Suicide…

Columns

  • Editor’s Dose: Adventures in Dentist Land

    Editor’s Dose: Adventures in Dentist Land

    If you’re a parent and you’ve been to a pediatric dentist’s office lately, then you’ll probably agree that they are much more kid-friendly than what we remember from when we were children. And with a big sigh of relief, I am definitely thankful for that!

  • Publisher’s Note: Florida passes California in healthcare signups

    According to federal statistics released on Wednesday, February 18, our state has surpassed California with the highest number of people purchasing health insurance under the plans available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

  • Medical Advice: What you need to know about the measles

    Medical Advice: What you need to know about the measles

    IT SEEMS AS THOUGH infectious illnesses have led the evening news for the last several weeks. Currently, the increase in the number of measles cases across the country is dominating the headlines. Fortunately, there are no confirmed cases of measles in Florida residents at this time. Since there is so much discussion on this topic,…

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