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Doctors Discuss Safety, Logistics of Education During Pandemic by TERESA SCHIFFER It’s back-to-school season again – but this time there’s a twist. COVID-19 infection rates and deaths are still on the rise in the U.S., meaning students, educators, and parents must learn to navigate education during an ongoing public health crisis. This is not the…
The Vaccination Question

Doctor Explains Why Immunizations Are So Critical, Even During Pandemic by TERESA SCHIFFER As we enter flu season while in the midst of a raging pandemic, the topic of vaccinations is on a lot of people’s minds. You may be wondering if you should get a flu shot this year, if a coronavirus vaccine will…
Get Trained, STAT!

Polk Schools Offer Array of Medical Programs to Prepare Students for Booming Healthcare Fields by MARY TOOTHMAN The healthcare sector is booming, and people all across the country are taking note. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says that from 2006 and 2016, 2.8 million jobs were added to the health sector. That’s almost seven…

Healthcare report

Three Things You Need to Consider About the Affordable Care Act The next phase of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—PPACA—is soon to begin, and some people are understandably puzzled. One of the biggest issues is that even those in the insurance industry are not quite sure how everything will play out. However, the…
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…