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  • Taking Action

    Taking Action

    State Mandate Calls for Mental Health Education in Florida Schools  by MARY TOOTHMAN   The State Board of Education has voted to approve a new mandate that calls for specific mental health lessons to be given to students in grades six through 12. The focus will be on awareness, prevention, and reducing stigma. At least…

  • Pop Quiz: Facts and Stats about Glaucoma

    Pop Quiz: Facts and Stats about Glaucoma

    1.) Which of the following defines glaucoma? A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision. A complex disease in which damage to the optic nerve leads to progressive, irreversible vision loss. The inability to perceive differences in various shades of colors. The loss of vision after…

  • Talking Skin Cancer Care and Prevention

    Talking Skin Cancer Care and Prevention

    by TERESA SCHIFFER Here in Central Florida, we are bathed in sunlight most days of the year. People love living in Florida because of the sunny weather, but all that sunlight comes with some risks. One risk that people need to be aware of is the risk of skin cancer. In fact, new research shows…

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  • Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux

    Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux

    Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some sound as bad as they are. GERD can’t sound nice. It hurts, and you know it. The proper name is Gastroesophageal  Reflux Disease… acid reflux to you. Or heartburn. Stomach acid backs up and makes you feel that burning sensation.…

  • Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger

    Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger

    School lunches have come a long way since I was a boy.If you didn’t go home for lunch, you brought a brown bag with a peanut butter and jam sandwich on white bread. Milk was in a jar that often leaked. The apple was bruised by the jar and the sandwich was squishy from the…

  • PCMA Letter: One of the hottest months in Florida

    PCMA Letter: One of the hottest months in Florida

    Besides the fact that school starts up this month, August is also notoriously known as one of our hottest months of the year! This is important to note for our kids, because the danger of dehydration in children during activity outside. Whether your child is at recess or you take them outside to play after…

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