AS A MOTHER, you experience so many emotions on the first day of school. You want your child to be excited, confident, and safe. But, you also have a countless number of worries about how they will interact with their classmates and teachers. Will they find a friendly face? What will they do when faced […]
Editor’s Dose: A thank-you note to teachers and educators Read More »
APRIL MARKS the coming of spring, and with the new season, many of us think of where we’ve come from and where we are going. This time of year also marks a very special new beginning that we started four years ago — this publication! In April 2011, we launched the very first edition of
Publisher’s Closing Thoughts: Happy anniversary, Central Florida Health News! Read More »
Dr. Wickstrom-Hill on an integrative approach to medicine and the First Responders Challenge As a waterskier for Cypress Gardens in the 1970s, Dale Wickstrom knew the importance of a healthy diet and keeping fit. After her mother’s near-death experience, she became a respiratory therapist. She later returned to school to become a Registered Nurse, and
Partnering with patients and the community in prevention Read More »
Citizen CPR event and health fair provides training that can help save a life CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is a critical life saving skill that is simple enough for us all to learn. At some point our lives, a friend or loved one may need immediate medical attention because their heart stopped, and we may
When knowledge is more than power Read More »
Community volunteer organization creates new event to help put willpower back in your diet With our fast paced, 21st century lives, it is sometimes challenging to prepare good, nutritious meals for ourselves and our families. There are meals sold in restaurants found on every corner that are high in fat, salt, cholesterol, and sugar, and
Local Chat and Chew now offered after hours Read More »
How the Central Florida Physician’s Alliance Serves Patients Spending more time in the waiting room than with the doctor… not having questions fully answered… finding no help with medical insurance… these are just a few of the patient complaints that plague healthcare, and many of us have likely experienced similarly frustrating interactions at the doctor’s
Approaching health care with dignity, concern, and compassion Read More »
Supporting community medical care efforts at the upcoming Casino Night Fundraiser When treating the ill of your community, you want a sure thing, not a roll of the dice. Providing medical options for the most needful of Polk County is the focus of the upcoming FourthAnnual Casino Night, hosted by the Polk County Medical Foundation
Rolling the dice to help ensure better healthcare for all Read More »
Local Hospitals Helping Patients to Rest and Sleep We live hectic lives filled with noise from audible alarms, phones, cars, planes, barking dogs, and human voices. But things are getting quieter at some medical facilities: They have begun focusing on quiet time as a way of encouraging healing. At Lake Wales Medical Center, an
Shhh! Culture of quiet time encourages healing Read More »
The Chance to Win a New Car while Supporting the Efforts of the Polk County Medical Foundation and We Care of Polk County If you had a chance to win a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GLS and help residents of Polk County live a healthier life, would you seize the opportunity? Well, thanks to a
Foundation holds car raffle for the betterment of local health Read More »
A Community initiative targeting obesity Polk County health officials are targeting obesity – and along with it diabetes, heart diseases and other obesity-related health problems – as part of a Tampa Bay community-wide health initiative. Called ONE BAY: Healthy Communities, the initiative includes an eight-county region stretching from Pinellas to Polk and Sarasota to Citrus.
Taking the fitness fight to the moon Read More »
