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A new program to help people manage pain by using a combination of traditional methods mixed with new coaching and education has been established at UF Health Jacksonville. The new initiative is a collaboration between emergency medicine providers and a grant from the Florida Department of Health.   For those battling pain, the first instinct may...

Alachua County Public Works would like to bring attention to the importance of wearing seatbelts in recognition of the national Click it or Ticket campaign, which runs from May 17 to June 6, 2021.   Seatbelt facts: The national seat belt use rate in 2019 was 90.7%. The other 9.3% still need to be reminded that...

The Florida Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2021 Distinguished Advocate Award recipients following another successful legislative session where twenty-two of our priorities were passed. The Florida Chamber’s Distinguished Advocate Award recognizes lawmakers who ensured consideration of the business community’s legislative priorities and fought tirelessly for the passage of a Chamber-backed policy or a priority...

The Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) bestowed three awards given annually to acknowledge key members for their chapter and professional contributions, along with six awards presented as part of the group’s 2021 Image Awards competition. Held each year by Florida’s local FPRA chapters, the Image Awards recognize excellence in the public...

Meridian, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and fellow mental health providers recognize May as “Mental Health Awareness Month.” Each May, mental health providers, professionals, and advocates around the nation come together to raise awareness for mental health. This year, we are sharing mental health “Fast Facts” provided by Mental Health America (MHA). The...

North Central Florida’s legacy mission-driven provider of hospice and palliative care. With a career that includes working in hospice and palliative care, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living, skilled nursing, pharmacy benefit management, durable medical equipment, outpatient and diagnostic centers, and specialty hospitals, Franklin brings a breadth and depth of vital and relevant experience to...

It’s the kind of maddening conundrum that often faces people with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a condition involving a narrowing of arteries that restricts blood flow to the limbs. Rigorous walking is usually recommended as the only useful therapy to maintain and improve mobility for those with PAD. But a stroll often causes severe...

The Board of the Children’s Trust of Alachua County approved the funding of over 2,000 additional free or reduced-price seats for Alachua kids for this summer. “This summer program is a dramatic increase of opportunities for kids to move from the virtual Zoom environment to the real world where they can learn and play with...

With funding from the Wild Spaces & Public Places program, the Alachua County Parks and Open Space Department announces that the renovation project at Squirrel Ridge Park (1603 S.W. Williston Road, Gainesville) is complete, and the park is now open. Improvements to the park’s outdoor features include a new modern playground, ADA walking paths, dog...

It’s a term we’re going to hear much more frequently during the final chapter of the COVID-19 pandemic — herd immunity. With millions of Americans being vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are looking to the future and asking when the coronavirus pandemic will end. It’s a surprisingly difficult question that could hinge on this...