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The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has a new Community Health Improvement Plan. A year-long effort to craft the plan produced the four strategic areas of Healthy Aging, Access to Care, Wellness and Primary Prevention, and Behavioral Health. Craig Ackerman, operations director of DOH-Marion County, said specific goals …

For most students, summer break means less work. For animal shelters, it usually means the complete opposite.  Many of the volunteers at animal shelters like the Humane Society of North Central Florida and Alachua County Animal Resources are college students. When these students leave Gainesville, there are less people to …

A new tool is available to help residents of Cedar Key prepare for flooding events. A grant from the Resilient Florida program funded the online program that allows users to explore flood vulnerability maps on and around Cedar Key. Savanna Barry is a Florida Sea Grant extension agent who specializes …

It was a great weekend for Florida Gator football, as six former players were selected in the NFL Draft, including Gainesville local Anthony Richardson getting picked fourth overall. For his former Eastside High School head coach Cedrick Daniels, it means a lot. “It’s a very good feeling,” said Daniels. “It’s …

After years of substantial operational losses and an audit from the state, the Gainesville City Commission wants more transparency about the Ironwood Golf Course. The commission is looking for the course management to disclose their budget-to-actual analysis for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 fiscal years. The city has owned the …

I sort of think the fact that we worship at the alter of youth as a culture is wrong and kind of sort of denies us some of the pleasures and good qualities about growing older and I try to celebrate them. So that’s really my message. It’s sort of just, not to listen to the people who tell you to act your age because what does that actually mean?

The Friends of the Library Alachua County District has hosted one of the region’s largest book sales for decades, and the spring 2023 sale begins Saturday at 9 a.m., running through Wednesday. WUFT’s “All Things Considered” host Dana Hill spoke with volunteer Ellen Smith about the unique aspects of the …

Federal data show Florida’s older population is susceptible to internet scams. In 2021, the state ranked second in the nation with 9,645 victims of elder fraud. Combined, those individuals lost $224,205,716. The FBI, along with state and local law enforcement agencies in Central Florida, are joining forces to educate local …

WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, spoke with five-time Grammy Award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo. NPR has called her “Africa’s greatest living diva.” Kidjo shared her insights on life and music, including her experiences growing up in Benin, living in Paris and the United States, and her upcoming appearance at the …