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Alachua County Health Department officials are urging residents to get their flu vaccines in preparation for what they say could be a highly active flu season.
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Florida Counties Combat Growing Hepatitis A Outbreak Through Vaccination And Public Education
In August, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees declared the outbreak a public health emergency and urged health providers to begin more intensified efforts to screen and vaccinate the public.
Read More »Alachua County Vape Retailers Said County Ordinance Could Boost Black Market Sales And Vaping Illness
Alachua County commissioners approved an ordinance that will go into effect Oct. 22 in response to community concern.
Read More »Untold Florida: Are There More Mosquitoes This Year Than Usual?
Several people complained to Untold Florida that there seem to be more mosquitoes this year than normal.
Read More »A Small Gainesville Farm Works To Bring Food Justice to the South
In 2010 the Agricultural Justice Project launched the Food Justice certification, which ensures farmworker rights not granted by law. These rights create new costs for certified farmers while the American farmers’ debt has risen to $409 billion.
Read More »Newberry Drug ‘Take Back’ Event Joins Alachua County, National Effort
Newberry's plan to fight opioid addiction, particularly in the youth, includes a six-member task force. The task force, which includes Mayor Jordan Marlowe, had its first meeting earlier in April.
Read More »Nearly 100 People Attend Walk For Children’s Mental Health in Ocala
The event, put on by the Centers, aimed to bring awareness to the many children in Marion County who struggle with mental health issues and disabilities.
Read More »Marion County Overdoses Down In 2018, Opioid Use Remains
The general trend from 2017 to 2018 indicates that there has been a reduction in drug overdose related deaths, but that doesn't necessarily equate to a reduction in drug use.
Read More »More Alachua County Students Vaccinated Against Flu With The Return of Flu Mist
To keep more children out of hospitals and protect the community from preventable disease, county health officials are targeting high-risk populations and hot spots where the flu is most contagious.
Read More »Alachua County Responds To Growing Suicide Trend With Community-Wide Training
The Florida Department of Health statistics have shown that Alachua County's suicide crude death rate from ages 12 to 25 soared from four to 12.2 in the last year alone. Comparatively, the state’s rate is 10.2.
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