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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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For a special needs child, the 30-minute visit for a hair cut can turn into an ordeal.
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Despite health concerns raised by some residents of Melrose, Florida over new wireless-emitting smart meter, experts assure they are safe and a benefit because they eliminates the need for utility employees to drive to residential homes and businesses to record electricity use.
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The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will host its first Muscle Walk in Gainesville after recent developments in university research.
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Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz has been formally charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder, which could mean a death sentence if he's convicted.
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