News, Events & Public Meetings

Central Healthy Start and Healthy Start of North Central Florida have released the winter issue of A Healthy Start. Designed for pregnant women and mothers with children up to age three, the bulletins are published by WellFlorida Council and Healthy Start. Topics include birth spacing, gestational diabetes, birth plans, coping with crying and more. Both English and Spanish versions of the bulletin are available at www.CentralHealthyStart.org as well as www.HealthyStartNCF.org. Bulletins are being distributed to pediatricians, hospitals, prenatal clinics and community agencies across 16 counties. […]

The 23rd Annual Rural Health Educational Summit, hosted by Florida Rural Health Association (FRHA), will be held from Feb. 28 to March 1 at the University of North Florida Adam W. Herbert University Center in Jacksonville, Florida. The Summit aims to educate participants on current rural health issues in Florida, such as drugs, heroin and opioids in rural communities, Medicaid and scope of practice issues, trends in Florida’s physician workforce, oral health, rural transportation and end-of-life decision making. The registration fee of $225 includes a […]

WellFlorida and the Suwannee River Area Health Education Center are sponsoring a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) webinar series that will feature two different dates and topics presented by Mary Ann Hodorowicz RD, LDN, MBA, CDE, CEC.

The first webinar will be on Feb. 13, and will focus on increasing reimbursements through Medicare. Diabetes healthcare professionals will learn more about earning Medicare dollars for Diabetes Self-Management Training.

The second webinar, on March 20, will highlight marketing promotions for providers to help DSMES programs reach more people.

The […]

Coordinated Intake and Referral (CI&R) is a program supported by the Florida Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative (MIECHV) and provided by Healthy Start of North Central Florida Coalition. CI&R joins families with children ages 5 and under to services in Alachua County that aim to help families succeed. Initiated in 2016, the program is available to the public at UF Health-Pediatrics at the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) clinic and at the Mother Baby Unit at UF-Shands.

Carolina Rueda, the CI&R Family Partner, is […]

North Central Florida has the highest cancer mortality rate in the state, according to the North Central Florida Cancer Report 2016  produced by WellFlorida for the North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC). The report includes a wide range of cancer data such as cancer death rates, incidence rates and related emergency room visits. It also illustrates disparities between the region and Florida as well as disparities between genders, races, ethnicities and counties.

 NCFCCC is one of Florida’s six regional Cancer Control Collaboratives under the […]

Coordinated by UICC, World Cancer Day is embracing the tagline ‘We can. I can.’ and explores how everyone—as a collective or as individuals—can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. Just as cancer affects everyone in different ways, everyone has the power to take action to reduce the impact that cancer has. World Cancer Day is a chance to reflect on what you can do, make a pledge and take action.

For more information on how to get involved, please visit: www.worldcancerday.org

African American/Black women in Marion County who are pregnant or have had a baby in the last five years are invited to participate in a focus group. Focus group participants will be asked to share their experiences about being pregnant and the care they received during and after their pregnancies. Participants earn $20 for participation.

Join us:
Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 10 a.m. […]

North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC) and Cancer Connections are hosting a Lunch and Learn on Dec. 14, 2016 from 12 to 1 p.m. at Health Street, 2401 SW Archer Road, Gainesville. The topic is Advances in Breast Cancer: A Review and an Update with guest speaker Dr. Karen Daily.

Dr. Daily is a clinically-based investigator and educator at the University of Florida in Gainesville with a focus on breast, gastrointestinal, and gynecologic cancers. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology. […]

LSF Health has recently announced that the Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment grant application submitted on behalf of Hernando County has been awarded. The planning grant focuses on the needs of adults with mental health, substance abuse or co-occurring disorders who are at risk of, or are involved with, the criminal justice system.

The primary goal of the grants is to assess and plan for initiatives that increase public safety, avert increased spending on criminal justice system, and improve the accessibility and […]

Open enrollment for 2017 health plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace starts November 1 and ends January 31. Navigators in North Central Florida are available for free to answer questions and sign up for insurance through HealthCare.gov. For information, visit http://www.srahec.org/navigators or call a Navigator in your area:

Alachua County (City of Alachua and High Springs): 386-462-1551 x101
Alachua County (City of Gainesville) and Putnam Counties: 386-292-2947
Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties: 386-249-4260
Bradford, Columbia and Union Counties: 904-796-7096
Citrus, Hernando, Marion and Sumter Counties: […]