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CRESTVIEW — Silvercrest Manor Nursing Home faces a fine and a state-mandated probation for failing to report allegations of abuse and to implement procedures to prevent abuse. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Lime balloons and homemade signs on Saturday complemented green T-shirts on attendees’ backs to educate people about Lyme disease. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Britainy Pate maintains a positive outlook after finally receiving answers about her mysterious paralysis. READ MORE
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FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health, or DOH, in Okaloosa County has received the fourth annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps’ data. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa Medical Center will raise heart health awareness with a walking event at the hospital on Wednesday. READ MORE
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FORT WALTON BEACH — North Okaloosa Medical Center CEO and 2013 American Heart Association Heart Walk chairman David Fuller met with Okaloosa and Walton county executives March 12 at Northwest Florida State College to show numerous ways that partnership with the American Heart Association, or AHA, can benefit their businesses and employees. READ MORE
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FORT WALTON BEACH — Changes could be made soon to the number of certified trauma centers in Northwest Florida and throughout the state. READ MORE
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FORT WALTON BEACH — Doctors, first responders, and other stakeholders will speak in support of expanding access to trauma care during a workshop hosted by the Florida Department of Health, or DOH, at 8 a.m. March 8 at the Okaloosa County Health Department in Fort Walton Beach. The DOH is convening workshops across the state to gather public input about strengthening the Florida trauma system. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Penny Eubanks, West Florida Area Health Education Center’s assistant director and a former smoker, knows how difficult it is to quit smoking. READ MORE
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CRESTVIEW — Coastal Vein Institute, in collaboration with The American Venous Forum and Legs for Life organizations, will offer a free varicose, spider vein and peripheral arterial disease screening to raise awareness for vascular disease and available treatment options. READ MORE
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TALLAHASSEE — Progress Florida and Florida CHAIN have launched Health Care for Florida Now, www.healthcareforflorida.org, to educate Floridians about new health coverage opportunities and to engage public support to protect, implement and support the Affordable Care Act. READ MORE
