Participants in the Make a Difference! Leadership Academy typically go on a field trip to a school board or city hall meeting, but last week a local official came to them — Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown stopped by one of the Leadership Academy classes while in the area and visited with our budding leaders! [nggallery… Read More
It’ll be the same fun game of doctors and nurses, back to school health fair and awareness for infant mortality — just a different day. Rounds at the Grounds 2012 has been rescheduled for August 19 at 4 pm. We hope to see you there!
When: August 16, 2012 Location: Early Learning Coalition, 8301 Cypress Plaza Dr., Suite 201, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Time: 9 am
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is hosting a free webinar on “Why is obesity different in women across the lifespan and how does that impact prevention and treatment?” The 90-minute webinar will be August 9 at 2pm. The webinar will address prevention and treatment and differences in different age categories: pre-teen, 18-55, 55 and… Read More
The state released the final infant mortality statistics for 2011 and the news is good for Florida’s families: The infant mortality rate has fallen to 6.4 deaths per 1,000 live births, a historic low and down 33 percent from 1990. The full Florida Vital Statistics Reports can be found here. The overall infant mortality rate in… Read More