Registration for The People’s Scientific Conference to Promote Health and Eliminate Health Disparities June 14-15 at the University of Florida in Gainesville closes June 10. The conference, sponsored by the University of Florida Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program in partnership with the University of Florida Prostate Disease Center and the National Institute on Minority Health… Read More

The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Executive Director Search Committee is accepting applications for the Executive Director position until June 30.

Women of childbearing age tend to be uninsured at a higher rate than other segments of the population, but with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) they will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of changes to the health insurance landscape. Florida CHAIN, an advocacy organization aimed at improving access to healthcare in… Read More

Teen birth rates dropped significantly across the country and across races between 2007 and 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Ceter for Health Statistics reported this week. Florida saw one of the most dramatic drops — a 31 percent decrease in teen births. Nationally, the teen birth rate dropped 25 percent from 2007… Read More