Around 350,000 people in the United States have Down syndrome (DS), a genetic condition associated with lower bone mass and increased risk of bone fracture. Research from Texas A&M University has previously shown that when people with…
Category: 6. Health
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Promoting Health in Homeless Shelters
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the homeless population is at a higher risk of coming in contact with tuberculosis (TB) than the settled (housed) population. The risk factors for the homeless…
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Tuberculosis Tests for Work or School
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Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program – Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (.gov)
- Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Florida Department of Health in Osceola County (.gov)
- Mobile Mammography – 1/09/2026 Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (.gov)
- Florida Department of Health Offers Free…
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HIV/AIDS Reporting – Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County
If you are a Pinellas or Pasco County health care provider or laboratory director that tests, diagnoses and/or treats HIV/AIDS patients, please be aware that the Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 64D-3 states that certain demographic…
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Perinatal HIV Services – Florida Department of Health in Lee County
Florida Statute 64D-3.042 requires all pregnant women to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including, HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis at the initial prenatal care visit and again at 28 to 32 weeks gestation.
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HIV Home Test Kits – Florida Department of Health in Osceola County
Florida Department of Health in Osceola County
24/7 Disease Reporting: 407-343-2155
Fax – Disease Report Forms:407-343-2145
STD/HIV/AIDS: 407-343-2181
Refugee Health: 407-343-2168Mailing Address
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Special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health explores the role of primary health care in addressing NCDs – PAHO/WHO
Washington, DC, January 7, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Journal of Public Health, the scientific publication of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), recently published a special issue dedicated to strengthening primary health care to…
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Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program (HAI)
The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County’s (DOH-Charlotte) Health Care-Associated Infection Prevention Program (HAI) is a non-regulatory, grant-based, CDC program developed to assist health care facilities in Charlotte…
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HIV/AIDS Surveillance (Area 6) – Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County
Understanding HIV in Hillsborough County: Our Commitment to Informed Decisions
Our mission at the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) is to empower our community with the needed knowledge to make…
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