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A partnership among Central Florida Behavioral Health Network and several Pinellas County agencies is yielding positive results by diverting nonviolent offenders from jails and emergency rooms to behavioral health care services, providing individuals the care they need and saving taxpayers money. [Read more…] about Pinellas Area Partnership Diverts Nonviolent Offenders From Jail to Behavioral Health Services
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced the appointment of Mori Hosseini, James “Bill” Heavener and Fred Ridley to the University of Florida Board of Trustees. [Read more…] about Appointments by Governor Ron DeSantis for Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumna Marcy Muldrow Sanders, DrPH, has been named National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) program director for her alma mater and the Florida State University System (SUS), in an initiative designed to expose faculty and students to civilian research and entrepreneurship opportunities with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). [Read more…] about Muldrow Sanders named FAMU program director for National Security Innovation Network
The Florida Lottery (Lottery) today is pleased to announce the induction of Secretary John F. Davis into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. Secretary Davis was officially inducted and honored as a “history maker” during the organization’s virtual 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, January 18. [Read more…] about Florida Lottery Secretary Inducted Into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project
New data from the Florida Association of Managing Entities (FAME) shows that 1 in 4 clients in Florida’s behavioral health safety net system used telehealth services in December as an important, COVID-safe way to support their mental well-being. [Read more…] about 1 in 4 Floridians in Behavioral Health Safety Net System Turn to Telehealth Services for Care
University of Tampa first-year student Shirah Benarde and her brother Michael Benarde, a graduate student at Florida State University, are scheduled to pitch their drink-spiking prevention scrunchie, NightCap, on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 p.m. EST. [Read more…] about UT Entrepreneurship Student to be Featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on Feb. 5
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) across the nation and members of the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists (FANA) are celebrating the 22nd annual National CRNA Week taking place January 24-30, 2021. [Read more…] about Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists Celebrates National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Week
The Florida Lottery is excited to announce that Florida had six winning tickets worth $1 million to $2 million from the Saturday, January 23 POWERBALL® drawing! [Read more…] about Six Florida players become POWERBALL® millionaires over the weekend
The members of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus will host a series of COVID-19 virtual Town Hall meetings in the coming weeks with special guest presenters to inform the public regarding current data, healthcare access and the importance of being vaccinated. [Read more…] about The Florida Legislative Black Caucus Will Host a Virtual COVID-19 Town Hall Series
Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumnus State Senator Bobby Powell, Jr. delivered a message of reassurance for troubled times during his keynote address for the University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Convocation Friday. [Read more…] about FAMU MLK Convocation Speaker State Senator Bobby Powell Jr. Delivers Reassuring Message
