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ICYMI: Supporters of #dentaltherapy ROCKED at House Health Professions & Programs subcommittee, which passed SB 21 favorably by 14-1 vote. Special thanks to Rep. Linda Chaney and @JayCollinsFL for their leadership. WATCH HERE: https://t.co/aYZmA9lSCQ
This is startling news! 400 Florida kids attempted suicide multiple (6-10) times over the past year. #bakeract#mentalhealth#evenjustice https://t.co/4UMfVVi0U5
How bad is #humantrafficking in Florida? @HCSOSheriff had to rent out not one, but TWO rooms to conduct their latest sting. HUGE shout out for recovering 7 survivors and arresting 148.
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HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE! More than half of the calls from people wanting to speak to DCF in April were blocked from doing so, according to testimony. #https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/07/31/dcf-blocked-more-than-700000-calls-in-april-from-people-who-wanted-to-speak-to-a-real-person/
🪥 Florida's oral health crisis, already among the worst in the nation, has reached epidemic proportions.
Join community leaders on June 20 in Tallahassee for a robust public conversation on dental access issues in the Big Bend area.
➡️ Register here: https://t.co/aDMzGqw2fh
#DYK the prevalence of early childhood #dental caries in American Indian and Alaska Native communities is three
times higher than it is for white children? Learn more during #DentalDiversityMonth. https://t.co/WrcEYujsMg
It may not be the cause of 75% of school shootings but common sense tells you that if you own a gun, it should be securely stored so kids can't access it.
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Hats off to the #measles vaccine!
It's like a superhero in a tiny vial, swooping in to protect you and those around you from a potentially lethal illness.
#WorldImmunizationWeek
As part of Black Maternal Health Week, we're highlighting how Community Health Centers are working to improve maternal health outcomes. One result? Health center patients have LOWER rates of low-birth weight babies than the national average.
#BMHW24#ValueCHCs
Florida DJJ has been hacked, according to Tallahassee Democrat. This is TERRIBLE news! DJJ employees allegedly can't upload files needed by judges and employees lost contact info for the youth they're supposed to be keeping in touch with. Yikes!
https://t.co/HstMfe4jow