Category: health-fitness

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida Program offers residents services that can double a tobacco user’s chances of successfully quitting.
A new study released…

CRESTVIEW — A night fit for a princess served as a party for young girls and a fundraiser for cancer research.
Click here or see photos from the event.
Relay for Life of Crestview's Duke It Out t…

FORT WALTON BEACH — Floridians living in standardized public housing may be breathing easier soon. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro has introduced a smoke-free policy in HUD-affi…

NICEVILLE — Miles of Memories 5K, a fundraiser for Covenant Hospice Okaloosa and Walton patients with Alzheimer's disease, has been set.
The event is 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at Superior Residences a…

LAUREL HILL — The Children’s Volunteer Health Network's Just for Grins Mobile Dental Clinic Program is coming to Okaloosa County for the first time.
The program — which has operated since the  2008…

NICEVILLE — A free information session on Northwest Florida State College's associate degree in nursing program will provide answers on applications and more.
The meeting is 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, De…

CRESTVIEW — Proceeds from this weekend's Race for Lace 5K will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The 5K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Main Street Medical Center — 369 Main St…

KISSIMMEE — The Florida Department of Health and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are pleased to announce the winners of the "Healthy, Fast, 'Fresh From Florida' Challenge."

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CRESTVIEW — Dr. Stephanie Gorman has joined Sacred Heart Medical Group Pediatrics in Crestview.
The office includes Dr. Joseph Peter, advanced registered nurse practitioner Lindsey Mann-Badyrka and…

CRESTVIEW— Covenant Hospice seeks volunteers to help plan the 10th Annual Blue Jean Ball, scheduled for October 2016.
Proceeds from the event, which includes dinner and dancing, help fund the nonpr…