PENSACOLA —World Blood Donor Day is Saturday, June 14. It was created as a way of honoring blood donors and to say thank you to the loyal donors who save lives every single day.
Category: health-fitness
Crestview doctor: Social support crucial following cancer diagnosis
CRESTVIEW — Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be difficult, said Dr. Rasha Beg, a specialist with 21st Century Oncology. “So to help them get through it, social support and their own outlet is importa…
Zumba fundraiser to benefit Children's Miracle Network
CRESTVIEW — Zumba enthusiasts, or those who want to try out the aerobic fitness program, can attend Dancing for Babies, a Children’s Miracle Network fundraiser, on Friday.
Health department seeks anyone in contact with rabid raccoon
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) is issuing a public health advisory in an effort to locate the person or persons who may have recently com…
Food bank to provide free meals for Okaloosa children
CRESTVIEW — For the 12th consecutive summer, Bay Area Food Bank is partnering with Northwest Florida organizations to provide free meals to children through the Summer Food Service Program.
Crestview family expecting ‘mono-mono’ twins
CRESTVIEW — Brandon and Lyndsey Brooks are not only expecting twins; they're expecting monoamniotic twins, also called mono-mono twins.
Three parks receive 'poor' advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Three Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
On June 2, Garniers Park in Fort…
Look Good Feel Better has June 9 and 16 sessions scheduled in Northwest Florida
Look Good Feel Better's next sessions are:1-3 p.m. June 9 at North Okaloosa Medical Center, Senior Circle classroom, 127 E. Redstone Ave., Suite A, Crestview; and 5-7 p.m. June 16 at Sacred Heart Hos…
Cancer survivors' hoedown set next week
CRESTVIEW — This weekend, area cancer survivors, family members and caregivers can attend 21st Century Oncology's National Cancer Survivors Day Hoedown.
Covenant Hospice grief support series begins next week
Covenant Hospice's six-week grief support group starts Tuesday, June 3.