Take precautions when cleaning and repairing flood-damaged homes and buildings, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County advises.
Category: health-fitness
A better bedbug trap: made from household items for about $1
GAINESVILLE— The contraption seems so simple, yet so clever, like something The Professor might have concocted on “Gilligan’s Island.”
Okaloosa County's evening mosquito control begins next week
The Okaloosa County Division of Environmental Services began spot spraying in May. On Monday, May 19, the standard evening broadcast spray schedule will begin, weather permitting.
Free training on domestic violence, mental health next week
Shelter House and the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence will offer free training later this month.
'The American Nurse — Healing America' screening set May 19
Northwest Florida State College will participate in the nationwide screening of “The American Nurse: Healing America,” a documentary by photojournalist and filmmaker Carolyn Jones.
Okaloosa health department lifts health advisories for recreational waterways impacted by sewage
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has lifted all health advisories for recreational waterways impacted by nearby sewage spills caused by recent fl…
Okaloosa County health department: Avoid swimming, fishing, boating in contaminated areas
Due to sewage spills caused by recent flooding, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County is monitoring contamination levels in the recreational waterways near the impacted areas. The follo…
WATER QUALITY UPDATE: Two parks receive advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Two Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Need for blood donations following flood conditions, jail explosion
OneBlood staffers ask that all donors living in areas unaffected by hazardous weather donate as soon as possible to help ensure the local supply remains strong.
Cosmetic session for women with cancer set May 12
Look Good Feel Better's next session is 1-3 p.m. May 12 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Classroom B, third floor, 1000 Mar Walt Drive, Fort Walton Beach.