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 May 2010 Media Releases
5-25-10 Nat'l Caribbean HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [39KB pdf]
5-21-10 Health In Motion:  June schedule [52KB pdf]
5-4-10 County students without insurance get free vision exams and eyeglasses
 - Photo (High Res) [1MB JPG]   Photo (Low) [132KB JPG]		 [50KB pdf]

 April 2010 Media Releases
4-23-10 Health In Motion:  May schedule [50KB pdf]
4-23-10 H1N1 Flu:  Seventh death reported in Sarasota County [37KB pdf]
4-15-10 Rabid bat handled by children [37KB pdf]
4-9-10 National STD Awareness Month [36KB pdf]

 March 2010 Media Releases
3-26-10 Sixth H1N1 (swine) flu death confirmed in Sarasota County [23KB pdf]
3-24-10 CHIP health survey targets 8,000 households in region [43KB pdf]
3-23-10 Media Advisory:  Kick Butts Day [23KB pdf]
3-19-10 "Exposing the Truth" Play [23KB pdf]
3-18-10 Health In Motion:  April 2010 schedule [36KB pdf]
3-16-10 Motivate your clients to make healthy lifestyle changes [23KB pdf]
3-5-10 Rabies alert issued in Sarasota County [21KB pdf]
3-4-10 Nutrition Month activities [39KB pdf]

 February 2010 Media Releases
2-26-10 Nat'l Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day [39KB pdf]
2-23-10 Local health officials report an increase in Norovirus [21KB pdf]
2-19-10 Free tax aid: update [54KB pdf]
2-19-10 Health In Motion: March Schedule [50KB pdf]
2-16-10 Report to be released on Sarasota County health ranking [24KB pdf]
2-3-10 Free tax aid [54KB pdf]
2-1-10 Nat'l Black HIV Awareness Day [30KB pdf]

 January 2010 Media Releases
1-26-10 Health In Motion: February Schedule [36KB pdf]
1-19-10 Free H1N1 vaccines for local businesses [21KB pdf]
1-15-10 Before departing for Haiti, health officials urge getting recommended vaccines [23KB pdf]
1-07-10 Tobacco Free Florida Street Team rolls into Thunder by the Bay [35KB pdf]
1-07-10 National Influenza Vaccine Awareness Week [33KB pdf]
 
  
 December 2009 Media Releases
12-22-09 Health In Motion: January Schedule [49KB pdf]
12-07-09 Fifth H1N1 Flu death in Sarasota County [22KB pdf]
12-01-09 Health In Motion: December Schedule [40KB pdf]

 November 2009 Media Releases
11-30-09 H1N1 flu vaccinations now available for all Sarasota County residents [23KB pdf]
11-18-09 Great American Smokeout goes to the beach [32KB DOC]
11-18-09 Free H1N1 flu vaccinations available to people in CDC risk groups [36KB pdf]
11-12-09 H1N1 School-Based Clinics Continue [27KB pdf]
11-10-09 North Port Health Center closes for move on Friday, November 13 [21KB pdf]
11-3-09 Local health officials issue tick-borne disease advisory [37KB pdf]

 October 2009 Media Releases
10-30-09 H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for elementary & Pre-K students begin [30KB pdf]
10-23-09 Health In Motion: November Schedule [48KB doc]
10-9-09 Beach Water Advisory Lifted [25KB PDF]
10-9-09 H1N1 Flu:  Media Availability [25KB PDF]
10-7-09 Fourth H1N1 Flu Death in Sarasota County [25KB PDF]
10-2-09 H1N1 Flu: Media Availability [23KB PDF]
10-1-09 Health In Motion:  October schedule [37KB PDF]

 
September 2009 Media Releases
9-25-09 Public Flu Shot Clinics 2009
Schedule of Flu Shot Clinics 2009		 [20KB PDF]
9-25-09 Media Availability [22KB PDF]
9-23-09 Beach Water Advisory [21KB PDF]
9-19-09 Beach Water Advisory Lifted [34KB PDF]
9-17-09 Beach Water Advisory [34KB PDF]
9-15-09 Seasonal Flu Shot Clinics [40KB PDF]
9-14-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu death [23KB PDF]
9-9-09 Community Forum: Public Town Hall Meeting on H1N1 & Seasonal Flu Preparations [37KB PDF]
9-9-09 Protect yourself from Pneumonia - Vaccine & cost info [45KB PDF]
9-4-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu update (press kits) [75KB PDF]
9-4-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu media briefing [22KB PDF]

August 2009 Media Releases
8-27-09 Health In Motion: September schedule [24KB PDF]
8-20-09 Health Dept & School District officials prepare for flu as school resumes [27KB PDF]
8-19-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Update & School Preparations for Sarasota County [21KB PDF]
8-10-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu update [22KB PDF]

July 2009 Media Releases
7-31-09 Back-to-school preparations: Ensure your child has health insurance [22KB PDF]
7-31-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu update [22KB PDF]
7-27-09 Health in Motion: August schedule [25KB PDF]
7-23-09 Back to school immunization reminder [36KB PDF]
7-22-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu update [23KB PDF]
7-17-09 H1N1 (Swine) Flu deaths in Sarasota County [23KB PDF]
7-16-09 First H1N1 (Swine) Flu death in a Sarasota County resident [23KB PDF]

 
June 2009 Media Releases
6-30-09 Dr Gulati joins staff at North Port Health Center  |  photo [33KB PDF]
6-19-09 Take precautions this summer to prevent H1N1 (swine) flu [21KB PDF]
6-16-09 Health In Motion:  July schedule [25KB PDF]
6-8-09 Nat'l HIV Testing Day: June 27 [41KB PDF]
6-4-09 Wellness Coalition's June Seminar:  Worksite Wellness [21KB PDF]

        
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