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SAFETY TIPS FOR COLD WEATHER
The Florida Department of Health in Collier County (DOH-Collier) is reminding residents and visitors to stay healthy and safe this winter by taking precautions during cold weather.
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- Taking Care of Your Health Includes Getting Tested for Stds
- National Radon Action Month
- Human Trafficking Awareness
- Florida Department of Health Issues Suspension and Restriction Orders
- OMMU Weekly Update - Jan. 4, 2019
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- ANNUAL TWINS TOT WALK VIGIL
- DOH-COLLIER RAISES AWARENESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
- Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- DOH-COLLIER REMINDS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO GET THEIR FLU SHOT
We know that a healthy diet and exercise are the basics for achieving and maintaining good health, and that routine screenings for conditions and diseases of all sorts—blood pressure, mammograms, diabetes, even bi-yearly teeth cleanings—can prevent sickness and other health problems from taking root. So maybe it’s lack of awareness or just plain stigma that keeps many sexually-active adults from being screened for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Either way, STD screening is safe, confidential (as all health screenings are) and easy, and most STDs can be cured with antibiotics. STD screening is a normal part of taking care of your health.
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January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the Florida Department of Health in Collier County (DOH-Collier) is committed to raising awareness and promoting action against human trafficking. Human trafficking is a human rights violation and form of modern-day slavery. An estimated 14,500-17,500 individuals are trafficked in the United States each year, where 80 percent are women and children. Florida is the 3rd highest trafficking destination in the country, with half of all victims younger than 18 years old.
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