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Florida Department of Health in Gulf and Franklin Counties

Wellness Newsletter March 2016MISSION: To protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state,

county, & community efforts. isit our !e"site at floridahealth.gov 

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The “Through with CHEW” campaign in Gulf and FranklinCounties was a huge success! Apalachicola a Charter"WAT #"tudents Working Against To$acco% spent the weekimplementing acti&ities to educate students' parents and thecommunit a$out the dangers of spit To$acco( Wewahitchkaand )ort "t( *oe students hit their local soft$all and $ase$allgames to educate citi+ens( Great ,o$ "WAT!

Gulf and Franklin "WAT kids continued the momentuwith their “-ick utts .a” Cele$ration on /arch 01thFranklin "WAT groups were “kicking cigarette $utts tothe cur$” with &isual displa acti&ities in the schoolsand around the cities to promote the campaign(Franklin "WAT are also working on producing a &ideowhich will $e shot in three locations in Franklin CountThe &ideo will promote the importance of keeping $uawa from waterwas' $eaches and parks( 

"peaking of parks! —TheWewahitchka Cit Commissionersrecentl appro&ed a new smoke-free resolution with supportingsignage to $e placed around 2akeAlice and T2 *ames )arks( Tocele$rate this achie&ement and-ick utts .a' "WAT studentsfrom Wewahitchka conducted apark cleanup at 2ake Alice(

3n )ort "t( *oe' 4th grade "WAT mem$er /adison urkett spoke on $ehaof her peers at the )"* Cit Commission to propose similar smoke-freeopportunities in parks with plaground e5uipment( This pro,ect wasappro&ed to mo&e forward and we are so proud of our oung outh leadeTo also cele$rate this &ictor and -ick utts .a 3n )ort "t( *oe' "WATouth cleaned up cigarette $utts and other de$ris around Frank )ate )ark

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Want to impro*e the +ualit, of

life in ,our communit,-

No! is your chance# Our top health concerns in $ulf and Fran%lin ounties !ere

selected "y community partners and advocates .ust like /()The top health concerns are:

"ccess to Care

Health, Weiht

&ustance "useMental Health

No! it's time to identify !ays to improve these areas#

(lease )oin us for the first *+- ommunity ealth Improvement /or%shops#

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When3 0pril -, *+-, 1:++ am2*:++ pm 3ST

Where3 Florida 4epartment of ealth in $ulf ounty

*567 $arrison 0venue, (ort St. 8oe, F9 *57-

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When3 0pril , *+-, 1:++ am2*:++ pm 3ST

Where3 Florida 4epartment of ealth in Fran%lin ounty

1 *th St., 0palachicola, F9 **+

;S( to 4eanna Simmons, <7+27121<- or 4eanna.Simmons=flhealth.gov.

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4525150 Health, Food of the Month &trawerries)

The stra!"erry is a delicious, "right red fruit produced on a lo!2lying plant !hich can "e gro!n inthe ground or in container. In Florida, stra!"erries are planted in Octo"er or early Novem"er anare full2si>ed and perfect for eating this time of the year. The stra!"erries !e see right no! aremost li%ely Florida2gro!n, and )ust at their pea% of s!eetness and )uiciness.

Stra!"erries are lo! in calories and contain vitamin 0, vitamin 3, and are an e?cellent source of vitamin !hich helps the"ody fight infections and illness. /hen purchasing or pic%ing stra!"erries, choose "erries !ith a shiny red color, green capand a s!eet smell. To store stra!"erries, %eep them in the refrigerator. @efore eating, use cool !ater to gently !ash them

If loo%ing for fro>en stra!"erries, select ones !ith no sugar added.

If you !ant to try to gro! your o!n stra!"erries, plant them ne?t autumn and choose Ashort dayB varieties !ith namessuch as Festival, Treasure and handler. The plants need moist, !ell2drained soil and plenty of sunlight. The !atering needof the stra!"erry plant are important !hen the fruit is forming, as the plant first develops small !hite flo!ers until the fruis red and ripe. The ounty ooperative 3?tension office is a good source of information pertaining to gro!ingstra!"erries.

;emem"er to ma%e 72*22+ your goal every day#7 2 Fruits and vegeta"les a day Cincluding crunchy, ra! vegeta"les and fruitD* 2 Only * hours or less of screen time a day CT, computers, video gamesD 2 One hour of physical activity a day

+ 2 Sugar2s!eetened drin%s Cdrin% more !ater and non2fat mil%D

Closing the Gap6 Body and Soul-  Health and Wellness )rogram at the 2o&e Cente

Church

)astor "heila /artin started a health ministr after participating in the e&idence-$ased health cooking Curriculumwith Alma )ugh and Talitha 7o$inson' from the Gulf8Franklin Closing the Gap program( The ministr and wellnessprograms' designed for African American and Hispanic faith- $ased communities' encourages mem$ers to eat adiet rich in fruits and &egeta$les e&er da for $etter phsical health( The Churches that em$race the Body andSoul -  Health and Wellness curriculum help their mem$ers take care of their $odies as well as their spirts(

)astor "heila /artin of the lo&e Center Church said “/arch is9ational 9utrition /onth( Hat:s off to the ladies of the Closing

the Gap )rogram for their “eat the rain$ow” presentation( Thise&ent kicked off our Annual /arch Gladness Awareness at 2o&Center Church( 3 continued eating m rain$ow at $reakfast(”

Healthy Cooking demonstrations continue every month fro2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

Apalachicola: Piggly Wiggly on 1thPort !t" #oe: $ollar %eneral &arket on &arch 2'rd ( '0th

3f ou ha&e 5uestions a$out the Closing the Gap or od and "oul Health and Wellness program'please call Alma )ugh6 #;4<% 14=->000 ? 0== or Talitha 7o$inson6 #;4<% 14=->000 ? 0<>( 

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%ulf and )ranklin -

*et+s &ove, Child Care Campaign 

 A local partnership has $een meeting with Earl

Childcare Education #ECE% )ro&iders to educate

on the $enefits of registering for the 2et:s /o&e

Child Care campaign(

2et:s /o&e! Child Care encourages pro&iders to

meet 4 goals6 9urture Health Eaters' )ro&ide

Health e&erages' Get -ids /o&ing' 7educe

"creen Time' and "upport reastfeeding(

"ta tuned on this initiati&e( "ome pro&iders are

&er close to $eing nationall recogni+ed on the

map!

Gulf and Franklin earn Florida Charts "potlight on their efforts at http688www(floridacharts(com8charts8default(asp

%ulf County and City of Port !t" #oe receive

Healthiest Weight Community Champion -ecognitio

Florida:s count go&ernments pla an important role in

reducing o$esit( 3mplementing $est practice policies and pro

grams ha&e $een shown to increase phsical acti&it and im@

pro&e nutrition( 

3n Gulf Count and the Cit of )ort "t( *oe' policies include

maintaining a sstem of parks and $iccling routes' supporting access to a growing farmer:s market with freshfruits and &egeta$les' and implementing worksite wellness programs( These opportunities are helping to create

an en&ironment where the health choice is the eas choice( 

To cele$rate these efforts in en&ironmental change' all local go&ernments in Florida were in&ited to su$mit de@

scriptions of their ,urisdiction efforts( For the second ear in a row' Gulf Count and the Cit of )ort "t( *oe $een

recogni+ed $ the Florida department of Health as a Health Weight Communit Champion( Thank ou for our

commitment to a healthier en&ironment for our citi+ens! 

#)ictures6 Awards presented $ /arsha 2indeman' Administrator for the Florida .epartment of Health in Gulf and FranklinCounties and "arah Hinds' Wellness /anager and )3(%

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This newsletter was created $ Am 2ee( The information is pro&ided for the purpose of education onl and is not intended to diagnose and8or treat an medical and8or mental health condition(

For specific medical ad&ice' diagnosis' and8or treatment' please contact our primar care pro&ider or call our local Health .epartment to make an appointment( #;4<->>B

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3mergency (reparedness: Spring @rings Storm /arnings#

Spring Break Health and Safety Tips

/ake this ears spring $reak memora$le $ ha&ing fun and helping ourself' our friends' and others

sta safe and health(

Protect yourself from the sun.

After a cold winter' its tempting to sta in the hot sun all da( Although getting a little sun can ha&e some $enefits'

e?cessi&e and unprotected sun e?posure can result in premature aging' changes in skin te?ture' and skin cancer(

Alwas wear sunscreen with at least ")F 04( For ee protection' wear wraparound sunglasses that pro&ide 0<< percen

D ra protection(

Know the ropes.

When swimming and $oating' know whats e?pected and what ou can do to pre&ent in,ur or death for ourself and

others( -now how to swim( Wear our life ,acket while $oating( A&oid alcoholic $e&erages while $oating( Complete a$oating education course(

)articipate in the &essel safet check program( http688wow(uscgau?(info8content(phpunit&-dept