By Ginny Hollingsworth, Pensacola News Journal September 16, 2015 Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association Greater Pensacola Chapter The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association’s (FRLA) Greater Pensacola Chapter has announced the installation of new officers for 2015. President Gus Silivos, a third generation restaurateur, owns and operates Scenic 90 Cafe…...
Health briefs: Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
By Ginny Hollingsworth, Pensacola News Journal September 9, 2015 Epilepsy Foundation of Florida The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida provides navigation assistance for the Affordable Care Act. While open enrollment 2016 does not start until Nov. 1, certain circumstances such as marriage, divorce, birth of a child, loss of job-based coverage, or other…...
University of South Florida awarded $5.9 million for Obamacare outreach
Sun-Sentinel September 3, 2015 The University of South Florida’s non-profit Florida Covering Kids & Families program has been awarded $5.9 million in federal funds to continue its Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment efforts for 2016 health insurance plans, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services announced. The program,…...
FL Awarded $9.9M In 2016 Navigator Grants
By: Daylina Miller, Health News Florida September 3, 2015 Seven Floridians organizations were awarded $9.95 million to help with the third year of enrollment on the federal marketplace. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announcedWednesday nearly $67 million in navigator grants nationwide. The following Florida groups received awards: 1. Community Health…...
USF, Pinellas commission win grants to help people enroll in Obamacare
By: Kathleen McGregory, Tampa Bay Times September 2, 2015 Remember the “navigators” who helped people sign up for health insurance through the Obamacare marketplace? They’re coming back to the Tampa Bay area. On Wednesday, federal health officials awarded nearly $10 million in grants to help fund navigator programs in Florida. The…...
Marijuana program draws 42 doctors statewide
By: Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel August 19, 2015 In the ten months since Florida began preparing physicians to qualify patients for medical marijuana, only 42, including eight in Central Florida, have signed up to do so. Yet medical marijuana advocates say they are unconcerned because the rest of the state’s…...
Breaking the Stigma: Epilepsy Unraveled
By: Catherine Wysoczanski, Family First November 7, 2014 Imagine living each day with a vicious stalker following your every move and never knowing when they will strike. You never know if they will attack while you are sleeping, in school, at work or when simply walking down the street. No matter…...
Epilepsy Foundation Event Will Include Medical Marijuana Advocates
By Christopher Curry, The Gainesville Sun April 10, 2015 Medical marijuana advocates will have a presence at today’s Epilepsy Foundation of Florida’s annual Walk the Talk fundraising event in Gainesville. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Sidney Lanier Center, 312 NW 16th…...
Lead Letter: Florida’s Epilepsy Sufferers Need Medical Marijuana
By Karen Basha Egozi, Jacksonville January 30, 2015 Imagine a seizure striking without warning while attending your son’s or daughter’s soccer game. This is the fear that more than 375,000 Floridians and their families face every day involving epilepsy. The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is to eliminate…...
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