Category: health-fitness

MILTON — The rate of adult smoking in Santa Rosa County remains higher than the state average, according to the 2017 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps tool released by the University of Wisconsin and…

ALLENTOWN — Wyatt Patterson has been on dialysis for two years and needs a kidney donation. 
The problem is the Allentown resident no longer qualifies for a donation on the waiting list; he needs s…

MILTON — Milton native David Watkins doesn’t know if he’d be alive much longer if not for Nate Gabrelcik’s kidney donation, he said.
Watkins said the disease attacking his kidneys runs in his famil…

MILTON — Santa Rosa Medical Center will host a series of free classes taught by Certified Diabetes Educator Patti King-Warner, RN. 
All classes will be held at 6002 Berryhill Road, Locklin Building…

MILTON — April is National Donate Life Month, and Santa Rosa Medical Center is welcoming the community to an event to benefit organ donors.

 

The Donate Life Month event will begin at 2:30 p.m.…

MILTON — The United Way Santa Rosa County has completed its senior citizen survey as part of its contract with Milton to complete a Community Lifecycle Plan.
The survey requested 359 participants’ …

MILTON — Pregnant women seeking help from Milton’s Pregnancy Resource Center now can receive a free ultrasound, a goal the organization had for six years, according to Client Services Director Patsy …

MILTON — Milton’s Senior Expo and Health Fair featured over 20 vendors offering products and services. 
In addition, medical experts provided blood pressure, cholesterol and grip strength screening…

Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola will offer a free, six-week tobacco-cessation program beginning March 13 and March 16 for people who want to stop smoking or using tobacco. The two-hour classes wil…

MILTON — Tobacco-free business, a growing trend throughout the state and country, is making its way to Santa Rosa County. 
To date, at least 14 businesses in Santa Rosa County have implemented toba…