Hernando County Health Department recently announced that priority group restrictions for H1N1 vaccination have been lifted, and all Hernando County residents and visitors are now eligible for vaccination. ...more

December 30, 2009

The Highlands County Health Department has been notified that there is a second non-safety-related voluntary recall of specific lots of nasal spray H1N1 vaccine. ...more

December 27, 2009

Jan. 1 will mark the first anniversary of a big day for public health in our community. It was one year ago that Brooksville and Spring Hill regional hospitals, Oak Hill Hospital, Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center and Citrus Memorial Health System all became tobacco-free campuses. ...more

December 27, 2009

Evening clinics will open the second week of January for Hillsborough County children needing a second dose of the swine flu vaccine. ...more

December 27, 2009

Evening clinics will open the second week of January for Hillsborough County children needing a second dose of the swine flu vaccine. ...more

December 25, 2009

Q. I got the swine flu vaccine while breast feeding but I have now stopped breast feeding. Is my baby still vaccinated or not? - Aisling, Ballylinan, Ireland ...more

December 22, 2009

Q. What are side effects of a swine flu shot or the nasal spray? - Unknown sender ...more

December 22, 2009

Finished eight months early, the Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter was called an early Christmas gift for Pasco residents by officials at the dedication ceremony this week. ...more

December 19, 2009

Fog shrouded most of west Pasco County on Monday morning. But as though on cue, the sun broke through the clouds to shine on the dedication of the Mike Fasano Regional Hurricane Shelter. ...more

December 16, 2009

Guests at a downtown Miami luxury hotel have been relocated after health officials determined three visitors have contracted Legionnaires' disease there since October. One died. ...more

December 12, 2009