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With the legislative session coming up, lawmakers must prioritize the state's healthcare needs, especially in mental health and transparency.
The new policy is the latest change in health care for transgender people in Florida after a 2023 law said any "governmental entity" in Florida "may not expend state funds … for sex-reassignment ...
Florida Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) is a law that prohibits gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18, places restrictions on adult patients accessing this care, and allows the state to take temporary custody of children who may be receiving gender-affirming care now or in the future. [1]
In 2008, the University of Florida and Shands at UF formed a partnership with Moffitt to develop programs in cancer care, research and prevention. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2009, the University of South Florida and Moffitt were awarded $6 million in federal grant money to create the Center for Equal Health , a five-year partnership focused on ...
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is the chief health policy and planning entity for the U.S. state of Florida.The agency was created by the Florida Legislature as part of the Health Care Reform Act of 1992. [1]
The Florida Department of Health [3] operates county health departments in all 67 of the state's counties. The agency employs more than 17,000 persons. It has worked on two-year-old immunizations, tobacco control, and statewide preparedness response efforts. The Florida Department of Health is responsible for public health, including: [4 ...
UF Health St. Johns is a medical system of the University of Florida established in 1889. Primarily located in unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida (with a St. Augustine address), [ 2 ] the organization offers "Centers of Excellence" in bariatrics, heart, cancer, maternity, orthopedics and sinus. [ 3 ]
University of Florida Health (UF Health) is a medical network associated with the University of Florida. The UF Health network consists of 11 hospitals, including UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and UF Health Jacksonville , as well as hundreds of outpatient clinics in North Florida and Central Florida . [ 4 ]