Fdoh News Today

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) in Palm Beach County has issued a health alert to waterways in Palm Springs due to a sewer main break.

There is a confirmed case of tuberculosis disease at a middle school in Vero Beach and the FDOH is alerting staff and parents of students.

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that normally lives in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt. Although infections are rare, there tend to be several cases of vibrio each year in Florida.

Manatee County, Fla. – Yesterday, Florida Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris, alongside community partners, visited the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) in Manatee County - a comprehensive network of addiction and opioid treatment.

Gulf County, Fla. – Yesterday, Florida Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris, alongside community partners, visited the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) in Gulf County - a comprehensive network of addiction and opioid treatment.

Flagler County, Fla. – Today, Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Erica Floyd Thomas, alongside community partners, visited the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE)[https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CORE-Handout.pdf] in Flagler County - a comprehensive network of addiction and opioid treatment.

Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)[https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/] have partnered to provide Halloween tips that encourage Floridians to make the good decisions about their health and safety[https://www.floridahealth.gov/_documents/newsroom/press-releases/2022/10/20221027-halloween-safety-tips.pdf] while enjoying Halloween.

Marion County, Fla. – Today, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, and Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Shevaun Harris, alongside community partners, visited the expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE)[https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flgov.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FCORE-Handout.pdf] in Marion County - a comprehensive network of addiction and opioid treatment.

The Florida Department of Health is doing its part to have potential live-saving medication for an opioid overdose available.

FDOH said most of the fish caught in local water should be eaten twice a week. Some fish, they say you shouldn't eat at all.