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Florida recognizes mental health challenges that first responders face

State Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, who sponsored the resolution; Florida CFO and State Fire Marshall Jimmy Patronis; Marion County Commissioner Kathy Bryant; and several other dignitaries were in attendance. Officials spoke on the need to support first responders and to remove the stigma from seeking help when signs of mental heath issues arise.
A burden that is carried inside
Perry said emergency services personnel respond to what citizens only read about in the newspapers.”
He said emergency personnel have tried to deal with stress privately and carry it inside.”
The press conference was held at the centerpiece Firefighters Memorial at the training facility, which is located on Northwest Gainesville Road north of Ocala. ....

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Florida Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees

Credit: Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. (April 29, 2021) - Seven Florida Inventors whose discoveries are saving lives, transforming the environment, and creating new technologies will be inducted as the 2021 Class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Among them are Dean Kamen, often referred to as the modern Thomas Edison due to the breadth and scope of his trailblazing inventions, including the Segway®; and Mark Dean, who holds three patents for the original IBM PC and is co-inventor of the ISA bus which revolutionized modern computing.
The 2021 class also includes Norma Alcantar, whose plant-based technologies have played a critical role in the global food-water-energy nexus and are breaking ground with new biomedical applications; Roberta Goode, whose valve designs for vascular catheters have saved countless lives; Susann Keohane, whose advances in Artificial Intelligence are transforming technology for people with disabilities and the aging population; Da ....

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