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Family Health Line
800-451-2229
The statewide toll-free hotline offers counseling information and referrals about pregnancy, infant and toddler issues.
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What is WIC?
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.
Learn More About WIC
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What is WIC?
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.
Learn More About WIC
- Poor health outcomes for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are apparent when comparing their health indicators against the rest of the U.S. population.
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What is WIC?
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.
Learn More About WIC
- Disability and Health Program
- The Disability and Health Program (DHP) is funded by a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goals of the program are to include Floridians of all ages with disabilities in all of the Department of Health’s programs and activities for health promotion, disease prevention, wellness, and disaster preparedness.
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What is WIC?
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.
Learn More About WIC
- Prepare Yourself
- Tools and resources to help you and your family prepare for any disaster.
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Licensing & Regulation
Regulated Professions
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- 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator
- Acupuncture
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- Dentist
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- School Psychologist
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- Speech-Language Pathologist
Regulated Facilities
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- Body Piercing Salon
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
- Counterfeit-proof Prescription Vendors
- Dental Laboratories
- Electrology Facility
- Electrolysis Training Programs
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- Environmental Testing Laboratories
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Statistics & Data
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Florida CHARTS
Florida CHARTS is your one-stop-site for Florida public health statistics and community health data.
Visit floridacharts.com
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Certificates
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Order Your Certificates
Order birth, death, divorce, and marriage certificates from the Department of Health.
Order Certificates
- Apostilles or Exemplified Certificates
- An Apostille is a certification provided under the Hague convention of 1961 for authenticating documents for use in foreign countries
- An Exemplified certification covers those countries who did not sign the Hague Treaty
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Diseases & Conditions
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Featured Topic:
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
MERS is a viral respiratory illness with limited person to person transmission and characterized by fever, cough and shortness of breath that often develops into severe acute respiratory illness. Read more about MERS in Florida.
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Report a Disease
To report a disease, contact your local county health department. - Disease Reporting and Surveillance
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Environmental Health
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EMS Advisory Council
Contact the Florida Department of Health
- 850-245-4444
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
- 2014 Vacancy Letter
- State Award Winners Press Release
- 911 Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Education and Training
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- EMS Complaints and Investigations
- EMS for Children (EMSC)
- EMS Grants
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- EMS Rules and Statutes
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- Emergency Medical Services Tracking and Reportying System (EMSTARS)
- Prehospital Data Collection and Reporting System
- 2012-2014 EMS Strategic Plan
- Do Not Resuscitate Form 1896 (Multilingual) Important! In order to be legally valid this form MUST be printed on yellow legal paper prior to being completed. EMS and medical personnel are only required to honor the form if it is printed on yellow legal paper.
Florida 2013 EMS Reassessment Report
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (EMSAC)
- EMS Administrator Fire Vacancy 2013
- Advisory Council Members
- Advisory Council Committees
- Advisory Council By-laws
The EMS Advisory Council Drug Shortage Committee will be holding Web-Ex meetings on the following days and times until further notice.
Professionals Resource Network (PRN)
PRN is available to impaired individuals.
Web-Ex Information:
EMS Drug Shortage Committee meeting website
Teleconference Information:
888-670-3525, Conference Code: 1799224006
Drug Shortage Points Rev 1-26-13
Date Time Minutes
February 12, 2013 2:00p.m. Minutes
February 26, 2013 2:00p.m. Minutes
March 12, 2013 2:00p.m.
March 26, 2013 2:00p.m.
April 9, 2013 Meeting will be held during EMS Advisory Council Meeting in Tampa
May 7, 2013 2:00p.m. Minutes
May 20, 2013 2:00p.m. Minutes
June 3, 2013 2:00p.m.
December 16, 2013 10:00a.m. Notice
Upcoming Advisory Council Upcoming Meeting Information
State Bureau Report Highlights
2014
2013
Access to Care
Florida EMS Advisory Council Committees Meeting Agendas and Minutes
EMS Advisory Committee - Jack Scott, Chair
Medical Care Committee - Patricia Byers, MD ChairLegislative Committee - Alan Skavroneck, Chair
Disaster Response Guidelines Committee
Florida EMS Constituency Groups Meeting Agendas and Minutes
Florida Council of EMS Chiefs
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