Embarking on Governor DeSantis’ call-to-action to ensure people with serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders are connected to accessible and appropriate community treatment, Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) Secretary Mary Mayhew announced that federal approval has been granted to allow the Agency to create a housing assistance pilot program as part of the Florida Medicaid program.
The North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners has named Brian Kozik the Chief Compliance Officer of Broward Health. Kozik, who started April 1, 2019, will provide strategic leadership and oversight of all compliance programs. He will also collaborate with corporate and regional leadership, management and medical staff to promote an awareness, understanding and culture of positive, ethical and moral principles.
Read MoreRaising a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) costs American families an estimated $5.8 billion every year—five times more than raising a child without ADHD—according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families.
The week before students at Royal Palm Beach High School celebrate their senior prom, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s Trauma Agency and community partners staged a dramatic lesson on teen driving safety. About 500 seniors at Royal Palm Beach High School learned about the potentially deadly consequences of drunk driving, distracted driving and speeding at yesterday’s crash reenactment on the high school’s football field.
Read MoreIn addition to its inaugural $1.3 million private sponsorship, Green Roads has donated and coordinated delivery of the first certified hemp plants into the state of Florida in 70 years to launch the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) hemp pilot research program. South Florida-based Green Roads, the largest privately owned hemp-derived CBD company in the country [Brightfield Group] is also providing “hemp grow” experts to work alongside UF scientists at four of its dedicated research and education facilities.
