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Florida Health Celebrates 25 Years of Early Steps
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Tallahassee, Fla.—Today, Governor Scott recognized the Florida Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Services Early Steps Program for its 25 years of providing early intervention services. Early Steps serves infants and toddlers, birth to thirty-six months with disabilities, developmental delays, or children with a physical or mental condition known to create a risk of developmental delay.
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- DOH-Polk Special Care Clinic Resumes Limited Services
- Florida Department of Health in Polk County Resumes Limited Services on Wednesday, September 13
- DOH-Polk Warns Against the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Disaster Preparations for Families with Children
- DOH-Polk Office Closures for Hurricane Irma
National Preparedness Month is recognized each September and serves as a reminder that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. This Preparedness Month will focus on planning, with an overarching theme: Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.
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Teen pregnancy comes with substantial social and economic costs. That's why DOH-Polk is working with our community partners to reduce our teen pregnancy rate.
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