Here in Volusia County, local students are getting an opportunity to read and write and also get their preventative oral health needs met all while in school.

Stefany Strong tells us about the Volusia County School Based Oral Health Program in this segment of Community Health Matters.

It’s time to brush your teeth – do you have the right toothbrush? In this segment of Community Health Matters, Stefany Strong introduces you to Jo Ann Weatherwax who has some very important tips for brushing your teeth.

It’s important for staff to train to be prepared to handle any emergency that may impact Volusia County.

Stefany Strong takes you to a recent training that prepares staff to operate special needs shelters in this segment of Community Health Matters.

There are some high tech changes coming to one of the state’s most popular nutrition programs– the WIC Program for women infants and children.

In this segment of Community Health Matters, Stefany Strong explains that next year WIC clients will say goodbye to paper vouchers and hello to electronic purchases.

In recent years you probably heard more about the benefits of including milk and other dairy products in the foods and beverages you regularly have.

Stefany Strong gives you an up close look at why milk matters in this segment of Community Health Matters.

The Department of Health in Volusia County offers a tuberculosis program.

In this segment of Community Health Matters, Stefany Strong explains the basics of TB– what it is– and how it is treated.

You can’t look at someone and tell if they are HIV positive. There are many faces to HIV and there are stories behind each face.

Stefany Strong takes us to the Department of Health’s Faces of HIV exhibit as it makes a stop in Volusia County in this segment of Community Health Matters.

Across the state, Department of Health employees participated in “Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! Here in Volusia County, employees read a book called "James Wakes Up to School Breakfast!" to students at Westside Elementary in Daytona Beach.

Stefany Strong has details in this segment of Community Health Matters.

In January 2013, the Florida Department of Health hosted a Surgeon General’s Symposium on Achieving Healthiest Weight in Florida. During the event, partners and stakeholders from across the state came together to address and find solutions to help all Floridians reach and maintain a healthy weight.

Stefany Strong has more in this segment of Community Health Matters.