MIAMI GARDENS – More than 100 residents turned out to attend the Community Health and Wellness Meeting on January 29 at Carol City Middle School. Miami-Dade CountyCommissioner Barbara J. Jordan and Miami-Dade School Board Vice-Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III hosted the event.

The health benefits of regular exercise are undeniable, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services recommends 30 minutes of exercise at least five times per week.

Several Caribbean nations have implemented an initiative aimed at improving hypertension prevention and control.

MIAMI – Getting less than five hours of sleep a night leads to an increased likelihood of teens carrying a handgun – and even taking a gun to school, according to a new study published in Sleep Health by researchers from Florida International University and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations health agency has signaled that tobacco might be reaching burn-out among Caribbean men, predicting that two decades of increasing tobacco use around the world are set to go into reverse.

Two Cuban doctors have claimed they and other detainees were forced to live in unhealthy conditions while held at an immigration detention in the United States.

One in three Floridians will die from heart disease, according to the Florida Department of Health. There are steps Floridians can take to reduce their risk of succumbing to heart disease. As part of Broward Health’s drive to provide high quality care for all, Broward Health hospitals are offering a variety of events, some at no cost, during the month of February to help raise awareness of heart disease.

The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) is under a mosquito-borne illness alert.

NASSAU, The Bahamas– Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands says diabetes mellitus is a devastating and costly non-communicable disease and is the fifth leading cause of death in The Bahamas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning Caribbean countries to be prepared to deal with the heat waves that have so far affected several nations, including the United States.

Miami, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health (Department) is strongly encouraging all unvaccinated residents to get their flu shot as soon as possible. Flu vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu and its potentially serious complications.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The American Embassy here has announced the arrival of the hospital ship USNS Comfort as part of the operation Sustainable Promise of the United States Navy.