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May 2017

HealthStreet Featured on the Front Page of the Gainesville Sun

On April 13, 2017, we were thrilled to discover that Dr. Linda Cottler was featured on the front page of the Gainesville Sun newspaper as a "ChangeMaker" for her innovative health program, HealthStreet. The same article was also featured in the April/May edition of the Gainesville Magazine.

Research through HealthStreet: Smoking Cessation Program

Smoking leads to significant morbility and mortality throughout the world and many of those who smoke do not have the time to attend cessation programs. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in…

HealthStreet Welcomes McNair Scholar

Romae Smith has joined HealthStreet through the McNair Scholars Program, under the mentorship of Dr. Linda Cottler and HealthStreet’s Research Statistician, Jasmine Mack. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduate students for their pursuits of a doctoral degree by…

HealthStreet’s SF2UF Bridge Student Awarded Best Poster

On April 10, 2017, HealthStreet’s Janice Dalmond was awarded best poster at the RUE (Research in Undergraduate Education) Research and Creative Scholarly Projects Festival. Janice is a undergraduate student in the SF2UF Bridge program and an employee at HealthStreet. Janice Dalmond is mentored by HealthStreet’s director and founder Dr.

Team HealthStreet Attends ACTS Washington D.C. Conference

Dr. Linda Cottler, Dr. Deepthi Varma and QC/Data Specialist Scott Cohen recently represented HealthStreet at the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Translational Science 2017 conference in Washington D.C. The conference aimed to support the communication between students, researchers, and physicians regarding the education, research, and public policy…

May is Mental Health Month

As recent years have shown, depression and anxiety continue to be a major worldwide concern. Health providers and researchers have acknowledged the importance of mental health. One main concern are the stigmas that surround mental illnesses. HealthStreet hosts free therapy sessions provided by the Equal Access Clinic every Monday…