On Monday, February 11th, UF HealthStreet is hosting an Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) National Town Hall focusing on Distracted Driving. We invite you to join the discussion and get up-to-date information about how distracted driving impacts traffic flow and safety, and how peoples’ perception contributes to distraction. Our moderator…
HealthStreet is proud to welcome students as part of our Spring 2020 C.A.M.E.O. student and volunteer program!
The Neurocognitive Screening Initiative (NSI) provides a cognitive assessment service to adults who have concerns about their thinking or memory, including symptoms of ADHD, epilepsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and dementia syndromes like Alzheimer’s disease. The clinic offers screenings to uninsured individuals or those who cannot otherwise afford cognitive testing.
The UF Healthstreet Overdose Prevention and Education initiative, sponsored by the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health of the Florida Department of Children and Families, launched Tuesday at the UF HPNP Atrium. Nearly 70 people were in attendance, ranging from students, faculty, staff and community members. The event was…
On Thursday, December 5th, the University Of Florida Office Of Sustainability hosted the 2019 Fall Collection Day. This event was an easy and convenient way for the Gainesville community to donate their gently used household, clothing, electronics, and food items to deserving organizations. We are lucky to have received a…
On Wednesday, November 6th, Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) will be brought to Florida State University for a national town hall focusing on Catalyzing Leadership and Community-Engagement for Maternal and Child Health Equity. We invite you to join the discussion on maternal and child health equity and stimulate catalytic conversations…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Beatrice Dorestil, MPH as the new Director of Operations for UF HealthStreet. Beatrice earned her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Florida and has served as the Lead Community Health Worker (CHW) at UF HealthStreet since June 2018.
Get ready for one of Gainesville’s favorite community events: HealthStreet’s Night of Dance at Bo Diddley Plaza! Night of Dance brings Gainesville’s diverse communities together to celebrate the art of dance while spreading the word about health resources available to individuals and families in our communities. Local groups will be…
Come to HealthStreet on Thursday, July 18th between 6-8:30 p.m. and get a FREE skin cancer screening! Chomp Melanoma, a group composed of UF medical and undergraduate students, will be hosting the event, which is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis (no appointment required). UF Health dermatologists,…
Thirty years after Cottler created the original HealthStreet model, she continues to blaze new trails and find new paths for public health collaboration, not just locally, but also within the global community. HealthStreet founding director, Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., MPH, FACE, traveled to Taiwan last week to speak…
