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HealthStreet Spotlight: Beatrice Dorestil, MPH

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.

Save the Date! HealthStreet’s 4th Annual Night of Dance | 10/19/19

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…

CHOMP Melanoma’s FREE Skin Cancer Screening at HealthStreet

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,…

Dr. Cottler Recognized for Professorship and Mentorship Awards

Last month, HealthStreet’s very own founding director, Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., MPH, FACE, was selected for UF Term Professorship and recognized as the recipient the 2019 Mentorship Award at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence’s 81st Annual Meeting in San Antonio. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence’s…

Collaboration Aims to Improve Public Health in Rural Areas

UF HealthStreet has entered into a unique collaboration with the Melrose Volunteer Fire Department to train off-duty firefighters as certified community health workers, or CHWs. Serving as part-time CHWs, the firefighters will become familiar with the resources available through UF HealthStreet and can then connect community members to those resources while…

SAVE THE DATE: May 29, 2019 – OCOH Town Hall on Medical Marijuana and Public Health

On Wednesday, May 29th, UF HealthStreet will be hosting an Our Community, Our Health (OCOH) national town hall focusing on medical marijuana and public health. We invite you to join the discussion on “medical” marijuana with our panel of neuroscientists, epidemiologists, pain medicine physicians, and addiction medicine specialists. We anticipate discussing the science…