The UF&Shands Speech and Hearing Center and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida will offer “Living with Hearing Loss,” a series of free classes for people with hearing impairment. The education series includes four free classes: “Coping with Hearing Loss,” “A Thousand Ways to Say ‘Huh,’” “Handling Difficult Listening Situations” and [...]

A free Public Health Fair on Friday, April 6, will give parents an opportunity to sneak in a fun educational activity for their children during Alachua County Public Schools’ spring break. The Public Health Fair will feature a full day of free, supervised health-related games and activities for children ages 5 to 17, as well [...]

The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida will offer “Living with Hearing Loss,” a series of free classes for people with hearing impairment. The education series includes four free classes: “Coping with Hearing Loss,” “A Thousand Ways to Say ‘Huh,’” “Handling Difficult Listening [...]

A program of core strengthening exercises was no better than traditional sit-ups for preventing back pain in soldiers, according to a new University of Florida study. But combining both exercise programs with a brief educational session on back pain strategies did lower the incidence of treatment for back pain. The results of the study appear [...]

The University of Florida has received $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop public health workforce education programs and community health projects for rural Florida residents. The UF College of Public Health and Health Professions is one of 10 public health schools to receive 2011 Public Health Training Center [...]

Researchers from the University of Florida are starting a clinical trial targeting the 30 million Americans that are exposed to noise that may lead to hearing loss. Dr. Colleen Le Prell, an associate professor in the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University of Florida, will lead the first FDA-approved clinical trial testing a drug [...]

The University of Florida has received $1.1 million to offer behavioral health training to colleagues in three Indian cities and increase research opportunities between the university and Indian partners. “Our goal is to reduce the training gap and increase research in perpetration and exposure to violence, addiction to prescribed and illicit drugs, and the most [...]

University of Florida researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to evaluate whether a common medication can help women with HIV reduce their alcohol consumption and improve their overall health. “Alcohol consumption can be harmful in persons with HIV infection if it affects the ability to [...]

The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida will offer “Living with Hearing Loss,” a series of free classes for people with hearing impairment. Hearing loss affects 36 million Americans, and although the majority of people with hearing loss could be successfully treated with [...]

The University of Florida Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida will offer “Living with Hearing Loss,” a series of free classes for people with hearing impairment. Hearing loss affects 36 million Americans and although the majority of people with hearing loss could be successfully treated with [...]