Most poisonings are accidental and occur in children under five years of age. Throughout the school year, MORE HEALTH provides students vital information about poison identification, poison proofing the home, and response to poison emergencies through poison prevention lessons in our Tampa Bay communities.
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. Sadly, one person dies of melanoma (the most dangerous form of skin cancer) every hour.
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control reminds us that 40% of American adults and 20% of adolescents (6-19 years of age) are obese. These are the highest rates ever recorded in the United States! Choosing to eat from all five food groups helps in...
With spring underway and summer just around the corner, our attention is focused on providing safety messages throughout Tampa Bay. Providing health and safety education to children, teens and adults is our passion, and we want to make sure that everyone has the information needed to make...
This month we are excited to recognize MORE HEALTHBoard of Directors President, Cindy Rose. As is the case with many of our passionate supporters, Cindy first learned about MORE HEALTH from Karen Buckenheimer's enthusiastic explanation of our mission to provide health and safety education to children, teens,...
Obesity rates are at the highest ever experienced in the United States and is defined as having a BMI of 30 or greater. Body mass index (BMI), the measurement utilized to determine obesity, is based upon the height and weight of a person. The higher a person's...
This year MORE HEALTH, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Allstate Foundation, Tampa General Hospital, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, Hillsborough County Anti Drug Alliance, MADD, and Jeeves Law Group, P.A. are partnering in an effort to bring safety awareness to prom night!
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control reminds us that 40% of American adults and 20% of adolescents (6-19 years of age) are obese. These are the highest rates ever recorded in the United States! Choosing to eat from all five food groups helps in...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines to identify high blood pressure in children aged 3 years and older in the September issue of Pediatrics. One in thirty children in the United States suffers from hypertension, and the condition is often underdiagnosed in the primary...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines to identify high blood pressure in children aged 3 years and older in the September issue of Pediatrics. One in thirty children in the United States suffers from hypertension, and the condition is often underdiagnosed in the primary...