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Florida Health Celebrates 25 Years of Early Steps
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Tallahassee, Fla.—Today, Governor Scott recognized the Florida Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Services Early Steps Program for its 25 years of providing early intervention services. Early Steps serves infants and toddlers, birth to thirty-six months with disabilities, developmental delays, or children with a physical or mental condition known to create a risk of developmental delay.
On February, 3, State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong issued a Declaration of Public Health Emergency regarding the Zika virus. There are simple steps we can all take to protect ourselves from Zika and all mosquito-borne illness: Drain standing water, no matter how seemingly small, cover your skin with mosquito repellent and protective clothing.
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