Register for the City of Deerfield Beach, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Class
CERT training is here! CERT training teaches basic disaster preparedness. Students will learn basic first aid, basic fire suppression and fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, terrorism and more. In addition, students will learn how the Deerfield Beach CERT Team is utilized in the community following a disaster and how CERT helps the [...]
Walk through your brain at interactive exhibit @BrowardHealth North in #DeerfieldBeach
What: Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in America and one of the leading causes of long-term disability. These “brain attacks” occur every 45 seconds in the U.S. The good news is up to 80% of strokes are preventable. Join us May 20 to learn about your risk factors and ways to prevent [...]
Salah Foundation Awards Grant to Enhance 2-1-1 Broward Helpline Counselor’s Workspace & Agency Programs
Salah Foundation awarded a generous grant designated for general operating funds to support 2-1-1 Broward’s technology improvements and staffing needs. Upon a recent visit to 2-1-1 Broward’s call center, George Taylor, Salah Foundation board member, noticed that the helpline counselors had small computer screens, older chairs and did not have headsets to use while taking [...]
First South Florida National Alliance on Mental Illness Walk in Coconut Creek in November
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Broward County is pleased to announce its Inaugural NAMIWalks event – “Walking for Mental Health,” to be held Saturday, November 9 in Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek. Sponsors and walkers are very much needed. Funds will be used to support NAMI’s programs throughout the tri-county community as NAMI Palm [...]
Students and Broward County to be Featured During National Healthy Communities Conference
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL, May 10, 2013 – Lauderhill Y Students from the YMCA of Broward County will be featured on May 13-15 during the Y-USA Healthier Communities Conference at Broward Convention Center, and as part of a success story bus tour. The Y-USA selected Ft. Lauderdale as the host city for their annual Healthier Communities [...]
Families and Friends of Pompano Beach Fight Cancer through Relay For Life
Pompano Beach, Fl. —Walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Pompano Beach gets underway with teams of residents gathering at Pompano Community Park on Friday, May 17th at 6:00 P.M. Be sure to print out the coupon in the sidebar to the [...]
Nova Southeastern (@NovaSE) Chancellor joins American Red Cross Broward County Board of Directors
The American Red Cross is pleased to announce the appointment of Ray Ferrero, Jr., J.D., to its Broward County Board of Directors. Ferrero became the chancellor of NovaSoutheasternUniversity in January 2010. He served as the fifth president of NovaSoutheasternUniversity from January 1998 to December 2009. In Ferrero’s 12 years as president, NSU’s enrollment increased 72 [...]
BROWARD HEALTH NORTH APPOINTS NEW NURSE MANAGER OF INPATIENT REHABILITATION FLOOR
Deerfield Beach, Fla. – Donna Bagley, RN, MSN, CRRN, CNML, has been named nurse manager of the inpatient rehabilitation floor at Broward Health North (BHN). “We are very happy to welcome Donna to the Broward Health North family,” said Bettiann Ruditz, Chief Nursing Officer at BHN. “Most of her working experience has been in rehabilitation [...]
Second Annual National Bike To School Day On May 8 in Broward
Let the bike bells ring! The National Center for Safe Routes to School announces the National Bike to School Day celebration on Wednesday, May 8th. Schools, community members and parents can register a Bike to School Day event now at www.walkbiketoschool.org. Bike to School Day is a national event that gives communities across the country [...]
Local Pompano Beach Dentist Receives Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of Florida
On Saturday, April 6th, Dr. Brian Rask, received the Outstanding Young Alumni award from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He was selected by the dean of the College of Dentistry for this honor. Dr. Rask attended the special awards breakfast hosted by the Alumni Association with his wife, son and several friends, and then [...]
