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Flagler Health Department Protects 1,242 Flagler Students with FLU Shots
Bunnell, Fla.— As part of its agreement with Flagler Schools, the Florida Department of Health in Flagler (DOH-Flagler) was contracted to provide flu shots to students and faculty at all schools in the district. Parental consent forms went home early in the school year, and over the past two weeks, 1,242 students received the vaccine at in-school clinics.
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We know that a healthy diet and exercise are the basics for achieving and maintaining good health, and that routine screenings for conditions and diseases of all sorts—blood pressure, mammograms, diabetes, even bi-yearly teeth cleanings—can prevent sickness and other health problems from taking root. So maybe it’s lack of awareness or just plain stigma that keeps many sexually-active adults from being screened for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Either way, STD screening is safe, confidential (as all health screenings are) and easy, and most STDs can be cured with antibiotics. STD screening is a normal part of taking care of your health.
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