Jerry Alford, the new fire chief in Sumatra, shows a goat to 2-year-old Waylon Sims, who was on hand with his mom Kayla, a medical assistant at Weems, and dad Blake, a diesel mechanic with the Franklin County Schools. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
There were goats and glucose meters, ice cream and blood pressure tests, as Franklin County’s array of health services, both for the mind and for the body, were put on full display May 18 in front of Weems Memorial Hospital.
The hospital’s foundation, using the theme “Catch The Wellness Wave,” held its second annual Community Health Fair on the hospital grounds at 135 Avenue G in Apalachicola.
Health and wellness partners from across the Forgotten Coast were onsite as well as representatives from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, local fire and police departments.
Robyn Segree, an LPN who teaches health science education at Franklin County High School, stands with the “bones” of the course curriculum. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Franklin County first grader Camilla Croom enjoys some ice cream. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Brittany Miles had a booth offering an array of doTerra health and beauty products. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Representing an array of programs at the county health department were, from left, Tammy Davis, supervisor of Healthy Families; Patricia Rickards, with Healthy Start; Shannon Segree with Healthy Families; Stephanie Cash, with Health Families and Healthy Start; and James Reed, with Team Dad, a new outreach for fathers in Franklin and Gulf counties. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Edden Springs Nursing and Rehab was represented by, from left: Admissions Director Angie Gardner; Ben Lovell, with operations; Administrator Tabitha Lovell; and Unit Manager Amanda Nichols. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Meaghan Sapp, MPH, seated, and Erik Rawls, PhD, both community health researchers with the FSU School of Medicine, offered valuable information on increasing community engagement. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
Emerald Larkin, left, and April Rester, both nurses at the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County, are who you see when you come in for any of several health services. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
James Reed, is with Team Dad, a new outreach for fathers in Franklin and Gulf counties. [ David Adlerstein | The Times ]
The event featured health and wellness screenings, demonstrations, loads of information and giveaways for all members of the family. Kids got to enjoy seeing and holding Nigerian dwarf goats, courtesy of Jerry Alford, who operates Double JJ Ranch in Sumatra, which also has a flock of sheep and a variety of horses.
Kids could take part in an obstacle course, have their faces painted, and win games and prizes. There was live music with Tommy Cooper. Blue Bell ice cream and a pair of food trucks, Tamara’s On the Go and A Train Stop.
“Despite the threatening rain, there was a good representation of young families and other community members,” said Colleen Zester, the foundation’s acting chair. “We’ve gotten feedback that ‘this is wonderful, we love getting to know one another and more people in Franklin County. This was just what we were hoping this event would be.”
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Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.
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Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.