Health Articles

What you need to do when visiting the doctor/caregiver 

What you Need to do when Visiting the Doctor/CaregiverWhen you are all set for your yearly, or an upcoming appointment with your primary care provider or practice nurse, your provider maybe ready for you, but are you?Your physician and other caregivers have limited...
Perhaps It’s Time to Enrich Your Life in Retirement

Perhaps It’s Time to Enrich Your Life in Retirement

Enrich Your RetirementPERHAPS IT’S TIME TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE IN RETIREMENT!Around 10,000 people retire each day, and this rate will continue for the next 10-15 years. Many retirees will spend roughly 1/3rd of their lives in retirement! Many of these individuals do not...

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Understanding PTSD and Substance Abuse

Understanding PTSD and Substance Abuse

Studies show PTSD and substance use problems are abundant in people who served in the military and civilians. According to Quyen Bui, Marriage and Family Therapist, American Addiction Centers, almost 1 out of every 3 Veterans seeking treatment for substance use...

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Health and Safety Issues: GECR Quarter 2, 2022

Health and Safety Issues: GECR Quarter 2, 2022

Important Health and Safety Issues in the Greater Estero Area The ECCL is pleased to provide the second quarter’s Greater Estero Community Report (GECR) for 2022. Each of the articles contained in the report focus on aspects of importance in our area. We discuss:...

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Economic Progress: GECR Quarter 4, 2021

Economic Progress: GECR Quarter 4, 2021

Economic Progress in the Greater Estero Area The ECCL is pleased to provide the 4th quarter’s Greater Estero Community Report (GECR) for 2021. Each of the three articles contained in the report focus on aspects of economic progress in our area. Please take this...

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Resources for Veterans

Resources for Veterans

The US Department of Veterans Affairs knows that current events can be causing stress for military veterans, especially those who served in Afghanistan. The following resources are recommended for those in need. Veterans Crisis Line - If you are having thoughts of...

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Masks effective against Red Tide

Masks effective against Red Tide

Florida Gulf Coast University's Water School has determined that the same masks the public has worn during the pandemic appear to filter airborne red tide droplets. People susceptible to respiratory illnesses, or who are exposed for long periods of time may find some...

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Troubled Waters: A Public Health Hazard We need to act!

Troubled Waters: A Public Health Hazard We need to act!

Troubled Waters: A Public Health Hazard During the height of the 2018 Blue-Green Algae and Red Tide HAB (harmful algal bloom) crises in Southwest Florida, Calusa Waterkeeper met and interviewed many of the nation’s leading research scientists studying HABs, but also...

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Falls: The Good News and the Bad News

Falls: The Good News and the Bad News

[dss_post_featured_image _builder_version="4.9.4" _module_preset="default"][/dss_post_featured_image]Prepared by the ECCL’s Health Council and the “Fall’s” Sub-Committee More people over 65 in Lee County die from a fall than all people who die in a motor vehicle...

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