NICEVILLE — A seminar on healthy lifestyles for women is 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 22 at the Niceville Community Center.
Cost is $30 ($25 before April 8) per person for registration, which includes breakfast, lunch, presentations, complimentary H2U membership, door prizes and more.
Register at womenonwellness.org.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Women on Wellness Symposium planned
CRESTVIEW — A concert featuring the Gann Family of Panama City, and Neysa Semmler is scheduled by the Libby and Friends Gospel Concert Ministry.
The concert begins at 6 p.m. April 9 at Central Baptist Church, 951 Ferdon Blvd., S., Crestview.
The Gann Family began more than 20 years ago when Calvin and Phil Gann formed The Gann Brothers. The group's current members are Calvin Gann and wife Debbie, their children Cory Gann and Amy Gann-Henderson, and Amy's husband, Matt Henderson.
Neysa Semmler has released four solo CDs. She is a guest speaker and singer at churches, women's conferences and benefit concerts. She has also won numerous awards as a news anchor, and has been one for WJHG TV in Panama City since 1993.
A $10 donation is requested at the door, and a love offering will be received.
For more information, go to www.LibbyandFriendsgospelconcerts.com or call Libby White, 496-7106.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Gann Family, Semmler plan Crestview gospel concert
PENSACOLA — Sacred Heart Health System is now providing care through the Veterans Choice Program, giving veterans the choice to receive care at Sacred Heart locations throughout the region.
As part of Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems and world’s largest Catholic health system, Sacred Heart joins its facilities in serving as an official provider of veterans care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Qualified U.S. veterans who face wait times in excess of 30 days at the VA or have to travel farther than 40 miles from their home can receive care from Sacred Heart doctors at 50 sites between Gulf Shores, Ala. and Apalachicola.
The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 established funding to pay for healthcare services provided to veterans by private healthcare providers. Through the partnership, Sacred Heart physicians and other caregivers are authorized to provide primary care, inpatient and outpatient specialty care, and mental health for eligible veterans outside of VA.
Ascension has established a contractual agreement with TriWest Healthcare Alliance, a federal contractor to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. TriWest is designated by VA to implement the Veterans Choice Program and provide eligible veterans access to care in their community when the local VA facility cannot readily provide care.
Nearly 9 million veterans received the Veterans Choice Card and its use is strictly voluntary. Veterans who qualify for VA healthcare can continue to receive care at a VA medical facility of their choice, as they have in the past. The program will end when the allocated funds of $10 billion are used, or no later than August 7, 2017.
Veterans can determine eligibility for the program at www.va.gov/opa/choiceact/ or by calling: 1-866-606-8198. Persons interested in learning more about VCP may visit www.ascension.org/veterans.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Veterans can participate in Sacred Heart Veterans Choice Program
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated March 21.
The tests are based on EPA-recommended enterococci standards. Enteric bacteria's presence indicates fecal pollution from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife or human sewage.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
Instagram, an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service, is a fun and quirky way to share your life . . . and follow the Crestview Public Library!
More than 300 million global users capture and share more than 60 million photos every day.
The free app is available in the Apple App store and Google Play store. Just snap a photo with your mobile (iPhone or Android) phone, choose a filter to transform the image into a unique memory, and share through a variety of social networking platforms such as Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr or the ubiquitous Facebook (that bought Instagram in September 2012).
You will find the Instagram icon link on our library home page, www.cityofcrestview.org/library.php, along with the other social media logos. Tina Verrier is our Instagram staff guru, so feel free to call her with questions.
Sandra Dreaden is the Crestview Public Library's reference librarian.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: DREADEN: Follow the Crestview library on Instagram
FORT WALTON BEACH — Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida will host a 12-week group for people with anxiety.
Attendees will learn more about anxiety, thinking and self-talk that lead to them, disorders and healthy ways to cope.
The program, with space for 10 people, is taught in three modules over four weeks each. New people may join at the beginning of each module.
Meetings are 2-3:30 p.m. and start April 4 at 11 First St. SE, Fort Walton Beach.
For details, call Shari Adams, 417-7886.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Catholic Charities hosts anxiety group meetings
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The Eglin Chapel will begin an adult Bible Study with facilitator and Chaplain Bob Collins.
Hours are 10:15-11 a.m. Sundays starting April 10 in the West Gate Chapel conference room, Eglin Blvd., Eglin Air Force Base.
For more information, call 882-2111.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Adult Bible study scheduled at Eglin
MIRAMAR BEACH — Dr. Olivier Broutin will host a Dentistry From The Heart Event providing adults with free dental care.
The event is 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 25 at Smileology Implant, Cosmetic & Family Dentistry, 12273 Highway 98, Suite 117, Miramar Beach, in Holiday Plaza.
The first 75 people to show up will be treated, a spokesperson said, and will receive a free cleaning, extraction or filling.
For more information call 897-4488 or email bwb@smileology.com.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Free adult dental care outreach scheduled (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY — A regional Jehovah's Witnesses assembly is set for 9:40 a.m. April 9 and 10 at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City.
The event, themed, "Imitate Their Faith," includes a series of lectures, interviews and re-enactments on how to imitate the faith of those found in various Bible accounts, and how those examples assist with decisions faced today.
It includes a 2:55 p.m. Bible discourse that emphasizes the importance of choosing associates wisely.
As more than 2,000 witnesses from Crestview, Niceville, DeFuniak Springs, Fort Walton Beach and Destin’s congregations will attend, local JW church sites will be closed.
No collections will be taken during this free event.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Northwest Florida branches to attend Jehovah's Witness assembly
“The Dietary Guidelines for Americans” is the nation’s trusted resource for science-based nutritional recommendations that serve as federal nutritional policies’ cornerstone.
These guidelines set the tone for how Americans should eat, and provide health professionals information to help the public make informed choices about their diets at home, school, work and throughout their communities.
To stay current with nutritional research, DGAs are updated every five years, and recently went through an update for the 2015-2020 term.
Well guys, it looks like Americans are eating too much salt, sugar and saturated fat. We don’t eat enough foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and fish.
No surprise there, right?
Sugar, specifically “added sugar,” was singled out as a major concern.
Previous dietary guidelines included warnings about eating too much “added sugar,” but never set a limit on the amount.
For the first time, new dietary guidelines have a clear limit on the amount of “added sugars” that should be included in Americans diets — no more than 10 percent of daily calories, which is about 12 teaspoons a day. For many people, a single sugary soda per day could put them over the limit.
What are “added sugars?” Well, they include brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, raw sugar, sucrose and other caloric sweeteners. When sugars are added to foods and beverages to sweeten them, they add calories without giving any nutrients.
Naturally occurring sugars found in milk and fruits are not included in the “added sugars” limit. The new guidelines have shown that the current intake of added sugars is more than 13 percent of calories per day in the U.S. population.
Major sources of “added sugars” typically include sodas, energy drinks, fruit drinks sweetened tea and coffee. (Surprise, Surprise!) Other major sources of added sugars are in snacks and junk food, desserts such as cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts and pastries. Let’s not forget dairy products like ice cream, other frozen desserts and puddings also include “added sugar.”
The combination of these categories make up more than 75 percent of intake of all “added sugars.”
So when you pop open a can of soda or take a bite out of that sprinkle doughnut, remember to limit that “added sugars” intake to 10 percent of your daily caloric intake or approximately 12 teaspoons per day.
See http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/ for a more in-depth look at the Dietary Guidelines.
Rebecca Catalena is an agent at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension office in Crestview.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: CATALENA: How to limit your 'added sugars' intake
