
Idle Free Tallahassee
In Tallahassee's carbon footprint, mobile sources (vehicles) account for a significant portion of greenhouse gases (GHG). The unnecessary idling of vehicles contributes to greenhouse gases and results in excessive emissions, negative health impacts, wasted fuel and reduced engine performance. Reducing unnecessary idling of vehicles is one way to reduce our carbon footprint and preserve our environment.

Idle Free Tallahassee - Leon is a partnership of state and local government agencies, universities, community college, and local businesses and individuals that are committed to reducing unnecessary idling through actions like No Idling Policies, Employee/Community Education, No Idling Zones, and a Community Pledge Campaign. Together, we can all make a difference. Partner with us to eliminate unnecessary idling. For more information please visit: http://www.talgov.com/eper/idlefreepledge.cfm Florida County Health Rankings Where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors, including quality of health care, individual behavior, education and jobs, and the environment. To find out how your county ranks visit: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/florida Alert -- Help us stop Medication Switching! Medication switching occurs when a prescription is changed from what the physician has written on the prescription form, to a different medication being dispensed at the pharmacy without your knowledge. Many health plans are now asking physicians to change your medication from what was prescribed to a therapeutic alternative, which is a different chemical compound. If this has happened to you, please share your story by emailing Community Health Charities of Florida at info@healthcharitiesfla.org. We would like to act proactively to stop this practice but we need your stories to get this grassroots movement going! Stories may be posted on our site and/or forwarded to parties working to stop this practice. By sending your story to info@healthcharitiesfla.org you are agreeing to the release of your story for publication. Stories should be no more than 150 to 200 words, and include your full name, address and telephone number for verification purposes; only names will be published, unless requested otherwise. We may condense stories and edit for grammar and clarity. Feel free to include a picture with your story. The more faces we put on this unfortunate practice the better message we will send to those who can stop it! For more information about medication switching please read this article entitled Not All Drugs Are The Same After All, from the New York Times. Keep track of your medications with this Consumer Alert card. MDA Volunteer Vance Taylor Provides Help, Hope and Knowledge – A Video Podcast
An accomplished public speaker and a long-time volunteer for MDA, Vance Taylor co-hosts the regional broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) Labor Day Telethon for the Washington, DC area. Vance is all to familiar with the many challenging aspects of living with a neuromuscular disorder and understands that where to turn for credible information can be a major obstacle for many. Through its Health Matters at Work® program, Community Health Charities has partnered with MDA’s Vance Taylor in this video podcast to provide help, hope and knowledge for patients and their families who are affected by a neuromuscular disease. Click here to view this important video podcast.
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