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Chronic Diseases

Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. [NALT]

 

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

The use of illegal substances or the inappropriate use of legal substances, including the repeated use of substances to produce pleasure, to alleviate stress, and/or to alter or avoid reality.

Publications

Osteoporosis: The Silent Disease

Tammy Barnard andWendy Dahl

This publication gives an overview of osteoporosis and its causes. The publication also lists the current screening methods and ways to help prevent osteoporosis. Written by Tammy Barnard and Wendy Dahl, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, March 2026.

Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

Emma N. I. Weeks, Katherine A. Sayler, Emma N. I. Weeks, Katherine A. Sayler, andHeather D. S. Walden

Learn how to swim safely and avoid this itchy skin rash.