For kids, being sick doesn’t have to mean getting behind in schoolwork. The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Wednesday showed off its full-time teacher who helps bring the classroom to their patients’ bedside. For the Healthy State Collaborative, WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.

Health Departments are gearing up for flu season. Sarasota County is already rolling out its mobile flu shot clinics. Mia McCormick has more.

Governor Charlie Crist visited Cypress Lake Middle School in Fort Myers on Monday. He said he was in town to visit the school and to thank its teachers. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

Students at 9 elementary schools in Collier County are enjoying fresh fruit and vegetable snacks this year. They’re benefiting from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh and Vegetable Program. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

The hunger relief charity Feeding America is teaming up with the Harry Chapin Food Bank to boost efforts to feed underserved children in Southwest Florida. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Response to a four week Accent Reduction Class offered by Edison State College in Ft. Myers this summer was so positive the school is going to offer the non-credit course again later this fall. The Hispanic professionals enrolled in the class say in tight job market perfecting their American English improves their prospects. WGCU’s Valerie Alker recently sat in on a class and has this report.

Scholarship programs, firearms and the University President’s job performance were all part of Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting at Florida Gulf Coast University. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The man behind what Sarasota County officials have been calling “Project Waterboy” has revealed his plans for a new full service television and film studio. Ken Sanborn is building a multimillion dollar facility that is expected to create more than 100 jobs. Mia McCormick reports.

A Collier County man died last week after contracting West Nile Virus. Another is hospitalized, and the illness has also claimed the life of an Orange County resident. In addition, more than a hundred cases of another mosquito-borne illness, dengue fever, have been reported in Florida this year. Mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus haven’t been seen in the state for decades, but they have now shown up in Key West and Broward County. With mosquito-borne diseases on the rise, public health officials are increasing mosquito control efforts, and a team of researchers from the University of Central Florida is trying to produce a low-cost dengue fever vaccine. Euna Lhee reports.

The U-S Army has picked a site in Cape Coral as the probable location for a new Army Reserve Center. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.