Lee County health officials say they feel the economy may be behind a recent uptick in smoking.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Nurses from the Collier County Health Department will be at the Community School of Naples today to re-vaccinate some students. The process began on Monday but some students got seasonal flu vaccines instead of H1N1. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Thursday is the seventh annual Latino Aids Awareness Day. Roughly one fifth of people with AIDS in the United States are Hispanic. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Roman
Catholics in the Diocese of Venice are being asked to follow
precautions in church to fight the spread of the H1N1 Virus.  WGCU’s
Valerie Alker reports.

Swine Flu vaccines should be available next week and the Lee County Health Department is looking for more than 2 thousand volunteers to help with an aggressive vaccination campaign.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The national Women, Infants and Children program, otherwise known as WIC, has undergone some changes that officials hope will lead to healthier eating habits.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

There’s concern that most – if not
all – lawsuits against Chinese companies that manufactured allegedly
hazardous drywall will produce no results.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez
reports on the growing number of challenges homeowners with Chinese
Drywall now face.

One
Florida state senator says there needs to be more leadership in
understanding and regulating the issue of Chinese Drywall.  WGCU’s Luis
Hernandez reports.

More
than a thousand Lee County homeowners have been sent letters notifying
them whether they’ll get a 50-percent reduction in their home’s market
value because of Chinese Drywall.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

The
first batches of H-1-N-1 Swine Flu vaccines are expected in
mid-October.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on Collier County’s plans
to administer the shots.