A high school student in Fort Myers spent the last six months studying the antibiotic resistant bacteria MRSA in people and in their pets. And he’s found a link. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness is confronting the challenges of implementing a statewide fitness and nutrition program for Florida public school students. As Alyssa Zamora reports council members met with health and education officials Tuesday in Jacksonville.

The Charlotte County Health Department hosts Black HIV Awareness Day on Saturday – with black teens taking to the stage. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

In response to Florida’s higher infant mortality rates among African Americans, the state Department of Health is kicking off a million-dollar initiative to try to find the causes and then address them. Margie Menzel reports.

Teen pregnancy in Florida is on the rise again. And Lee and Collier Counties continue to outpace the state average. But one Lee County health official believes prevention can help only if everyone plays their part. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

A travelling, interactive exhibit that seeks to more directly connect people with the AIDS crisis in Africa is in Cape Coral this weekend. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.

Don’t let the pleasant weather fool you, health officials say the flu bug has arrived in Florida. And as James Call reports, they say the best way to prevent coming down with the flu is to get vaccinated.

Thursday was what's called The Great American Smoke Out. The Lee County Health Department and the Coalition for a Drug Free Southwest Florida used it as the backdrop for a major announcement. WGCU's Luis Hernandez reports.

A Ft. Myers man with ALS – also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease - has become an activist – lobbying Congress to pass the ALS Registry Act. Leon Peek has travelled Washington DC to talk to lawmakers. He was a friend of former Southwest Florida TV news anchor Harry Horn –who lost his battle with ALS in August 2005. Horn had also lobbied Congress and raised the profile of ALS in the local community. When he became too ill – he passed the torch to Peek. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more on the man and his mission.

A handful of south central Florida high school students are recovering after being diagnosed with the kind of staph infection that’s been in the news lately. But as WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports, the infection is not necessarily deadly if people know how to stay clean.