80.3 F
Charlotte Amalie
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
HomeCommunityHealth & Wellness

HEALTH & WELLNESS

JFL Partners with Make-A-Wish Foundation to Fulfill the Wishes of Children With Critical Illnesses

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that carries out the wishes of children with critical illnesses across the United States and 50 other countries.

Schneider Regional Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Eva Kirsh Koeller for Residency Training

Dr. Koeller, a fourth-year resident in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University General Surgery Training Program at Rhode Island Hospital, brings her expertise and passion for medicine to SRMC.

Nurses With Lapsed or Inactive Licenses: Amnesty Period to Be Followed by Fee Increases

The board has approved an amnesty period that ends April 30 for nurses with an inactive or a lapsed license during the last two renewal years.

Tri-Island Health Fair Set for Feb. 29, Fonseca Announces

The Senate Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services will hold a tri-island Community Health Fair on Feb. 29, committee chairman Sen. Ray Fonseca announced Wednesday.

Lieutenant Governor Issues Update on Individual Health Insurance Coverage in USVI

The Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation has licensed a global insurer to provide individual health insurance coverage in the territory.

Ribbons for a Cure, a Local Cancer Organization, Accepting Applications for Financial Assistance

The Financial Assistance Program is available to cancer patients and survivors who have resided in the U.S. Virgin Islands permanently for the past five years. 

CFVI Is Offering Free Mental Health Resource to Boost Children’s Learning

The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) is offering a free mental health resource to all families throughout the territory with children from birth-12th grade to boost their learning.

DOH Surpasses Initial Goal of Screening 1,000 Children for Lead Exposure

The V.I. Health Department has surpassed its initial goal of screening at least 1,000 St. Croix children aged zero to six for lead exposure, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion announced.

Senators Visit Territory’s Behavioral Health Patients in Florida

Sen. Fonseca expressed a sense of urgency to begin discussions with the commissioners of the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to discuss the establishment of a public-private partnership that restores behavioral health services in the Virgin Islands.

Digital Lending Innovation Donates $35,000 to UVI CELL to Support Women’s Health

UVI CELL has received a $35,000 gift from Digital Lending Innovation, an Economic Development Commission beneficiary company based on St. Thomas that will help enhance women's healthcare initiatives across the USVI.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Print Friendly, PDF & Email