The new director will begin her role on Dec. 18, training with Director Helen Eddy until Eddy's retirement in January.

Juliann Van Liew was selected to lead Polk County's public health department following the retirement of the department's ...

A Lakeland resident found the dead bat in a bag among her children's toys, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported.

LAKELAND, Fla. — A dead bat found last week in Lakeland tested positive for rabies — making for five confirmed cases of the ...

Polk County Health and Human Services Agency is accepting applications from Polk County households that include a resident who is 60 years of age and older or people with disabilities receiving ...

Polk County Public Schools submitted its proposed lessons to the Department of Health in September 2023. The recent approval ...

The fifth* case of rabies in Polk County this year has been confirmed in Lakeland. On Wednesday, November 27, 2024, a woman who lives on Palm Drive West in Lakeland found a dead bat in a bag among her ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run Health and Human Services has said he wants to end the practice. And Winter Haven ...

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