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

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

Juliann Van Liew, currently a director with the Iowa Department of Human Services, has been named Polk County Health ...

Army general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal promoted to four-star officer after GOP senator drops hold China Announces a ...

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

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

Florida Education Secretary Manny Diaz Jr. joined other guests at Thursday’s groundbreaking for Polk State College's Haines ...

(This story was changed to correct the number of Polk County cities that fluoridate water, per a list from the Florida Department of Health.) Winter Haven officials voted to stop adding fluoride ...

Deputy Chief Jonathan Fuller died, the city announced on Facebook. He served with the department for more than 11 years.

Beth Luckett, Polk State’s dean of health sciences ... board of trustees; Polk County Commissioner Martha Santiago; and Kevin O’Farrell, chancellor of the Florida Department of Education ...