mental health care in crisis
BY CARL-JOHN X VERAJA Florida Weekly Correspondent
      S tate funding for mental health in Lee County hasn't increased in nearly six years while the population has grown by double digits. The meager resources available are so stretched that county residents with mental illnesses are placed in non-psychiatric hospital beds (at a cost of about $2 mill...
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"Made in China" on toy shoppers holiday hit list
Recalled toys make parents extra careful
BY PETE SKIBA Florida Weekly Correspondent
      In the mad rush of the holiday season, starting with Black Friday, parents and relatives continue to check toy labels for "Made in China." Recently toys made in China have been recalled for containing lead paint, magnetic parts and GHB, the date rape drug, of all things.
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Cape doctor opens heart care group
_BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent
      A Cape Coral cardiologist is hoping to change the way residents on the west side of Lee County view health care. "It is a bedroom community," said Dr. Louis Scala, a cardiologist who opened a practice in July. "Everybody is being shipped to Fort Myers.
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Grant to focus on cutting tobacco use
Nearly 28 percent of high school students in Lee are using tobacco
_BY MICHELLE L. START Florida Weekly Correspondent
      The Lee County Health Department and the Lee County Coalition for a Drug Free Southwest Florida will spend the next three years trying to cut down on tobacco use locally, thanks to a $580,000 grant from the state Department of Health.
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Edison Estates opens Caretaker's House
      For the past several years the Edison & Ford Winter Estates has opened the Edison Caretaker's House for a special project and show called "Creative Cottage" which is part of the activities of the Estates Holiday House.
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Deceased Vietnam veteran honored at construction site
_BY EVAN _WILLIAMS ewilliams@florida-weekly.com
      Three days after Veteran's Day, Thursday, Nov. 15, at sunrise, the over 450 construction workers building the new Lee Memorial Health Systems hospital on Metro Parkway and Daniels Parkway stopped for a moment, after their morning stretching exercises, and listened as foreman Doc Holladay asked for...
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Check out charities before giving
      Are your mailboxes filling up with year-end solicitations for charitable donations? Deciding to whom to give is not always easy. There are no laws that require charities to use a specific percentage of your donations on charitable purposes.
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Seasonal boating speed zones now in effect
      Lee County Division of Natural Resources reminds area boaters to heed the seasonal changes in several speed zones in Lee County that went into effect last week. Areas throughout the county including Estero Bay and St. James City, will experience changes in the posted speed zones. These changes can...
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Local jeweler helping kids this Christmas
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY
      Congress Jewelers' Southwest Florida locations will serve as collection sites for toys and gifts for area children as part of this year's Giving Tree program. Run by Voices for Kids, in support of its Guardian ad Litem program, Giving Tree provides gifts for children who have been removed from th...
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New physicians join Lee Memorial Health System
      Lee Memorial Health System announced the following physicians joined countywide hospital system last month: Reggie Augusthy, DO - Physiatry, obtained his osteopathic degree at Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his Internship at Medical Center of Independence, Physical Med...
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