WellFlorida Council, Inc.

06/05/2026

Every milestone is a moment to celebrate. On National Cancer Survivors Day, June 7, join us as we honor the journey of every cancer survivor, , and work together to lessen the burden of cancer survivorship.

Don’t forget to register for Shared Journeys on June 19 to connect and grow with other survivors and caregivers!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5r9rddp

06/03/2026

Shared Journeys is COMING SOON and spots are filling up! Don't forget to sign up to save your place!

🎗️ Are You a Cancer Survivor or Cancer Caregiver in North Central Florida? Join us for a FREE community event focused on support, education, and connection! 🎗️

📅 Date: June 19
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location: First Baptist Church of Gainesville

✨ Event Highlights:
• Breakout Sessions
• Guest Speaker
• Breakfast & Lunch Provided

🎟️ Register today to save your spot: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5r9rddp

This event is hosted by North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative and WellFlorida Council

05/15/2026

🎗️ Are You a Cancer Survivor or Cancer Caregiver in North Central Florida? Join us for a FREE community event focused on support, education, and connection! 🎗️

📅 Date: June 19
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location: First Baptist Church of Gainesville

✨ Event Highlights:
• Breakout Sessions
• Guest Speaker
• Breakfast & Lunch Provided

🎟️ Register today to save your spot: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5r9rddp

This event is hosted by North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative and WellFlorida Council

05/13/2026

🏆 Nominate a Rural Health Leader

The Wendell N. Rollason Achievement Award honors individuals who have demonstrated compassion, commitment, and lasting impact in advancing rural health care and quality of life in rural Florida. Established in 1994, this award recognizes those carrying forward Wendell Rollason’s legacy of service and advocacy for rural communities.

Learn more about the award, explore its history and past recipients, and submit a nomination here: https://www.floridaruralhealth.org/wendell-rollason-award

05/12/2026

This Friday’s (May 15) meeting has been changed to a VIRTUAL ONLY meeting. In addition, the meeting will be held for one-hour (12:30 pm – 1:30 pm) instead of the original hour and a half. This is an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT meeting as we have two critical items on the agenda:

1) Review and approval of newly proposed bylaws for the organization
2) Discussion session entitled “Prehospital Blood Products: Updates, Gaps, & Action Items” that will be facilitated by Pret Bjorn and Cory Hewitt

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89612510981?pwd=3tOimnL34oSHbiSYKLuviNHGJj3CDY.1

05/01/2026

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - Friday, May 15, 12:30-2:00pm

North Central Florida Trauma Agency board of directors, general members and interested parties are invited to attend in person or via ZOOM. Lunch will be served at noon and the meeting will begin promptly at 12:30pm.

This will be a very important meeting as we will be presenting proposed bylaws changes that will make the organization more streamlined, effective and efficient and increase our participation to record levels. We will also have our usual complement of information and quality sessions regarding trauma care coordination.

The in-person meeting will be held at:
WellFlorida Council
1785 NW 80th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32606

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89612510981?pwd=3tOimnL34oSHbiSYKLuviNHGJj3CDY.1

Visit https://www.wellflorida.org/events/north-central-florida-trauma-agency-meeting/ for more information.

04/28/2026

WEBINAR: Biomarker Testing & Cancer Care — From Relevance to Results: What’s Driving Progress in Florida?
📆 Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
🕝 Time: 12–1 PM EST

Special guest presentations from: UF Health, Exact Sciences, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network - ACS CAN

This Cancer Free Florida Webinar Series is presented by the Florida Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with the American Cancer Society, our partner

This program has been submitted for approval of 1 CE.
Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Wm536QM1RAGDdexoTnBd5g
You will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar along with details about CE credit.

04/01/2026

This April we're building stronger families and healthier communities! Some of our WellFlorida and Healthy Start staff "planted" pinwheels this morning in support of Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month.

Learn about what you can do to support the cause: preventchildabuse.org