Health & Beauty

Point Washington Medical clinic is a donation-based clinic serving the SoWal community and has been overwhelmed with people seeking medical care and testing for COVID-19. Volunteers are needed NOW for a rewarding experience helping with all types of duties on clinic days - parking assistance, front desk, interpreters, health educators, nurses and health providers. You can also volunteer to help with special events or projects. Contact Shannon Kramolis by email or phone  850-213-1133.

Until recently Walton County’s coronavirus testing has lagged far behind neighboring counties and the state. When the virus was first discovered taking hold in cities across the country, residents were overwhelming officials with requests for tests that just weren’t available. Lots of people were sick and wondered if they might have gotten the virus. Others were just wondering if they had been exposed.

“We had to turn a lot of people down,” said Holly Holt, administrator of the Walton County Health Department.

A doctor’s “bedside manner” will not usually appear on their resume, but patients in need of a primary care physician would no doubt give Dr. Patsy Vargo and Hillary Glen, DNP, ARNP, “Five Stars” for their attentive approach to patient healthcare.

Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant of $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. The funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in both Okaloosa and Walton Counties.

Cooler days  translate to “come get outside with us” for Tom Losee and his RUN/SUP team here in SoWal. 

You deserve some rest and relaxation from the hustle and bustle of summer. You deserve Beach Ready Spa in Seaside!

A spa day is the ultimate expression of self-care, and visitors to the spa book appointments for many different reasons. So, whether you’re getting beach ready with a mani-pedi, enjoying a healing massage, or getting the full treatment for your wedding day, Beach Ready Spa is the place to be.

Here in SoWal, Summer is calling for folks to be outdoors in one fashion or another.