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• An Emergency Readiness Guide for People with Disabilities

  About 20 percent of Americans — or nearly 57 million people — have some form of disability, according to a U.S. Census report.

• Graduating Teens, The Time to Get Healthy is Now!

  When you’re 18 years old and you’ve just graduated from high school, it’s easy to feel like you’re invincible. You can run down to the park and play basketball for hours and you only need a couple hours of rest before you’re ready to do it again. That’s why, for teens, “now” is the best time to start developing healthy lifestyle habits. In fact, “now” is the easiest time in your life to start a fitness regimen because, at this age, you don’t get that sore to begin with and you recover quickly.

• Gino Santos Castaneda, MD

  Gino Castaneda, MD, FACS, is a board-certified vascular surgeon with the Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. He treats patients with arterial and venous conditions throughout the body.

• Monica L. Friedman, DO

  Monica Friedman, DO, is a pediatric rheumatologist and the chief of pediatric rheumatology at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Dr. Friedman earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She then completed her pediatric residency at University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville. From there, she continued her training in New Hyde Park, New York completing a pediatric rheumatology fellowship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center/North Shore LIJ.

• April A Merritt, MD

  April Merritt, MD, is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and is currently a physician partner with Delaney OB-GYN in Orlando. In addition to providing comprehensive general obstetrical and gynecological care, Dr. Merritt also offers insertion of IUD and Nexplanon®, laparoscopic surgery including hysterectomy, vaginal prolapse surgery, hormone replacement and treatment for pelvic pain.
  
  Dr. Merritt attended undergraduate school at the College of Charleston, where she majored in biology and did research in organic chemistry. She co-authored over 20 organic chemistry research papers and spoke at many scientific meetings. She then received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and completed her residency at Orlando Health.
  
  In addition to numerous published papers in organic chemistry, Dr. Merritt has been recognized for outstanding medical record documentation and is NT ultrasound certified. Her clinical interests include ultrasound medicine and fibroids.
  
  Dr. Merritt is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.