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Florida Department of Health Highlights Major Public Health Accomplishments in 2025

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, the Florida Department of Health highlighted its major accomplishments from 2025, emphasizing advances in access to health care for Florida families, public safety preparedness and response efforts, investments in the workforce and resources, and health outcomes for Floridians. The Department delivered significant results statewide which improved lives, strengthened programs, and positioned Florida as a national leader in public health access, care, and innovation.

“From Florida’s rural communities to large cities statewide, the investments by Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature have allowed the Department of Health to continue improving the everyday lives of Floridians,” said State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. “The Department and our dedicated employees across Florida’s 67 counties have made incredible strides throughout the past year. As we reflect on accomplishments, the unwavering commitment to investing in the health and wellbeing of Floridians is evident.”

The Department supported the wellbeing and personal responsibility of Floridians throughout the year with a focus on key initiatives:

  • After community water additives were banned through legislation which became law in July, Florida became the second state in the nation to have a statewide ban on fluoridation. With an estimated 70% of Florida’s community water systems impacted, the Department worked closely with municipalities to ensure they stopped fluoridating, thereby reinforcing the Department’s stance on informed consent and ethical public health.
  • The Department initiated rulemaking to remove mandates on childhood immunizations in September. These changes will enhance patient and family engagement in decision making with health care providers and attenuate the harmful effects of coercion inherent in existing mandates. The Department continues to work through this process.

    • Expanding Access to Care for Florida Families

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