The Value of Music Therapy in a Patient’s Medical Treatment Introduction The value of music in treating...
Health Articles
Nourish Your Mind: The Benefits of a Whole Food Diet
Nourish Your Mind: The Benefits of a Whole Food Diet By Anne Butcher. Member of Engage Estero’s Health Committee:...
The State of Community Health in Estero
The State of Community Health Estero is a vibrant and growing community, but challenges in healthcare access,...
Mental Health and New College Students
Mental Health: Important Guidance For Students Entering Higher Education In 2019, the last full year we enjoyed before COVID hit, things were already not well. In the article, Dr. Simeone pointed out, “the...
Perhaps It’s Time to Enrich Your Life in Retirement
Enrich Your Retirement PERHAPS IT’S TIME TO ENRICH YOUR LIFE IN RETIREMENT! Around 10,000 people retire each day, and this rate will continue for the next 10-15 years. Many retirees will spend roughly 1/3rd of their lives in retirement! Many of these individuals do...
Understanding PTSD and Substance Abuse
Studies show PTSD and substance use problems are abundant in people who served in the military and civilians. According to Quyen Bui, Marriage and Family Therapist, American Addiction Centers, almost 1 out of every 3 Veterans seeking treatment for substance use...
Health and Safety Issues: GECR Quarter 2, 2022
Important Health and Safety Issues in the Greater Estero Area The ECCL is pleased to provide the second quarter’s Greater Estero Community Report (GECR) for 2022. Each of the articles contained in the report focus on aspects of importance in our area. We discuss:...
Economic Progress: GECR Quarter 4, 2021
Economic Progress in the Greater Estero Area The ECCL is pleased to provide the 4th quarter’s Greater Estero Community Report (GECR) for 2021. Each of the three articles contained in the report focus on aspects of economic progress in our area. Please take this...
Resources for Veterans
Veterans' Resources Engage Estero is committed to assisting our veteran community. We share resources and items of interest here to help our local veterans connect with others and with agencies that can help. Engage Estero is not endorsing any particular organization...
Masks effective against Red Tide
Florida Gulf Coast University’s Water School has determined that the same masks the public has worn during the pandemic appear to filter airborne red tide droplets. People susceptible to respiratory illnesses, or who are exposed for long periods of time may find...
Troubled Waters: A Public Health Hazard We need to act!
Troubled Waters: A Public Health Hazard During the height of the 2018 Blue-Green Algae and Red Tide HAB (harmful algal bloom) crises in Southwest Florida, Calusa Waterkeeper met and interviewed many of the nation’s leading research scientists studying HABs, but also...
Falls: The Good News and the Bad News
Prepared by the ECCL’s Health Council and the “Fall’s” Sub-Committee More people over 65 in Lee County die from a fall than all people who die in a motor vehicle crash. One in four people over 65 will fall each year. Lee Health Emergency Departments have over 1000...