Year in Review: Florida Health Department’s Push for Drug Addiction Recovery and Expanded Cancer Research

State looks to refine its health care amid a national trend to improve quality of life after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) announced Florida's new surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Sept. 21, 2021. Courtesy of Governor's Press Office

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Gov. Ron DeSantis advanced several health care initiatives in 2023 intended to improve the quality of life in the state.

Florida continued a new program for addiction-recovery care, funded youth development and further cancer research, and provided financial incentives for medical students.