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Florida health equity experts reflect on progress, setbacks …

(8 days ago) WEBAlison Yager, executive director of the Florida Health Justice Project, said that although philanthropic donations have streamed toward health-equity issues, the pandemic has underscored how

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2022/02/27/florida-health-equity-experts-reflect-on-progress-setbacks-two-years-into-covid/

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State of Florida Current Data on Health Disparities

(9 days ago) WEBState of Florida Current Data on Health Disparities. Contact the Office of Minority Health. 850-245-4941. [email protected]. Fax. 850-245-4124. Mailing Address. Office of …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/CurrentDataonHealthDisparities/index.html

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Health Comparison Profile - FLHealthCHARTS

(8 days ago) WEB34150.3. </. The Health Comparison Profile presents data about non-medical factors that influence health as well as key health outcomes for Florida and its counties. Rate …

https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=HealthEquity.Report

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Improving Health Equity - Florida Policy

(5 days ago) WEBImproving health outcomes for Black and Brown Floridians. Lawmakers in Florida should heed the call to make reducing health and health care disparities a …

https://www.floridapolicy.org/initiatives/improving-health-equity

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Report highlights racial inequities in Florida health care

(7 days ago) WEBA report from the Commonwealth Fund highlights racial inequities in Florida's health care system. Florida's health care system performs much better for …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2021-11-19/a-report-from-the-commonwealth-fund-highlights-racial-inequities-in-floridas-health-care-system

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Minority Health Florida Department of Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe Office of Minority Health was established by the Florida Legislature (section 20.43 (9), Florida Statutes) to administer the Closing the Gap (CTG) grant …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/index.html

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Health Equity Report for Hillsborough County Released

(6 days ago) WEBAugust 13, 2021. The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH–Hillsborough) has released its Health Equity Profile for 2021. “We must continue …

https://hillsborough.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2021/08/health-equity-report-2021.html

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Our Approach - Florida Health Justice Project

(4 days ago) WEBFlo rida Health Justice Project recognizes that access to quality and affordable health care is a human right and engages in comprehensive advocacy to expand healthcare access and promote health equity for …

https://www.floridahealthjustice.org/our-approach.html

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HEALTH EQUITY PLAN

(5 days ago) WEBFurthermore, 54.6% of residents in Miami-Dade County are foreign-born, with 76% speaking a language other than English at home, often Spanish or Haitian Creole. …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/_documents/health-equity-plans/Miami-DadeCountyHealthEquityPlan.pdf

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HEALTH EQUITY PLAN - Florida Department of Health

(4 days ago) WEBThe Health Equity Team met on the dates listed below during the health equity planning process. Since the Health Equity Plan was completed, the Health …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/_documents/health-equity-plans/HighlandsCountyHealthEquityPlan.pdf

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Hillsborough County Health Equity Profile

(9 days ago) WEBSo, how do we address these problems? The Office of Health Equity at the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County works towards policy, system and …

https://hillsborough.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/community-health-planning-statistics/minority-health/_documents/health-equity-profile-web-2020.pdf

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With Medicaid expansion off the table - Health News Florida

(9 days ago) WEB“There is a big problem here in Miami, of lack of access to health care,” said Gonzalez. All of South Florida's counties have a higher rate of people 65 and younger …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-02-06/with-medicaid-expansion-off-the-table-entrepreneurs-and-nonprofits-help-floridas-uninsured

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Hillsborough County Health Equity Profile 2021

(6 days ago) WEBCreated June 2020 Revised July 2021. In our first health equity profile (2020), we presented the reader with extensive information on health inequities in …

https://hillsborough.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/community-health-planning-statistics/minority-health/_documents/health-equity-profile-2021-08-27-2021.pdf

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Health Equality, Health Equity & Health Barriers

(6 days ago) WEBHealth equity is the availability of health care while taking in to account the other factors that influence health such as employment, housing, transportation, education, socio- …

https://collier.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/wellness-programs/health-equity/_documents/healthequityinfographic.pdf

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Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers. It - Health News …

(6 days ago) WEBBut African American men face some issues other guys don't. Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black.

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-05-21/black-men-are-a-hidden-segment-of-caregivers-its-stressful-but-rewarding-too

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North Florida Health Equity Think Tanks

(Just Now) WEBhealth to inform, identify gaps, challenges, and solutions to community issues through a health equity lens. The goal of the think tanks was to consider the Social Determinants …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/minority-health-efforts/NorthFloridaHealthEquityThinkTanks.pdf

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Florida’s Medicaid Unwinding Lacks Fundamental Safeguards And …

(9 days ago) WEBFinally, over 55,000 adults and children could lose access to mental health care, resulting in greater emotional suffering and behavioral health problems. …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/florida-s-medicaid-unwinding-lacks-fundamental-safeguards-and-can-harm-population

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LAKE COUNTY HEALTH EQUITY PLAN - Florida Department of …

(9 days ago) WEBOver one-fourth of the population in Lake County is 65 years and older (26.5%), which is higher than the state (20.1%) and national (15.6%) figures. Over the past 10 years, the …

https://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/minority-health/_documents/health-equity-plans/LakeCountyHealthEquityPlan.pdf

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DOH-BROWARD HEALTH EQUITY PLAN - Florida Department …

(5 days ago) WEBDOH-Broward, the Health Equity Coalition and Health Equity Taskforce continually work to promote and protect the health of racial and ethnic minorities and tribal populations …

https://broward.floridahealth.gov/about-us/_documents/DOH-BrowardHealthEquityPlan.pdf

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Health Equity Florida Department of Health in Escambia

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Equity. 850-316-2756. Fairfield Service Center. 1295 West Fairfield Drive. Pensacola, FL 32501. All Escambia County residents should have the opportunity to …

https://escambia.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/community-health-status/health-equity/index.html

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Health Equity Fact Sheet Health Equity CDC - Centers for …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to ensuring health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/core/fact-sheet/index.html

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBThis focus is reflected in one of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2030: “Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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Addressing Florida's infant mortality rate and barriers to health …

(1 days ago) WEBCindy Krischer Goodman, health care reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, said infant mortality among Black babies is double that of white babies.

https://www.wlrn.org/the-florida-roundup/2024-05-20/florida-infant-mortality-rate

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Advancing mental health care access for Floridians Opinion

(9 days ago) WEBGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a package of bills that supporters say will help improve access to health care, boost the number of doctors in Florida and …

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/14/advancing-mental-health-care-access-for-floridians-opinion/

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Health Equity COVID-19 CDC

(6 days ago) WEBCDC Health Equity News & Science. January 6, 2023: Racial and Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Children and Adolescents Aged …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/index.html

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Brainstorm Health: How COVID exposed the inequalities in health …

(4 days ago) WEBHow COVID exposed the inequality in our health care system: ‘Now is the time of reckoning’. Dr. Uché Blackstock, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, …

https://fortune.com/well/2024/05/21/brainstorm-health-equity-dei-diversity-inclusion-covid-19/

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Addressing Florida's infant mortality rate and barriers to health …

(6 days ago) WEB529904983. Florida's infant mortality rate has remained nearly stagnant for about a decade. In that time, the rate of births to mothers with no prenatal care has …

https://www.wusf.org/health-news-florida/2024-05-20/florida-infant-mortality-rate-barriers-health-care-prenatal-care

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Biden administration seeks dismissal of a Florida - Health News …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration on Tuesday urged a judge to dismiss a lawsuit in which Florida has challenged federal guidelines for a program that provides subsidized …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-05-16/biden-administration-seeks-dismissal-of-a-florida-challenge-over-chip-rules

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Florida’s 125% Surge in Property-Insurance Bills Sows Havoc

(2 days ago) WEBWhile climate change has pushed commercial-property insurance premiums up nationwide, few places have been hit harder than Florida. In the five-year period ending …

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-125-surge-property-insurance-113009251.html

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Study explores association between fluoride exposure in …

(3 days ago) WEBHigher fluoride levels in pregnant women are linked to increased odds of their children exhibiting neurobehavioral problems at age 3, according to a new study led by …

https://phhp.ufl.edu/2024/05/20/study-explores-association-between-fluoride-exposure-in-pregnancy-and-neurobehavioral-issues-in-young-children/

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DOH-Martin Issues Blue-Green Algae Health Alert for Areas in …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Florida Department of Health in Martin County (DOH-Martin) has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in areas of Lake …

https://martin.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2024/05/bga-aler051724.html

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DeSantis defunds diversity and inclusion programs at Florida …

(9 days ago) WEBFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that would bar the state’s colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/15/desantis-defunds-dei-programs-florida-colleges/

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DOH-Lake Issues Blue-Green Algae Health Alert for Lake Yale – …

(Just Now) WEBEustis, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Lake County (DOH-Lake) has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins in Lake …

https://lake.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2024/05/DOH-LakeIssuesBlue-GreenAlgaeHealthAlertforLakeYaleCenter.html

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Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - CBS Boston

(7 days ago) WEBBOSTON – Steward Health Care, the struggling health care provider that relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community …

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/steward-health-care-bankruptcy/

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DOH-Hillsborough issues blue-green algae health alert at Lake

(1 days ago) WEBHillsborough County, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue …

https://hillsborough.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2024/05/blue-green-algae-bloom05162024.html

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DOH-Palm Beach Issues Blue-Green Algae Health Alert for Lake …

(Just Now) WEBFish Kills: Dead, diseased, or abnormally behaving fish or wildlife should be reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission online or at 800-636 …

https://palmbeach.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2024/05/okeechobee-algae-alert.html

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