The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF), through its Older Adults Work Group, approved a $12,500 grant to Orlando Health to establish a spiritual care program for use in faith communities in Winter Park, Maitland and Eatonville to help members with chronic disease. As a result of the grant, Orlando Health will develop materials to better [...]
News from ‘May, 2011’
New Grant-Supported Study Focused on Feasibility of Establishing Village Living Model in Central Florida
The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF), through its Older Adults Work Group, recently approved a $25,027 grant to the Senior Resource Alliance (SRA) to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether the “village living” model could be adapted locally. The village living model is premised on the idea that older adults want to age in [...]
ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Leadership Team Provides Education on Complete Streets Planning
The ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Leadership Team of Winter Park recently supported two programs providing education on complete streets planning to local transportation planners and advocates. It first offered scholarships to the Healthy Communities Healthy Government conference held at the UCF Alumni Center on March 25 and attracted 14 public and private sector transportation planners and [...]
“Leadership Legends” Graduates its First Class
The first class of Leadership Legends, a leadership program for older adults hosted by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce (WPCC) and supported by an $8,000 grant from the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) through its Older Adults Work Group, graduated on March 30.
