News in ‘2012’

In the wake of President Obama’s re-election, uncertainty about implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has disappeared and the State of Florida now faces important decisions regarding its Medicaid program. Among the most critical of these is whether or not to exercise its option to expand Medicaid coverage to Florida residents with [...]

Allison Fine, author and social media pro, encouraged about 200 representatives of more than 150 local non-profit organizations to bravely wade into social media waters because of the opportunity the tools provide to connect with the community and raise awareness of important issues. Ms. Fine’s appearances at a community luncheon and breakfast, held on September [...]

Healthy Central Florida, in an effort to spark some friendly—and healthy— competition among Winter Park, Maitland and Eatonville, will host the 1st Annual Mayor’s Sole Challenge from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 beginning at the stage in Central Park on Park Avenue in Winter Park. Healthy Central Florida (HCF), founded [...]

Just in time for the beginning of the new school year, the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) has launched a newly revamped and more interactive Healthy Kids Today website—www.healthykidstoday.org. It’s called Healthy Kids Today Magazine and it features information on all of the WPHF-supported school-based health and wellness programs (part of the Coordinated Youth Initiative-CYI), [...]

The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.), sponsor of the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival), will partner with the Healthy Eatonville Team (founded through the efforts of Healthy Central Florida) to present information and services aimed at improving the health of attendees and the Eatonville community [...]