Emergency Care providers, who typically get little training focused on the unique needs of older adults, will soon receive more thanks to a $53,000 grant approved by the Winter Park Health Foundation through its Older Adults Work Group. The grant, to the Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center (EMLRC), will enable the organization to create [...]
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Fifth Annual Fast Start Track and Field Event a Hit with Kids and Parents
The Fifth Annual Fast Start Track and Field Invitational, a yearly display of fun and fitness in action, included an estimated 750 children from kindergarten to fifth grade—the largest group yet. The event was held on January 30 at Showalter Field in Winter Park. Free to all students attending the eight elementary schools in the [...]
Albin Polasek Museum Awarded WPHF Grant
The Albin Polasek Museum & Scripture Garden in Winter Park will provide older adults with opportunities to exercise, socialize and thrive thanks to a $9,625 grant awarded by the Winter Park Health Foundation through its Older Adults Work Group. With the grant, the museum plans to develop exercise, meditative and horticultural therapy programs to promote [...]
Third Annual Fast Start Invitational Draws 600 Plus Kids
Some six hundred elementary school children of all ages and sizes from Winter Park Consortium Schools participated in the Third Annual Fast Start Invitational Track and Field Event at Showalter Field on January 26. Despite the sporadic rain showers, the event drew 50 to 60 more students than last year. And event organizer Scott Millson [...]
Community Leaders’ Lunch Draws 120 Plus
More than 120 community leaders representing hospitals and health agencies and organizations, as well as officials from city, county and the federal governments, attended the Winter Park Health Foundation’s Annual Community Leaders’ Luncheon on April 20 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. The luncheon featured speaker Dr. Tom Farley, co-author of the book, “Prescription for a Healthy [...]
