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December 7, 2011–Researchers at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute today released the first two in a series of four policy briefs examining the impact of proposed changes to Florida’s Medicaid program. Most notably, the research noted new, proposed monthly premiums could lead to as many as 800,000 Florida children and parents—mostly children in very [...]

Central Florida businesswoman and former Florida Lt. Governor Toni Jennings and Marisa Carnevale-Henderson, Senior Vice President for Bank of America, are newly elected members of the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) Board of Trustees. Sandra G. Hostetter, President of CNLBank, Central Florida, has been elected Chairman of the 2011 WPHF Board of Trustees. Other 2011 officers [...]

Local faith communities will be able to apply for multi-year grants to establish faith community nursing programs as a result of a new grant initiative totaling $500,000 approved by the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF). WPHF launched its Faith Community Nursing Initiative during two educational workshops on September 29 and September 30 at the Foundation’s office. WPHF has [...]

The Winter Park Health Foundation’s multi-year $5 million gift supporting the construction of the Florida Hospital Centre for Family Medicine which houses the Family Medicine Residency Program in Winter Park was announced in a press conference and celebrated at a reception honoring WPHF Trustees on September 15 at the Centre. A plaque honoring the WPHF [...]

Leaders of the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) and Florida Hospital gathered mayors of Winter Park, Maitland and Eatonville, and key representatives of other local communities and diverse organizations on June 9 to make a pitch to establish the Central Florida Vitality Zone and be designated the first “Healthways/Blue Zones Vitality City” in the country. [...]