Research & Publications

Issue Briefs

Florida’s Volunteers: The Driving Force for Senior Mobility— Identifying Barriers and Enabling Change

Policy Briefs

In an effort to educate consumers, stakeholders and policy-makers on the issues involved in Medicaid reform now underway in Florida, the Foundation commissioned a series of policy briefs designed to shed light on the impact of various proposed changes. Part of a series called "Florida's Health at Risk," the briefs were authored by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. It was hoped that the release of the information would spark a thoughtful public discussion on the best ways to improve Medicaid funding. Other policy briefs are planned. more

1) What Could a Waiver to Restructure Medicaid Mean for Florida?

2) Florida's Medicaid Budget: Why are Costs Going Up?

3) Issues to Consider in Governor Bush's "Florida Medicaid Modernization Proposal"

4) Understanding Florida's Medicaid Reform Legislation

5) Understanding Florida's Medicaid Waiver Application

Assessments/Studies

In all that it does, the Foundation seeks out best practices and evidence-based strategies to address the needs it identifies.  It also takes time to fund critical research needed to carefully pinpoint needs and locate the best practices available. The assessments and studies listed here provide a solid base on which the community can expand and grow. 

COMMUNITY HEALTH POLICY

2004 East Central Florida
Community Health Assessment
Executive Summary

1999 Community Health Assessment

Florida Health Insurance Survey

Highlights from The 2004 Florida Health Insurance Study
Orange County Augmentation

Highlights from The 2004 Florida Health Insurance Study
Osceola County Augmentation

Highlights from The 2004 Florida Health Insurance Study
Seminole County Augmentation

Florida Medicaid Education Collaborative Statewide Survey

CHILDREN & YOUTH

Developmental Assets: A Profile of Our Youth

40 Developmental Assets

OLDER ADULTS

AdvantAge Initiative: Report to the Community

Meaningful Service & Employment

Transportation

Newsletters/Brochures

Brochures that explain the varied programs included in the Coordinated Youth Initiative—CHILL, the School Nursing Initiative, Student Health Centers with Nurse Practitioners and Healthy School Teams—are delivered to schools for distribution. They also are available online here and on the WPHF website focused on school health, www.healthykidstoday.org.

In addition, WPHF produces three newsletters a year highlighting school health programs and other timely health issues.  These are sent home to each student in the Winter Park Consortium of Schools and are available here

Presentations

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