The Influence of Financial Health on Population Health
By Roderick K. King, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer, Florida Institute for Health Innovation A growing body of literature suggests that our financial well-being significantly influences our physical and mental health. Poor “financial health,” a term we don’t usually hear, leaves individuals and families increasingly vulnerable to poor overall health outcomes, increases racial and ethnic […]
Every Community Deserves Good Health
Did you know that your zip code can be a predictor of your health? So can your place of birth, where you work and play, your income and education, and a host of other factors – in addition to the choices you make each day about what to eat, when to work out and whether […]
What if all Florida communities had the same opportunities for health?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] 8,000 Premature Deaths in Florida Could Be Prevented If All Florida Counties Had the Same Opportunity to Be Healthy New Report Highlights Health Gaps among Florida’s Counties and Details Strategies for Improvement If we gave all Floridians a fair shot at being healthy, we could prevent nearly 8,000 premature deaths every year, according to […]
Who’s working collaboratively to build healthy communities?
From Seattle to Miami, collaborative leaders are working together for community resilience and health. ReThink Health recently released a new report, Multi-sector Partnerships for Health: 2014 Pulse Check Findings, profiling 133 initiatives nationwide that are driving health systems change. Report highlights include: Florida’s communities listed in the report include the Bithlo Transformation Effort, Hialeah Healthy Families […]
Crime in Liberty City as a Public Health Issue
Originally published in the Miami Herald June 15, 2015 as an op-ed written by Dr. Roderick King. In recent months, the nightly news opens with stories of crime, violence, poverty and disparity in America’s cities and then, quite often, right before signing off, it presents a somewhat lighter feature giving us ways to improve our […]
Improving Population Health with Roadmaps to Health Coaching
Ericka Burroughs-Girardi, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps community coach and Becky Bray Walsher and Alyssa Curtis of Live Well Northwest Florida discuss how they are using the Rankings to build a healthy community. In March, County Health Ranking & Roadmaps (CHR&R)* released the much anticipated 2015 Rankings. The Rankings provide a snapshot of the overall […]
Florida’s Healthy Communities in Action: The Healthy Youth Collaborative
With its Healthy Youth Collaborative, Heart of Florida United Way is collaboratively building Florida’s healthy communities, one child at a time. In 2013, Heart of Florida United Way teamed up with the City of Orlando, Orange County Public Schools and Orlando Health to launch the Healthy Youth Collaborative, an initiative dedicated to improving the health […]
What exactly are the County Health Rankings?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Released in March of every year, the County Health Rankings provide us with a snapshot illustrating how the places we live, work, learn and play affect our health. Stay tuned for FIHI’s statewide release of the 2015 Rankings. Register for our statewide webinar.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
