News, Events & Public Meetings

The Florida Healthy Kids insurance plan is scheduled to dramatically increase in the cost of its premium on Oct. 1, 2015 for those who have the full-pay option plan. Healthcare.gov is now allowing those families who will be experiencing the rate increase to qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) on the Health Insurance Marketplace. This will allow families to shop for alternative, more affordable coverage for their children outside of Open Enrollment.

Allowing families in this situation to gain an SEP will affect many children […]

Healthy Start of North Central Florida is offering a free parenting program in Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Hamilton and Putnam Counties. The Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program helps parents and caregivers:

• Learn about their child’s development
• Gain one-on-one parenting support
• Connect with other parents and resources
• Address developmental delays and/or health issues
• Access books and educational toys for their child

Also, parents can earn free rewards, such as diapers and wipes, by participating in the program.

The MIECHV […]

Job Title: Quality Assurance Planner
Department: Healthy Start
Location: Gainesville, FL
Salary: $35,000 – $40,000 plus benefits
Posting: Closes 5:00 pm on Wednesday, August 26, 2015; Submit resume to hr@www.wellflorida.org

Summary

The Quality Assurance Planner is responsible for assisting in the determination of subcontracted providers’ compliance with program goals and contract requirements. The primary duties of this position are to collect and analyze data; evaluate services; and to provide technical assistance and training to improve quality of services. This position reports directly to the Healthy Start Program […]

DSME Q&A Conference Call
Call-in: 888-670-3525; Code: 416-360-4135
2:00 – 3:00 PM
August 4, 2015

Question and Answer Summaries:

Question: How do we submit the proposal and budget?

Please submit all proposals via email by 11:59PM (EDT) on August 31, 2015. The email address is listed in each Hub’s mini-grant announcement. Each Hub’s service area is listed in their respective mini-grant announcement.

Question: How do we complete the budget if we are applying for more than one category of funding?

If your organization is applying for multiple categories of funding, […]

Central Healthy Start and Healthy Start of North Central Florida have released the summer 2015 issue of A Healthy Start. Readers can expect to learn valuable information on topics such as prenatal care, water safety and why breastfeeding is best. Designed for pregnant women and mothers of children up to three years old, the bulletins are published twice a year by WellFlorida Council and Healthy Start. Bulletins will be distributed to pediatricians, hospitals and clinics across 16 counties. PDF versions can be downloaded at wwww.centralhealthystart.org and www.healthystartncf.org.

The health fair will emphasize health insurance literacy, opportunities for special enrollment periods in the ACA Marketplace options for coverage through Medicaid and Medicare, and low cost or charity care for people in the coverage gap.

Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators will be on hand to answer questions along with other organizations such as: ACORN Clinic, FL KidCare, HealthStreet, Suwannee River AHEC, and many more.

The fair will take place on August 1, from 11am to 3pm at the Boltin Center in Gainesville.

WellFlorida Council oversees the Health Insurance […]

On August 13, Santa Fe College will be hosting their 3rd Annual Health Information Technology Summit in Building S, Room S-029 (near the SFC Bookstore.) The summit will take place from 9:30am to 11:30am, and there will be four unique sessions with guest speakers.

Topics such as: Information Governance, Privacy/Security, and Data Management will be covered in the sessions. HIM professionals, healthcare staff, IS personnel, administrators, and any interested clinicians are invited to attend.

Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, PhD of WellFlorida and President of CommunityHealth IT will be speaking in […]

The Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion, is partnering with WellFlorida Council to manage mini-grant distribution and provide technical assistance and expert mentoring services to diabetes self-management education (DSME) programs in Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee and Union Counties. The purpose of this funding is to expand access to DSME programs for people with diabetes. Funding is available in six categories (see list below). An applicant organization may apply for one or more […]

The North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NFCCC) will be holding a training aimed at community health workers (CHW). There will be three training topics covering: how to get certified as a CHW in Florida, motivational interviewing techniques and the best practices for community health workers. The training will be held at the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development on July 29 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Travel scholarships are available. Please RSVP by July 22 to ensure a spot.

For more information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=6gowavfab&oeidk=a07eb7rqcq7fe23872f&oseq=

Questions […]

Community outreach is a large part of what we do at WellFlorida, and we have a wide array of services that help the communities we serve. Visit our resources page on the WellFlorida website and you— and the people you serve—can have easy access to some of WellFlorida’s own resources like the Cancer Resource Guide and the North Central Florida Safety Net Healthcare Providers. We also list external resources such as agencies throughout the region that provide assistance in housing, food, healthcare and more.

WellFlorida strives to be […]