May 2012
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Orange County Health Department improvement...
One of the main reasons for this blog is to highlight improvements in the local healthcare system and to suggest options for increasing accessibility to health care in Central Florida.
The Orange County Health Department has received 7 different awards for its work to improve services and save money. Four of these were Florida Davis Awards, which are awarded to state departments for process and...
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Latino health needs and HIV
Central Florida and the Orlando area have a pronounced need for health services tailored to their burgeoning Latino population. A recent study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAN) details a study of 10 HIV services providers treating mainly Latino clients. The result is an outline of effective approaches...
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Some quick facts about Medicaid
A few quick facts about the Medicaid Program:
-Medicaid is a jointly funded, federal health insurance program for low-income individuals and families. However, Medicaid is a state-administered program where each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services.
-The average American spends $7,290 annually on healthcare, this is the highest in the world. The next highest is...
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Primary care medical homes serve Orlando area...
The Orange County Health Department (OCHD) and its affiliates through the Primary Care Access Network (which provides health care for the underinsured) have 12 area “medical homes” to serve the health care needs of the area’s underinsured and uninsured.
A medical home is a team-based approach to regular health care that makes patients active participants in their own health...
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Florida lags in health affordability study
During the past decade, the number of Floridians who have gone without health care because they were unable to afford it has increased to one in four, according to a study released this week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit based in Princeton, NJ that aims to improve America’s health.
This is a 9.2 percent increase. According to the report, even people with health...
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Florida Governor Rick Scott praised by AIDS...
There is help on the way for low-income Floridians living with HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Institute recognized Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature for increasing state funding to the Florida AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) as part of the 2012 state budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
This marks a needed improvement in public health care. In Orange County...
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HUD awards $33 million to 28 HIV/AIDS housing...
As a result of $33 million in grants the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding, over 1,200 low-income people living with HIV and AIDS will continue to receive permanent housing. This funding is administered via HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOWPA) and renews HUD’s support of 28 local programs in 17 states.
Ninety per cent of...
