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December 7, 2011 | Story
Mark LeMaire led a community partnership in Jacksonville, Fla., that placed elder care advocates in area hospitals to help discharged patients transition back to the community. The hospitals have since incorporated the program into their operations.
November 8, 2011 | Story
2011 Community Health Leader turns her own diagnosis into a project for the greater good by raising awareness of breast cancer among uninsured women in South Florida.
October 27, 2011 | Story
Grantee wins awards for her work and moves into new territory--a program that will help young people enter careers in the health professions.
October 1, 2006 | Program Result
In 1998, Freedom from Hunger, a California-based organization that addresses issues of hunger and poor nutrition, began the replication and institutionalization of a program to train lay health advisors in several Southern states.
August 23, 2010 | Story
2010 Community Health Leader winner dispatches promotoras—community volunteers who share health information with others—to educate Latino community about health, wellness and disease prevention.
March 1, 2007 | Program Result
The State of Florida established a system for tuberculosis testing, assessment and treatment services for its migrant farmworker population in Northeast Florida and attempted to set up the model in South Florida.
March 1, 1997 | Program Result
The Institute for Justice for All proposed to create and train a network of community leaders in 10 states to advocate for investigation into the financial transactions vital to local drug trafficking.