News, Events & Public Meetings

Time is running out! Have you enrolled or re-enrolled for health insurance? Free enrollment assistance will be provided at the Get Covered for the New Year event on Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Santa Fe Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED), 530 West University Avenue, Gainesville.

Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators from WellFlorida Council and other local organizations, including two of whom are fluent in Spanish, will be available to enroll and re-enroll consumers in a Marketplace plan […]

The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County in partnership with WellFlorida Council, have released the 2015 Citrus County Health Needs Assessment and Technical Appendix. The purpose of this assessment is to identify common themes in order to uncover key community health needs in Citrus County. The assessment provides a narrative summary of the data presented in the Technical Appendix which includes analysis of social determinants of health, community health status, and health system assessment. Data from this report can be used to explore and […]

Lauren Vagelakos, program manager of Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators and North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative at WellFlorida, will be a panelist at the Healthcare Financing and Cancer discussion on Nov. 19. The event is hosted by the Cancer Alliance of Marion County and will take place at Marion County Sheriff’s Office from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. The objective of the panel discussion is to gain a clearer understanding of healthcare financing as it relates to cancer along all phases of cancer care continuum […]

HealthStreet, a community engagement program through the University of Florida’s Department of Epidemiology, works to improve community health by reducing health and research disparities. It is celebrating its fourth year by hosting a birthday event in partnership with local organizations, clinics and UF programs to provide a fun, health-promoting day of activities for families and students.

The celebration will include organizations that specialize in many health topics including diabetes, high blood pressure, dental, mental health, maternal and infant health, physical therapy, elder services and more!

WellFlorida affiliates […]

An informative discussion on Interoperability, Community HIT Standards and how contemporaryprotocols such as Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) and Project Argonaut will have an impact.

Presentations and discussion to be led by:

Arien Malac:

-Member of Interoperability Standards Advisory Task Force

-Member of Health IT Standards Committee (HITSC), a Federal Advisory Committee formed to advise the National Coordinator

-Vice President for Data Platform Solutions a RelayHealth

Kendra Siler-Marsiglio, PhD, HCC

-Recipient of the 2013 Critical Access and Rural Hospital Champion Award from Office of the National Coordinator of HIT

-Lead for Florida’s Health […]

WellFlorida Council has recently released health data for each county in North Central Florida and the collective region.

WellFlorida provides annual county health profiles to give residents and community leaders an overview of the health status of each county and how it compares to the state.

Categories including lifestyle, access to healthcare, and maternal and infant care are just a few examples of the type of data included in the profile.

County health profiles can be used as a starting point that may lead […]

The following diabetes self-management education (DSME) applicants have been awarded funding to expand access to people with diabetes:

The Florida Department of Health in Putnam County

The Florida Department of Health in Bradford and Union Counties

The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County

LifeStream Behavioral Center, Inc.

Oasis Community Solutions, Inc.

The Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion partnered with WellFlorida to distribute grant funding and provide technical assistance and expert mentoring services to DSME programs in North Central Florida.

For more information, please contact Lindsey Redding at 

This blog is reposted from HealthIT Buzz. It was written by Leila Samy, Rural Health IT coordinator, ONC, and Gina Capra, director, Office of Rural Health, US Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/rural-health/transforming-veterans-care-rural-practices/

Following the lead of the White House Rural Council, we in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the VA are working with our public and private partners to ensure rural providers and the communities they serve have health IT tools to help them avoid scenarios like this one.

Nearly […]

Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children 1 to 13 years old. Many times deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, booster seats and seat belts.

According to a survey from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), parents are making five significant mistakes when using car and booster seats:

Wrong harness slot used – The harness straps used to hold the child in the car seat were positioned either too low or too high;
Harness chest clip […]