Our first-ever Inspiring Women of Health! If the last year challenged us beyond measure and broke our collective hearts, it was also the year that served up much-needed promise and hope. As the world watched America elect its first woman Vice President, and as...
This is what the frontline of the fight against COVID disparity looks like Meet three healthcare pros leading the effort to bring Miami’s Black community access to COVID testing, information and vaccines. Get Dr. Cheryl Holder talking about COVID-19 and you’ll quickly...
Loreen Chant is the new President & CEO of Health Foundation of South Florida Melida Akiti to become first Black, Latina Board Chair in group’s 28-year history New Health Foundation President & CEO Loreen Chant (left) with new board Chair Melida Akiti....
Is there a connection between civic engagement, voting and health? And how can understanding that help regional nonprofits improve their voter outreach efforts just days away from a historic election? The Health Foundation of South Florida on Oct. 14th hosted a...
Janisse Rosario Schoepp, our Vice President of Operations and Strategy, and Ines Hernandez, Senior Vice President of Citi Community Investing and Development (and an HFSF board member) co-authored the below op-ed about our efforts to create the South Florida Anchor...
Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF) President and CEO Dr. Steven E. Marcus today announced his plans to retire from the Foundation at the end of 2020. Dr. Marcus joined HFSF in 2000 and since then has overseen the investment of more than $100 million in...
The Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF) today announced it will provide $1.5 million in funding to local nonprofits to address COVID-19 racial and ethnic disparities by increasing outreach, education and access to diagnostic testing in some of the region’s most...
It has been said before, and it merits repeating: Racism is a public health crisis. Along with the rest of the world, we have watched in horror and anguish the appalling images of George Floyd being murdered while pinned under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee. It...
As the global health community and the South Florida region continue to come together to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to reach out to let our partners and grantees, supporters and stakeholders know how the Health Foundation of South Florida has responded...
Dear fellow South Floridians, We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. Like many in our community and around the country, the Health Foundation of South Florida has been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19. Now, as our region braces to...
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