Healthy residents make up a thriving community. With access to mental and physical healthcare and healthy food, everyone can better manage chronic illnesses, injuries and in turn focus on wellness and other priorities. The Healthcare Impact Fund supports action and initiatives that expand access to quality care, physical activity and healthy foods that increase life expectancy and help every Central Florida resident live a full and healthy life.

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Think Global, Act Local

Think Global, Act Local

Thrive Healthcare supports Sustainable Development Goal #3.

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FOCUS AREA SUBGOALS

Healthcare is an expansive area. Here is how we break it down.

1

ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

2

HEALTH EQUITY

3

MENTAL HEALTHCARE

WHAT WE’RE DOING

Here’s how Central Florida Foundation is creating incremental change.

HEALTHCARE WORKGROUP

Central Florida Foundation hosts a Thrive Healthcare workgroup.
The workgroup is a collaboration of subject-matter experts from different areas of healthcare working together to identify ways to increase health equity, and mental health care, and ensure people get the care they need. We do this through a design thinking strategy, research on best practices, and models that are working in other communities. The group meets 6 times a year and works on improving systems and filling gaps.

TESTIMONIALS

This group is a unique opportunity to bring people from all types of health organizations into the same room to focus on how work together to create a community culture of wellbeing.

- Sandi Vidal, VP of Community Strategies and Initiatives, Central Florida Foundation

FEATURED THRIVE HEALTHCARE GRANTS

The Shari Costantini Family Fund at Central Florida Foundation awarded a grant to Central Florida Cares Health System (CFCHS) to produce educational videos about mental health for first responders.

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The Thrive Healthcare Workgroup recommended and awarded the Alliance for Community Health (AFCH) to continue their community work through hiring an additional Community Healthcare Worker.

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HOW WE’RE COLLABORATING

Here’s how we’re partnering with others to collaboratively work toward our goals

WE LISTEN TO OTHER VOICES.

Central Florida Foundation has representation on workgroups and conversations around the city. Right now, we’re a part of: Orange County’s Mental and Behavioral Health Implementation Committee

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SEE THE SCORE CARD

Explore how our community is doing by analyzing specific measurable goals on our community score card.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Read reports, analyze data, and dig deeper with these community resources.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THRIVE?

If you have specific questions, wondering if you can get involved, or simply want to share a thought with us about Thrive, fill out this form below.

SANDI VIDAL
Vice President of Community Strategies and Initiatives
svidal@cffound.org

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SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AT THE TABLE

Ayana Adams

Community Health Care Plans

Maria Bledsoe

Central Florida Cares

Lesa Boettcher

Foundation for Healthy West Orange

JB Boonstra

Director of Community Benefit

Alex Cardona

Greater Orlando Community Coalition

Jan Chester

Planned Parenthood

Dr. Laura Chilcutt

Nemours

Shari Constantini

CFF Board

Angela Corona

Second Harvest Food Bank

Meghan Curren

AdventHealth

Jean Davis

UCF

Cat DeCecco

Florida Blue

Maureen Ferguson

Community Health Centers

Yasmin Flaserstein

Peer Support Space

Catherine Galda

Catholic Charities

Stephanie Garris

Grace Medical Home

Thomas Hall

Orange County Office for a Drug-Free Community

Babette Hankey

Aspire Health Partners

Sarah Hawkins

Advent Health

Dannie Holler-Hubp

Advent Health Community Relations

Dr. Asim Jani

Orange County Health Department/Moffitt

Dr. Candice Jones

Pediatrician

Dr. Thomas Lacy

Nemours

Dhanya Lotfallah

Orange County Health Department

Jennifer Lyons

AdventHealth

Jo Newell

Bridge 2 Resilence

Kyle Osborn

Catholic Charities

Sara Osborne

Orlando Health

James Pate

Orange County Health Department

Ken Peach

Health Council of East Central Florida

Amy Pennock

Shepherd's Hope

Gregorie Peter

Bridge 2 Resilence

Anne Pimental-Kerr

Orlando Health

Glen Providence

Hebni Nutrition

Michael Radka

Lotus Behavioral Health

Marcia Ramos

People who make a difference

Abby Rice

Shepherd's Hope

Sue Ring

Kissimmee Chamber

Shannon Robinson

Aspire Health Partners

Brandi Roy

United Healthcare

Sofia Salazar

PhD Student, Strategic Communication

Gloria San Miguel

Florida Blue

Martha Santoni

Nemours

Rebecca Sayago

PCAN

Ana Scuteri

Orange County Health Department

Penny Smith

Orange County Health Department

Mary Lou Sole

UCF College of Nursing

Marni Stahlman

Mental Health Association

Cendie Stanford

ACEs Matter

Jen Stephenson-Crouch

Catholic Charities

Vanessa Suarez

Florida Department of Children and Families

Christine Suehle

Aspire Health Partners

Anne Sutherland

Florida Department of Children and Families

Tracy Swanson

West Orange Health District

Pia Valvassori

Health Care Center for the Homeless

George Wallace

The Center Orlando

Donna Walsh

Florida Department of Health

Peter Willems

Hispanic Health Initiatives

Stephanie Williams-Louis

Community Health Care Plans

Donna Wyche

Orange County Government