In 2006, the Health Council of South Florida, with funding from the Health Foundation of South Florida, BlueCross BlueShield of Florida and the Miami-Dade County Health Department, sponsored a health needs and resourrces assessment that included each of the ZIP Codes comprising Miami-Dade County, Florida, and included a special analyses of South Miami-Dade County (including ZIP Codes 33030, 33031, 33032, 33033, 33034, 33035, 33039, 33170,33189, and 33190).

The 2006 PRC Community Health Survey:  Living Healthy, Living Longer in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Living Healthy, Living Longer, Translating Research Into Action, A Guide to Health Improvement Opportunities in South Miami-Dade provided a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of the residents of Miami-Dade County and South Miami-Dade County. The information collected forms the foundation for formulating strategies to improve community health and wellness, and the development of effective interventions  toward reaching three basic goals:

• Improving residents' health status, increasing their life spans, and elevating their overall quality of life.
• Reducing the health disparities among residents.
• Increasing accessibility to preventive services for all community residents.

Click here to view The 2006 PRC Community Health Survey:  Living Healthy, Living Longer in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Click here to view Living Healthy, Living Longer, Translating Research Into Action, A Guide to Health Improvement Opportunities in South Miami-Dade