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Alliance for Aging, Inc., Area Agency on Aging for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties
The Alliance is charged with the responsibility of serving as the focal point to which elders, their care givers and the general public can turn for information, referral, assistance and answers related to aging issues. The Alliance provides a range of services in the homes and communities of seniors through a network of local service agencies. The Alliance:
- Undertakes all functions of such an agency as set out in the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended;
- Coordinates services of the State of Florida Community Care for the Elderly Program;
- Proactively carries out a wide range of functions related to advocacy, planning, funding, coordination, interagency linkages, information sharing, brokering, monitoring and evaluation, designed to the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community-based systems in, or serving each community in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, which shall be designed to assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful and digrufied lives in their own homes and communities for as long as possible;
- Develops and administers an area plan for a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for older persons;
- Serves as a public advocate for the development or enhancement of comprehensive and coordinated community based systems of service for older persons.
County Health Rankings
A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors – ranging from individual health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment. This first-of-its-kind collection of 50 reports – one per state – helps community leaders see that where we live, learn, work, and play influences how healthy we are and how long we live.
Florida Keys Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
Dedicated to improving access to quality primary health care for medically underserved communities through the development, implementation and institutionalization of academic and community partnerships.
Hospice of the Florida Keys, Inc. & Visiting Nurse Association
Providing high quality, efficient, comprehensive, cost-effective consumer oriented home health and hospice services to a culturally, economically and medically diverse community - enabling persons, families and significant others to maintain their dignity and integrity, while remaining as independent as possible in the residence of their choice.
Rural Health Network of Monroe County, Florida, Inc.
A nonprofit organization formally recognized by the State of Florida to coordinate and integrate health care services for Monroe County residents. RHNMC was established in accordance with the Health Care Insurance Reform Act of 1993, which recognized that the efficient and effective delivery of quality health care services in rural areas requires the integration of private and public resources and the cooperative efforts of health care providers.
Southeast Florida Cancer Control Collaborative
A voluntary organization that includes people from local health care providers, community-based organizations, advocacy groups and others interested in networking and working together to improve cancer control services in southeast Florida. The region includes Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie Counties.
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