Health Council of South Florida

Projected total cost of chronic disease from 2016-2030 in Florida is $3 trillion. In 2015, 13.1 million people in Florida had at least 1 chronic disease, 5.6 million had 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease could cost Florida $147 billion in medical costs and an extra $55.5 billion annually in lost employee productivity (average per year 2016-2030). To read more about the study, visit http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/states/florida Resources: --> FACT SHEET --> WHIT

Did You Know? Florida has removed the five year waiting period for legally residing immigrant children to be eligible for Florida KidCare & Medicaid! Now, more kids can get covered! Eligibility Florida KidCare is for children, not adults. To qualify for premium assistance, a child must: Be under age 19 Be uninsured Meet income eligibility requirements Be a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen Not be eligible for Medicaid Not be in a public institution Families who are not el

Sheltering-in-Place During an emergency, an emergency alert might require the public to shelter-in-place—that is, to take refuge indoors. Sheltering-in-place offers immediate protection for a short time in your home or other building. Under many circumstances, sheltering-in-place is the best way to protect yourself from a hazard and is a safer alternative than evacuation. Potentially hazardous events that might occur in Miami-Dade County requiring residents to shelter-in-plac

Save the Date! The 2017 Open Enrollment Period for the Health Insurance Marketplace is: November 1, 2016 — January 31, 2017 For More Information Call: 786-708-0836 or Text ACA HELP to 41411 Have you experienced a life changing event? Individuals who experienced a life change in the past 30-60 days may qualify to enroll now under the Special Enrollment Period. Some common life changes include: getting married having a baby changing jobs getting a divorce recently moving aging

Do you shop on Amazon? When you #StartWithaSmile on #PrimeDay, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, Amazon donates a portion of your purchase price to the Health Council of South Florida Inc. Why shop of July 12th? Amazon will offer more than 100,000 deals over the course of the day, more than twice the number offered last year. Can’t Shop on July 12th? Shop Year Round! No problem! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Health Council of South Florida all year l