Vulnerable Populations News

Agricultural Workers

save them ABC News, January 30, 2018

Florida’s Migrant Worker Problem US News, January 26, 2018

Citrus industry remains ‘in crisis’ from Hurricane Irma News Service of Florida, January 12, 2018

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General Population

Patients Find Convenience is Costly at Freestanding Emergency Rooms Health News Florida, October 10^th, 2019

New Study Says the Poor Could Get Hit Harder by Sea Level Rise Health News Florida, October 10^th 2019

HIV AIDS

With Miami Visit, Federal Health Officials Begin Formulating Plan to Fight HIV In Florida WUSF October 31st 2019

Medication Lockers Help Miami's Homeless Living with HIV New York Times, October 26^th 2019

ADAP: Florida Health is changing the way some of our clients receive their medication Florida Department of Health, June 2019

Sarasota’s Community Care Court Helps Homeless Sarasota Herald Tribune, July 2019

University of Miami to Embark on National Study of Aging with HIV WUSF, July 2017

Florida has the third-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses. The CDC wants to fix that Miami Herald, June 2019

University of Miami establishes AIDS Research Center to curb HIV epidemic May 2019

‘We’re in a mess.’ Why Florida is struggling with an unusually severe HIV/AIDS problem Science Magazine, June 2018

Homeless and Housing Challenged

Research Finds Homelessness Is A National Crisis Florida Courier, October 8^th, 2019

Affordable Rentals Few and Far Between Northwest Florida Daily News, October 6^th 2019

Project Grow gives formerly homeless, low-income students great opportunities WPTV, October 9^th 2019

How to make the rent? Work 108 hours a week Tampa Bay Times Editorial June 2019

New Florida Law Blocks Local Affordable Housing Mandates WJCT July 2019

Lawmakers Voter to Limit Florida’s Local Affordable Housing Rules Tampa Bay Times, April 2019

Sulzbacher Center is the Florida Blue 2019 Sapphire Award Winner

‘It’s pure hell’: Hurricane Michael leaves housing crisis Associated Press, March 4th 2019

The Intersection of Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Health Literacy National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine

Pilot program will expand medicaid to the chronically homeless in central Florida starting in July WMFE, March 29^th 2019

Florida Panhandle Housing Crisis Remains Six Months After Hurricane Michael CBS Miami, March 22^nd 2019

2019 Spring Virtual Training: Her Health, Her Housing: Improving Services for Women Experiencing Homelessness an eight-part webinar series hosted by the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, beginning March 6^th

Homeless young people are hiding all over Central Florida — including at the airport |Commentary Orlando Sentinel, January 25^th 2019

HUD Sending $85 Million to Florida to Fight Homelessness Sunshine State News, February 12^th 2019

Rates of hospitalization rising among homeless, study finds Healthcare Finance

Jax Study: Supportive Housing Helps Low-Income, Homeless; Saves Community Money WJCT, November 29^th 2018

Fort Lauderdale shifts gears to clear large homeless camp downtown November 26^th 2018

Most and Least Affordable Cities in Florida for Homeowners & Renters November 2018

Couch surfing hides homelessness: Guestview Pensacola News Journal, July 19, 2018

Roving psychiatrists among recommendations for West Palm homeless Palm Beach Post, July 14, 2018

State Budget Glitch Could Doom Homeless Money Panama City News Herald - June 17, 2018

Count of Central Florida's homeless youth reveals 'hidden' population Orlando Sun-Sentinel - April 10, 2018

Key to Attainable Housing is Community Cooperation,Southwest Florida News-Press, April 12, 2018

Lawyers are helping homeless youths Miami Herald, April 11, 2018

Providing Homeless Veterans with Housing Works Gainesville Sun, February 23, 2018

Florida Facing Affordable Housing Crisis WLRN News, February 1, 2018

Study: Housing the Homeless Can Drastically Cut the Government's Health Care Costs Governing.com December 6, 2017

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Hurricane Victims

A Year After Michael, Florida Community Still in Crisis Florida Trend, October 10^th 2019

PanCare ‘tent clinic’ in full swing Dothan Eagle, November 23^rd 2018

Exodus From Puerto Rico: A Visual Guide CNN, February 21, 2018

Immigrants

A Doctor’s Mission – and How You Can Help The Assylumist, October 2^nd 2019Candace Kugel: A Life Serving Immigrant Women and Children Migrant Clinicians Network, October 2^nd 2019Immigration Lawyers Preparing for Green Card Rule Change WPTV, October 9^th, 2019

Federal Judges In 3 States Block Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards

NPR, October 11th 2019

Federal Judges Block Rule to Disqualify Legal Immigrants Over Public Assistance Wall Street Journal, October 11^th 2019

Advocates Try To Help Migrants Navigate Trump's Public Charge Rule NPR, October 11^th, 2019

Trump’s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence Truthout, October 10^th 2019

New Evidence Demonstrates That The Public Charge Rule Will Harm Immigrant Families and Others Health Affairs, October 9^th 2019

Opinion: The ‘Public Charge’ Rule Creates a Chilling Effect that Threatens Us All California Health Report, October 7^th 2019

A Doctor’s Mission – and How You Can Help The Assylumist, October 2^nd 2019

Candace Kugel: A Life Serving Immigrant Women and Children Migrant Clinicians Network, October 2^nd 2019

Immigration Lawyers Preparing for Green Card Rule Change WPTV, October 9^th, 2019

DACA Cancellation Could Impact 7,200 Florida Children WUSF, October 9^th 2019

How Could the Public Charge Proposed Rule Affect Community Health Centers? Geiger Gibson Center at George Washington University November 2018

Administration Ends Protection For Migrant Medical Care Associated Press, August 2019

Language Access Rights Under Threat Health Affairs Blog August 2019

The New “Public Charge” Rule Affecting Immigrants Has Major Implications for Medicaid and Entire Communities Commonwealth Fund August 2019

The Undocumented Student's Guide to College The Best Schools

What the DACA Repeal Means for Students: Updates on Student Rights, Resources and Opportunities Community for Accredited Online Schools

Millions Will Feel Chilling Effects of U.S. Public-Charge Rule That Is Also Likely to Reshape Legal Immigration Migration Policy Institute, August 2019

Joint Statement of America’s Frontline Physicians Opposing Public Charge Final Rule AAFP August 2019

HUD plan to end public housing aid for undocumented immigrants could lead to evictions of 55,000 children Housing Wire, May 10^th, 2019
One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018 Urban Institute, May 22^nd 2019

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Justice Involved

Florida leaders consider better approaches to handle the mentally ill’s revolving jail door Florida Phoenix, August 2019

Stealing a phone in Florida can be a life-changing felony. Big retail companies want to keep it that way Tampa Bay Times, April 2^nd 2019

LGBT

HHS Proposes To Strip Gender Identity, Language Access Protections From ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule Health Affairs, May 2019

Homeless shelters could deny transgender people under proposed Trump administration rule USA Today, May 23^rd, 2019

School-Based Health

Twenty Years Of School-Based Health Care Growth And Expansion Health Affairs, May 2019

Social Determinants of Health

UnitedHealthcare, AMA unveil more medical codes for social determinantsModern Healthcare, April 2019

Big Blue Cross Plan Hires Social Workers To Address Determinants Forbes, August 2019

Humana Makes Progress on Social Determinants of Population HealthHealth IT Analytics, April 2019

State-Level and County-Level Estimates of Health Care Costs Associated with Food Insecurity CDC, July 2019

3 Million Could Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Trump Administration Proposal NPR, July 2019

Veterans

VA launches Governor DeSantis Signs Two Bills to Support Florida’s Veterans June 2019

Ne w health care options under MISSION Act Veteran’s Administration, June 2019

The Battle Quietly Brewing Over Privatization Of Veterans’ Health Care Kaiser Health News, November 2018

VA reverses plan to cut homeless veteran housing program after outrage The Hill, December 7, 2017

A Veteran’s Guide to Navigating Healthcare After Services The Week November 27, 2017

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