A huge thank you & congratulations to this year’s Florida Voices for Health Advocate of the Year Award winners! Each of our honorees has demonstrated courageous & determined health advocacy at local & state levels that inspires us to continue to #fightlikehealth! @jj___holmes @alison__holmes @barbara.devane.39 #fightlikehealth24
Who are we leaving behind by not expanding Medicaid? #FightLikeHealth24
Our afternoon began with a moving keynote presentation by Sr. Simone Campbell (@sr_simone). She urged us to practice ‘holy curiosity’ & ‘sacred gossip’ which cultivate compassion & hope to sustain the difficult work of advocacy. #fightlikehealth24
Our Executive Director Scott Darius kicked off our Summit this morning with a word to ground us: Our work is not just about policy, but about welcoming the most vulnerable and giving everyone an opportunity to speak for themselves. #FightLikeHealth24
Thank you so much to Representative Anna V. Eskamani & Dave Spore from the Florida House for their insight on what went on behind the scenes during the pandemic and leading up to the 2023 Legislative session & the “Medicaid Winding”. #FightLikeHealth24
We at Community Partnership Schools at Homestead Middle School are so blessed to be part of the 2024 Florida Voices for Health Summit. A place to advocate for our students, parents, administrators, staff and teachers. #wedogood #cps #helpflkids #homesteadmiddleschool #fightlikehealth24
We are excited to be at the Florida Voices for Health #FightLikeHealth24 Summit with many other organizations from across the state as we collaborate pathways to open #AccessToCare across the Sunshine State!
TODAY IS THE DAY! We’re kicking off our annual Summit as we speak! Thank you to the many health care advocates, legislators, providers, & experts for taking the time to join us in person & online! We’re ready to learn, build community, & #FightLikeHealth24!
✌️TWO! Our FVH Summit is almost here! We’re thrilled to be welcoming over 150 health care providers, advocates, policy experts, lawmakers & impacted citizens! 💪 We can’t wait to build community, share knowledge, and inspire one another in the work of building health care systems that truly serve all Floridians! 👉 Do you know someone whose voice needs to be heard in this conversation? Registration to attend virtually is available for just $15 at FVHsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthaccess #healthcareworkers #healthpolicy #policy #publichealth #communityhealth #ruralhealth #mentalhealth #dentalhealth #dentalaccess #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #minorityhealth #socialdeterminantsofhealth #maternalhealth #pediatrics #socialwork #florida #floridalegislature #healthlegislation #healthadvocate #healthcareadvocate #healthadvocacy #healthcareadvocacy #medicaid #floridamedicaid #healthcoverage
🥳 It’s Summit week and we couldn’t be more excited! 💪We’re putting the finishing touches on what promises to be an impactful event with health care advocates, providers, policy experts and impacted citizens from across the state. 🫣 Afraid of missing out? You can still register to attend virtually for just $15 at FVHsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthcareaccess #healthaccess #policy #healthpolicy #policymakers #healthadvocacy #healthadvocate #healthcareprovider #floridahealthcare #healthpolicymatters #communityhealth #communityhealthworker #socialdeterminantsofhealth #mentalhealth #minorityhealth #disparitiesinhealthcare #ruralhealth #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #dentalcare #dentalaccess #maternalhealth #disability #disabilityhealthcare #disabilityservices #medicaid #expandmedicaid
Excitement is building for the 2024 Florida Voices for Health Summit: Building Beyond Live Healthy. Virtual registration is still available! Register today at FVHsummit.org to be part of the movement to #FightLikeHealth! We’re uniting health care advocates, providers, lawmakers, and impacted citizens from across Florida to address barriers to care and carry on the work of building health care systems that truly serve all Floridians. #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthaccess #healthsystem #healthsystems #healthpolicy #healthcareprofessionals #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #publichealth #policy #policymakers #policyadvocacy #florida #mentalhealth #ruralhealth #minorityhealth #workingclass #healthcoverage #healthcoverageforall #insurancecoverage #healthinsurance #hospitals #medicalbills #medicaldebt #hospitalsystem #floridahospital #floridalegislature
🥂👋Meet your Happy Hour hosts! A highlight of our annual Summit, the Health Advocates Happy Hour is served up by some friendly familiar faces! 🎉💪We can’t wait to celebrate you & all you do to #FightLikeHealth! ➡️DON’T FORGET TO RSVP at FVHsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24
Just 20 tickets left for our Florida Voices for Health Summit! Register today at FVHsummit.org to make sure you don’t miss out! #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthaccess #nonprofit #nonprofitorganization #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #healthcarereform #closethecoveragegap #disability #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #dentalcare #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #minorityhealth #healthequity #medicaid #floridamedicaid #florida #healthpolicy #publichealth #publichealthmatters #expandmedicaid #south4medex
🔥What makes the Florida Voices for Health Summit unique? Empowering real Floridians to drive real policy change! 💪 Our conference, like all our advocacy efforts, is driven by the real health care experiences of everyday Floridians. Alongside providers, lawmakers, and policy experts, we welcome impacted community members and uplift their stories as key to understanding and addressing Florida’s health care needs. ⏰ Registration deadline is May 15! Visit FVHsummit.org to secure your place! #FightLikeHealth24 #fightlikehealth #healthpolicy #healthcare #healthcareaccess #healthcareaffordability #healthaccess #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #publichealth #healthpolicy #activism #advocacy #policyreform #healthcarereform #ruralhealth #mentalhealth #maternityhealth #disability #disabilityservices #minorityhealth #workingclass #careforcaregivers
Only 2 weeks left until our Summit! Advocates & activists, this panel on generating media attention is going to be gold! Communications experts will share tips on raising awareness, driving short-term responses, and fostering long-term engagement. Space is filling quickly! Register today at FVHsummit.org. #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthadvocacy #healthadvocate #healthcareadvocate #healthcareadvocacy #healthactivist #healthcareaccess #healthequity #raiseawareness #healthjustice #policy #policychange #healthpolicy #drivechange #publicpolicy #changeagent #reform #healthcarereform #communications #socialmedia #socialmediatips #earnedmedia #floridapolitics #florida
🩺🛠The theme of this year’s FVH Summit is “Building Beyond ‘Live Healthy.’” 🧑⚕️Earlier this year Florida lawmakers passed ‘Live Healthy’ legislation aimed at growing Florida’s health care workforce and enhancing the accessibility of care. While these are positive measures, there’s still much ground to cover in tackling disparities in care and ensuring equitable access for all, especially low-income Floridians. 🤝Our Summit will unite health care stakeholders and impacted citizens from across Florida to address barriers to care and carry on the work of building health care systems and policies that truly serve all Floridians. 💪Come be part of this important and timely conversation. Register today at FVHsummit.org. #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthaccess #healthcare #healthcareaccess #healthcareadvocacy #healthadvocacy #florida #floridalegislature #floridalegislativesession #floridahealthcare #healthcoverage #healthcoverageforall #healthinsurance #uninsured #healthequity #healthdisparities #disparitiesinhealthcare #healthjustice #racialdisparities #ruralhealth #ruralhealthcare #workingclass #lowincome #lowincomehealthcare #medicaid #medicaidexpansion #south4medex #livehealthy #healthpolicy
Our annual FVH Summit is just around the corner! Join us to hear experts demystify the legislative process. This panel will offer a glimpse of how bills become law, what happens behind the scenes during session to push legislation forward, and how we as everyday Floridians and health advocates can influence the lawmaking process. Space is filling fast! Register today at FVHsummit.org. #FightLikeHealth24 #fightlikehealth #healthpolicy #legislation #healthlegislation #legislature #legislativesession #policyadvocacy #floridalegislature #floridalegislation #publicpolicy #publichealth #healthlaw #howabillbecomesalaw #healthcare #healthcareadvocate #healthcarelaw #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #lawmakers #healthcarelegislation #policychange #policymakers #mentalhealth #oralhealth #dentalhealth #maternalhealth #minorityhealth #ruralhealth #ruralhealthcare
Our annual Summit is just around the corner! Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into Florida’s health care landscape and connect with stakeholders from across the state, including advocates, providers, policymakers, and community members. Space is filling up fast, so secure your spot early at FVHsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthcare #healthcareaccess #healthcareadvocate #healthcareadvocacy #healthaccess #healthpolicy #publichealth #policywonk #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #policymakers #policymaking #healthcareprovider #md #mdcommunity #dmd #dds #floridadentist #florida #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #mentalhealth #psychology #dentistry #healthcarenavigation #medicaid #medicare #caregiver
Our FVH Summit is just 3 weeks away. We’re especially looking forward to this important conversation about accessing disability services in Florida. Florida’s iBudget Waiver program currently serves over 30,000 Floridians, but another 22,000 people are still on the waitlist. Some have been waiting for over a decade. This panel will feature firsthand perspectives on what it means to navigate these systems and endure life on the waitlist. In-person & virtual registration available at FVHsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24 #fightlikehealth #ibudgetwaiver #disability #disabilities #disabilityservices #disabilitysupport #disabilityadvocate #disabilityadvocacy #disabilityactivism #praderwillisyndrome #praderwillisyndromeawareness #developmentaldisabilities #intellectualdisabilities #homebasedcare #communitybasedcare #homeandcommunitybasedservices #caregiver #careforcaregivers #caregiving #caregiversupport #homehealth #homehealthcare #floridadisability #healthpolicy #healthcare #publicpolicy #cerebralpalsy #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy
Just 3 weeks left until our Summit! Don’t miss this important panel on Florida’s Maternal & Mental Health Crises. Experts will discuss the health access barriers & disparities in care that contribute to these crises, and explore how systems advocacy can foster much-needed change. Register to join us at fvhsummit.org. #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #mentalhealth #maternalhealth #minorityhealth #minorityhealthmonth #healthaccess #healthcareaccess #disparitiesinhealthcare #socialdeterminantsofhealth #healthcare #healthcareflorida #blackmaternalhealth #maternalhealthmatters #mentalhealthmatters #maternalmentalhealth #mentalhealthcrisis #floridapublichealth #florida #floridamentalhealth #floridamaternalhealth #healthpolicy #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #obgyn #therapistsofinstagram #therapy #therapyworks
⏰ Time to register! 2024 Florida Voices for Health Summit: Building Beyond Live Healthy 💪 Featuring an incredible lineup of advocates, providers, policymakers, & community members, we’ll dive deep into Florida’s healthcare landscape, build advocacy skills, and foster community bonds. ✅ Register now at FVHsummit.org to be part of the movement to #FightLikeHealth24!
🎉 Meet our Keynote Speaker! We are thrilled and honored to welcome @sr_simone Campbell to our FVH Summit on May 23 & 24. 💪 Sister Simone Campbell is a religious leader, attorney, and poet whose health care policy and advocacy work was recognized by President Obama as pivotal to the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Sister Simone worked in state level policy in California for 18 years as founder of the Oakland Community Law Center, then went on to serve for 17 years as Executive Director of @network_lobby for Catholic Social Justice. With NETWORK, she has led six national “Nuns on the Bus” tours focused on bridging social and political divides and addressing haps in health and wealth across our country. She has won numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, and the Defender of Democracy award. She is the author of Hunger for Hope and A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community. ✅ Register to join us & learn more about our powerhouse lineup of speakers at fvhsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24
The countdown is on! Our Florida Voices for Health Summit is just 30 days away & registration is filling up fast! Reserve your place today at fvhsummit.org! #FightLikeHealth24 #FightLikeHealth #healthpolicy #healthcare #publichealth #healthpolicywonk #healthcareaccess #healthcareworkers #healthcareprovider #florida #healthadvocate #healthadvocacy #socialdeterminantsofhealth #healthcareforall #healthaccess #nonprofit #south4medex #medicaid #healthcarereform #floridahealthcare