Center For Change

TO PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC AND CARIBBEAN DESCENT WHO LACK ACCESS TO ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HEALTH RESOURCES.

AS IT RELATES TO THE CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH, OUTREACH/HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDING ONE-ON0ONE INTERACTIONS WERE PROVIDED TO OVER 2,777 INDIVIDUALS IN TARGETED COMMUNITIES WITHIN ORANGE, SEMINOLE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES OF FLORIDA. OVER 378 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED HEALTH PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR DIABETES, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, NUTRITION, GARDENING, LUPUS, COLON AND PROSTATE CANCER VIA IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS. CENTER FOR CHANGE CONDUCTED 16 CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT (CDSMP) AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, INCLUSIVE OF CDSMP TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS. THE CDSMP AND DSMP WORKSHOPS WERE DEVELOPED BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH SHOWED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THESE WORKSHOPS IMPROVE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES, AND QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE DEALING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, CENTER FOR CHANGE PROVIDED HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR COLON/PROSTATE CANCER AND DIABETES. OUR AGENCY SCREENED 190 INDIVIDYALS FOR COLON CANCER WITH FECAL OCCULT BLOOD (IFIT) TEST; 94 MEN RECEIVED PROSTATE SCREENINGS WITH THE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) TEST AND 121 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A1C SCREENINGS FOR DIABETES.

THESE AMOUNTS OF PROGRAM EXPENSES AND REVENUE OF $22761 AND $54856, RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENT SEVERAL ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CLIENTS IN OUR TARGETED POPULATION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE (1)A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH FOR LIFE PROGRAM WHICH CONSIST OF COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AND THE EMPOWERED TO SERVE PROGRAM WHICH CONSIST OF 12 HEALTH LESSONS THAR ARE SCIENCE-BASED TOOLKITS COVERING HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY; (2) A PARTNERSHIP WITH SUNSHINE HEALTH TO AID FAMILIES IN CRISIS BECAUSE OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC ISSUES BY PROVIDING HEALTH AIDS, NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS, REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR CO-PAYS AND MONEY FOR GAS; (3) A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ORANGE COUNTY

IN SEPTEMBER 2022, CENTER FOR CHANGE, INC. WAS SELECTED TO BE A PARTNER WITH ORLANDO HEALTH FOR THE SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY TELEHEALTH (SMMT) PILOT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESOURCES THROUGH TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE AT RISK-BOTH HIGH RISK MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS. THE PILOT SMMT PROGRAM WHICH WAS INITIALLY FUNDED THROUGH JUNE 30, 2023; WAS ENHANCED AND RECEIVED FURTHER FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR PERIOD. ORLANDO HEALTH SELECTED CENTER FOR CHANGE AS ITS PARTNER FOR THE SUBSEQUENT FUNDED PERIOD. AS A PARTNER FOR THE MATERNAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM, CENTER FOR CHANGE PROVIDED HEALTH COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OVER 921 CLIENTS. AS CASE MANAGERS, CENTER FOR CHANGE'S STAFF WORKED WITH CLIENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, STRESS, DEPRESSION OR OTHER SOCIAL DETERMINANTS THAT AFFECT THEIR HEALTH ON A DAILY BASIS. CASE MANAGERS COMPLETED THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH CLIENTS VIA PHONE, VIDEO OR IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS ASSESSING THE CLIENTS NEEDS AND MAKING REFERRALS TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTNERS OR OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. CENTER FOR CHANGE ALSO OFFERED VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON 2.5 HOUR WEEKLY CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS.

CENTER FOR CHANGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ITS MOST RELEVANT GRANTS. THE CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ONE PARTNERSHIP RANKING AS THE THIRD MOST RELEVANT AS MEASURED BY THE EXPENSES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR IS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CANCER COALITION. AS A RESULT OF THE FUNDING FROM THE CANCER COALITION, CENTER FOR CHANGE WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL GET YOUR REAR IN GEAR EVENT AS WELL AS ANOTHER SIGNATURE EVENT ENSURING THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE COLON CANCER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.