Health Foundation of South Florida Invests $225,000 To Establish Overtown Youth Center As A Community Health Access Hub

The Health Foundation of South Florida announced a $225,000, three-year investment to support the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) in establishing a community health access hub. The funding will help OYC expand its connections to health care resources and services for the 5,500 people it serves annually in Overtown, Little Haiti, and Liberty City.

The program will combine onsite telehealth through an OnMed CareStation with Community Health Navigators funded by the foundation. The services will include early screenings for disease and social risks, chronic disease management, health education, and referrals to primary care. The announcement stated that 91 . . .