With nearly one million Floridians set to lose Medicaid coverage now that the COVID-19 public health emergency is ending, leadership responsibilities of the Florida Covering Kids and Families (FL-CKF) program—housed within the USF College of Public Health (COPH)—is being divided into two roles. The mission of FL-CKF is to foster […]
Florida Covering Kids & Families (FL-CKF), a community and consumer-focused nonprofit initiative based at the USF College of Public Health, has received a record-breaking $11.9 million from the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The grant will be used for the ninth year of […]
The USF College of Public Health’s Florida Covering Kids and Families program recently received a $5,000 grant from the national Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) campaign. PIF comprises hundreds of different organizations and is anchored by the National Immigration Law Center and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). It […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the nation resulting in loss of employment for many, USF College of Public Health’s Jodi Ray wants the public to know that doesn’t mean they have to lose health care coverage too. Ray, program director of the COPH’s Florida Covering Kids & Families, says […]
The numbers are in and 1.9 million Floridians selected or were re-enrolled in health care plans in 2020 during the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) open enrollment period held from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21. That’s about a 200,000 increase from last year, despite an 85 percent cut in grant funding, […]
USF College of Public Health’s Jodi Ray, program director of Florida Covering Kids and Families, earned the Consumer Engagement Health Advocate Award of the year by Families USA. Families USA is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization and provides awards annually to those across the nation who exemplify […]
The USF College of Public Health’s Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies strives to integrate and apply the best in evidence-based research, education, practice, and service to promote optimal health and well-being across the life-course. Faculty, staff and students disseminated their findings through the Chiles Center […]
On January 13, Jodi Ray, director of Florida Covering Kids and Families (FL-CKF) , and members of her team visited the White House for a formal award ceremony honoring 50 of the campuses who took part in the White House Healthy Campus Challenge. The USF College of Public Health’s FL-CKF […]