First published on July 13, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. Jodi Ray is a bundle of energy when she talks about the project that has become her life’s work, Florida Covering Kids and Families, which is a part of the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for […]
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 […]
In 2023, the Florida Covering Kids & Families (FL-CKF) Navigator Program, housed within the USF College of Public Health (COPH), will turn 10 years old. This year the program employs some 200 Navigators, up from a low of 60 when funding was cut during the Trump Administration. Navigators not only […]
Sophany Nuth’s 30-hour-a-week job baking doughnuts doesn’t come with health insurance. His weekly take-home pay is about $318. With rent, food and other bills, the 35-year-old Seffner fathercouldn’t afford the $400 a month quotes he got from private health insurers to cover him, his wife and two young children. He […]
On Oct. 21, Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), gave her 16th State of the College Address virtually to faculty, staff and administration through Microsoft Teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am delighted to welcome you virtually to our State of the College Address,” Petersen […]
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 […]
U.S. President Joseph Biden has opened a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period to run until May 15, and the USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Florida Covering Kids & Families (FL-CKF) program is ready to assist. FL-CKF manages the USF State Navigator Program and seven other organizations (collectively referred to as […]