HEALTHY HUBS
Empowering Adults to Take an Active Role in Their Health
Provide clinical linkages and access to care to county residents by providing biometric screenings and educational services to promote good health.
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Goal: Combat chronic diseases in Miami-Dade County though innovative screening and education initiatives based upon personalized hereditary and lifestyle factors
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The Healthy Hub evaluation will utilize data collected through the screening process and Life Simple 7 surveys administered at the time of screening. The screening will include the following data:
- Nutrition
- Tobacco use/Smoking
- Physical Activity
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Cholesterol
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Sugar
- Waist Circumference
- Body Fat Percentage
As a result of the assessments, individuals will receive recommendations from linkage to care specialists/registered nurses (RNs) to better health outcomes and will be linked to providers and medical homes through community referrals. Additionally, participants will be given "Green Prescriptions" as appropriate, which are "prescriptions" to engage in more physical activity while identifying community resources where residents can achieve this objective. Participants will be encouraged to return at 6 months and 12 months for follow-up screenings and to track progress. -
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Not Started Finalize Evaluation Plan Obatin IRB approval/exemption Collect baseline data from Healthy Hubs Analyze baseline data from Health Hubs Disseminate baseline data to community and key stakeholders Collect 6 month follow-up data Analyze and disseminate 6 month follow-up data Collect 12 month follow-up data Analyze and disseminate 12 month follow-up data **In April 2016, the Healthy Hub initiative was removed as an initiative supported by the Partnerships in Community Health (PICH) Grant.
