Certain communities in Florida face greater health challenges than others, according to former Florida Surgeon General and CDC Deputy Director Doctor Celeste Philip.
It’s an issue that will be tackled by UF Health through a multi-million dollar grant from the Florida Blue Foundation.
“It has a statewide impact so what that means is that our work will be statewide so we will have partners around the state engaging around those two topics health equity and social justice,” said Ann-Marie Knight with UF Health. Knight says the focus will not just be in major cities, but rural communities too with one goal in mind.
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