FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Children’s Diagnostic &Treatment Center (CDTC) has been awarded a $6 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for its Comprehensive Family AIDS Program (CFAP). The program cares for 2,254 women, children and infants infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Broward County. CDTC, affiliated with Broward Health, serves children and families with special healthcare needs.

The Ginger Hill Health Centre in St. Elizabeth, which serves some 2000 persons annually, has been adopted by the National Supply Foundation, under the Ministry of Health and Wellness' Adopt-A-Clinic programme.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida―Three Broward Health hospitals have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite PlusGold PlusQuality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospitals’ commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

MIAMI-DADE – In response to the rise of mental health conditions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, County Commissioner Levine Cava is partnering with the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Miami-Dade County and the Health Foundation of South Florida to bring mental health awareness and solutions to local communities.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Several Caribbean community (CARICOM) nations recorded significant increases in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases by the end of last month.

Popular skin lightening products - known in Jamaica as “bleaching” - have been found to contain “alarmingly high levels of mercury,” according to a recent study done by the University of the West Indies (UWI).

New York City’s health department recently updated its recommendations (June 8) about sex during the time of COVID-19.

Broward Health Community Health Services is offering free immunizations for children this month in South Florida.

ST.THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands  - The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is reporting the miraculous recovery of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient, who was sick and stranded at sea while working aboard a cargo ship. 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Two Broward Health community health centers are helping children prepare for the school year by offering free immunizations and low-cost physical exams. Mobilize to Immunize summer immunizations return, creating even greater access to care for children between the ages of 4 and 18 who are uninsured, have Medicaid, or identify as American Indian or Alaska Native.

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), which administrates healthcare in Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth has recruited 174 new Community Health Aides (CHA’s) and trained 196 existing ones in COVID-19 protocols, as part of the Authority’s effort to provide improved care to the community and boost its COVID-19 response.

Miami, Florida – Community Health of South Florida, Inc. (CHI) hosted a celebratory ribbon- cutting ceremony for its new mobile medical van designed to provide healthcare services to the underserved community of South Florida.