Below are previous health equity initiatives of the Office of Health Equity:

“Anytime, Anywhere” Breastfeeding Success Story

Community Engagement Initiative

In the fall of 2014, the Office of Health Equity funded five community-based organizations to increase community capacity, for a total of $50,000 invested into the community. The University of South Florida’s College of Public Health partnered with our Office to provide programmatic and promotion services. The projects concluded in May 2015.

Final reports for each site are included below: 

• Champions for Children – Bootcamp for New Dads
• Feeding America Tampa Bay – Meals for Minds
• Florida Institute for Community Studies – Farms 2 Homes
• LUNA (Latinos Unidos Por Un Nuevo Amanecer) – Education and Navigation for Latinos Affected by Cancer
• Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger – Taste It