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Kids are learning to swim
- Miami-Dade has highest rate of drowning deaths in Florida
- Minority and low-income kids and adults at greatest risk
- Last year, a program supported by the community plan taught low-income black and Hispanic kids to swim
- 83% of participating kids learned basic swimming and water survival skills, decreasing their risk of drowning
People without health care are getting help
- 580,000 people in Miami-Dade under age 65 have no health insurance
- In Little Haiti, those rates are more than doubled
- Many people don’t know where to access free services
- This year, program supported through community plan educated over 500 Little Haiti residents about free or subsidized care
Uninsured women’s odds of beating cancer are increasing
- Early detection of breast and cervical cancers proven to increase survival odds
- Last year, program supported by community plan screened 2,500 uninsured women for breast and cervical cancer
- 500 of women screened required additional care and were referred to additional services
Older adults are living on their own
- Average cost of one year in nursing care for one person: $38,000
- Older adults who live in own homes enjoy dignified, independent lives
- Last year, program supported through community plan helped over 95% of older adults it served to stay in own homes and avoid nursing home care
Young children in poor neighborhoods are being immunized against disease
- Vaccinating young children not only avoids disease, but also longer-term health problems that can hurt school performance
- Last year, community plan supported program that immunized 96% of three-year-olds it served in Liberty City, Allapattah – that’s 30% higher than the county rate of immunizations for kids that age
Older adults are staying healthy
- Good nutrition key to older adults fighting disease and illness
- Fighting disease and illness key to older adults staying independent
- Nationally, up to 16% of older adults lack proper nutrition
- Last year, 8,332 older adults in Miami-Dade regularly received hot, nutritious meals, increasing ability to fight illness and enjoy golden years
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