THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!
Micro Projects – These are the activities that promote relationship-building with individual providers. Also allows us opportunity to glean more information about the community, i.e. residents that we serve.
County-Wide Cultural Competency/ Excellency – Workgroup comprised of area funders and providers with a focus on developing and implementing initiatives that advance the goal of cultural competency/ cultural excellence among health and human service providers. Components of the program will include the consumer as a major stakeholder.
Health and Enrollment (insurance) Fairs – Organize and participate in local events.
Gifts-in-Kind International -- Glades Initiative as a Program Affiliate extends benefits to network members free of charge. The agencies are then eligible to participate in program. Products available can enhance programs and services.
Trainings – Glades Initiative offers has offered trainings in the areas of
Forums -- Glades Initiative has successfully organized Provider Forums on various topics of interest to health and human service agencies. Examples include:
Improving Agency-to-Agency Information
One of the primary objectives of The Glades Initiatives is to foster collaboration between the various health and human service agencies that serve residents in the Glades. One of the primary mechanisms for achieving greater degrees of success with interagency efforts is opening and maintaining the lines of communication. To that end, there are several mechanisms in place:
- We have launched an enewsletter that will be published on a regular basis and will provide health and human service organizations, agencies, and concerned parties with information on a variety of pertinent topics. The goal is to link these entities with one another and with other resources.
- This website also serves to not only connect agencies to The Glades Initiative, but also to connect agencies with other agencies.
If you would like to submit articles for inclusion in the newsletter or item for inclusion on the website, please contact us at 561.996.3310 or via email at info@gladesinitiative.org.
Macro Projects – These are the activities and initiatives that promote and enhance systemic change in the health and human services system.
Language Access
The Glades Initiative, in collaboration with the Farmworker Coordinating Council, is working toward developing a Language Access system for Palm Beach County. There are various facets of the initiative, including provider forums and community/ medical interpreter training. Glades Initiative currently has collaborative funding requests (for implementation) under consideration with two local grantmakers in healthcare.
Common Eligibility System
The Glades Initiative is part of a larger consortium of local providers and funders interested in and committed to the development of a common eligibility system for health and human services in the Glades. There are numerous components of this initiative as well, but the end result will be a localized approach at streamlining the eligibility process through the establishment of community service centers that are accessible by those who need the services.
Resource Guides
Through research and anecdotal information, The Glades Initiative has found that one of the primary barriers to accessing the appropriate services inthe Glades is a lack of awareness. Often residents and service providers, alike do not know which services are available or how to access those services. It is our desire that the 'Resource Guide: Health and Human Services in the Glades' will be useful, to some degree, in helping to overcome that barrier.
For your complementary copy of the 'Resource Guide: Health and Human Services in the Glades', please contact us at 561.996.3310.
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