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Health insurance gets a closer look in Florida Lawmakers and advocates are pushing a bill that would mandate health insurance policies cover the formula cost, regardless of how it is delivered. Minority community developers promote mixed-income housing As City of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials battle over a mixed-income housing project slated for Overtown, a group of minority community developers has begun a cry to promote such development as a catalyst for economic revitalization in poor areas. |
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 You are Invited! Universal Access Conference A Universal Access Conference is being held on June 23 at the Ryder Room of the United Way Building in Miami, Florida. Two new exciting projects will be featured: OneCommunity, a non-profit internet service enabler for other non-profits and public sector agencies, and Florida 2.0, an interactive social-networking tool for health and human service practitioners, governments, and other civic experts. Health of Poor Condemns Worst, Best Nations Incarceration is Key Theme of Meeting on Inequities Though health systems vary widely around the globe, it appears there is disturbing consistency in the health status of poor men across nations, according to Professor Siegfried Meryn, President of the International Society for Men's Health and Gender. Making Every Vote Count Will your vote count? Since the disputed 2000 presidential vote and other election controversies that have followed, many in Florida's electorate may wonder just that. Join us as three elections experts discuss new technologies and policies aimed at restoring our faith in the voting process. Best Practice Awards Program Solicits Nominations Sustainable Florida--Collins Center is soliciting nominations to recognize and honor businesses, organizations and individuals whose work demonstrates that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are mutually supportive. Award categories include Small and Large Business, Leadership, Nnon-Profit, Government, Business Partnership, and the Green Building Award Florida Voluntary Code of Fair Campaign Practices One of the Collins Center's early projects was a 1991 convening of citizens that devised the Florida Voluntary Code of Fair Campaign Practices for candidates, news media and the public. |
