Building a stronger, healthier Miami-Dade. This month’s newsletter is focused on our work in health. We know that good health is crucial to everything we do in our everyday lives.
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United Way of MiamiDade
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
 
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In celebration of Health Literacy Month, our October newsletter is focused on our work in this important area. We know that good health is crucial to everything we do in our everyday lives, and is highly connected to outcomes in our other focus areas of financial stability and education. It influences how well children learn to how much adults earn. At the same time, we know that children growing up in impoverished neighborhoods, families struggling to make ends meet and older adults living on fixed incomes often go without the basic care they need. At United Way, we are working to build a culture of wellness by supporting programs that promote healthy eating and physical fitness at every age, that provide access to primary, oral and mental health care, that lower the cost of prescription medicines and that pay special attention to the needs and contributions of older adults. I trust you will enjoy reading about a mother that beat her battle with breast cancer as well as all we are doing to keep seniors active and engaged.

Best,

Maria C. Alonso
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white space Staying connected essential as we age

As people are living longer lives, it’s important that we find ways to stay connected to our community. Learn how we’re investing in programs that help older adults stay healthy, independent and engaged.

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white space Health initiatives target childhood obesity

Good health is essential for all children to grow and develop. Learn how two United Way-funded initiatives are promoting the benefits of healthy eating habits and physical activity to students, parents and teachers.

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white space Preventive health screenings vital to improving health

In Miami-Dade, breast cancer – the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women – and other life-threatening illnesses disproportionately affect the poor and the uninsured. Discover how we’re fighting for improved health all across our community.

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One out of eight women (about 12.4%) in the U.S. will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. Discover how one breast cancer survivor beat the odds through a United Way-funded program that serves the working poor and the uninsured.

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Doreen Ruggiero
Assistant Division Chief, Family Courts Division, Clerk of Courts

"I have been involved with United Way for over 20 years. As a health impact volunteer, I have visited many facilities that are doing amazing work in our community. I have visited agencies that give low income children hearing aids, doctors who volunteer their time in Homestead for the migrant community, and inner-city children learning how to grow food and change their diets. I have seen United Way grow with our community, and I am truly humbled to be a part of something much greater than myself. Together we can achieve anything as we Live United."
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