“The Leadership Lab validated the change we knew needed to happen in our work. Every minute we spent learning and growing as a team allowed us to press forward and prosper.” – Deborah Feinsinger, Director of Community Relations, Digital Vibez, Inc.
The Power of Networks
May 04, 2023
Palm Health Foundation is stoking a Culture of Health Network in Palm Beach County, which is growing from seeds planted by our Healthier Together initiative and the residents who have been leading change for better health in their neighborhoods.
Through Healthier Together, we learned there are two significant cornerstones to the success of community-driven efforts: the people and the flourishing networks they build to address community needs.
Beyond Healthier Together, the foundation is committed to investing in the power of networks and individuals as they pursue better health opportunities for all. An example is our Culture of Health Network Leadership Lab, which supported a cohort of Palm Beach County-based leaders addressing change-making efforts in their professional roles.
Stay tuned for more updates from the Palm Beach County Culture of Health Network this year!
Leaders believe shared vision, determination, science, education, collaboration, and investment can transform the South Florida region and change the world.
Palm Beach County leaders will guide foundation’s grantmaking initiatives to help residents thrive and reach their full health potential.
Palm Health Foundation behavioral health scholarship recipient Beatriz Moreno remembers the first time she was made aware that she was a first-generation student. “I was applying to colleges in my junior year of high school with my high school counselor and I had to answer what level of education my parents had completed,” said the Argentine American scholar. “As I sat there, I realized that neither of my parents had completed a college degree in the United States. I was the eldest child to start that journey.” It was the beginning of her educational pursuit to combine her interest in behavioral health with her passion for helping people from Hispanic cultures. “Stigma surrounds mental health in the Hispanic community,” she said. “It prevents people from receiving the proper supports, especially when acculturating to a new way of life. And it affects their children.”
In April, Palm Health Foundation and partners convened at the Community Changemakers Gathering to celebrate the Culture of Health Network that formed The Community Changemakers Fund , and learn about the projects that applied for and received funding to continue their health advancement work.
The Palm Beach County School District’s Department of Behavioral and Mental Health provided a Summer Institute for our 180 school behavioral health professionals, focusing on how the neuroarts contribute to mental health and well-being.
If anyone saw “Anthony Cannonball” Cannon do his famous dance to Teddy Pendergrass’s “Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose,” at the Fourth Annual Glades Tri-Cities Senior Citizens Prom on June 1, 2024, they would have thought he was back in high school.
Patty’s love for Palm Health Foundation’s innovative approach led her and Peter to open The Cooke Family Fund, a donor advised fund dedicated to brain health, mental health, and the neuroarts.
A Conversation with Palm Health Foundation Trustee Nathan E. Nason
Palm Health Foundation, Palm Beach County’s community foundation for health, has appointed Ernest Dumenigo as accounting and grants coordinator.
We celebrated National Nurses Week (May 6-12) by honoring nurses near and dear to Palm Health Foundation in South Florida Hospital News’ “Salute to Nursing” issue.
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