Lauderhill AHL Grant Execution

15 Dec Lauderhill AHL Grant Execution

The Advancing Health Literacy Initiative has been a vital part of the community engagement of the City of Lauderhill’s “Healthy You,” campaign.  Since kicking-off in August 2022, the campaign has continued to increase the awareness of healthier living by providing culturally and linguistically Covid-19 information in plain language to the minority population in the city of Lauderhill. Throughout the year, the Healthy You team has proudly been able to accomplish the following activities in the city for its patrons:  

• Reached over 7,500 Lauderhill residents through community survey collection (i.e. Park activities, concerts and festival events, HOA meetings, church Services, various community pop-up events as a vendor, co-Workspaces, and more.)
• Distributed healthy collateral materials throughout the city to inform the community about COVID-19, preventative methods, vaccination and booster benefits and opportunities, and more.
• Produced healthy snack treat bags, produced branded shirts and tote bags, and other giveaways during community events like; Beer-B-Que festival, Health-O-ween, Thanksgiving Turkey Drive and Jazzin at the Park.
• Engaged with Lauderhill community members by facilitating multiple focus groups for various demographics like African-American, Hispanic, Haitian, and Jamaican descent to ensure diversity inclusion within the initiative.
• Developed partnerships with Lauderhill community leaders, business owners, and stakeholders by inviting them to Healthy You events, in which business surveys were collected and participating in City held events like the Lauderhill Chamber of Commerce Network Breakfast.
• Issued Gift Cards to Survey, Vaccinations and Boosters Lauderhill recipients. The vaccination/booster gift cards at $50 each, assisted over 75 residents in the City of Lauderhill.

The goal is to share information, resources, and health services with our community to ensure that the patrons of the City of Lauderhill will understand basic medical information and be empowered to make informed decisions.