Giving The Opportunity of Sight To Those In Need
Posted on Jun 20th 2019 by Marilu Cristina Flores
As a mission-driven organization we have long advocated for supporting the communities we serve. We are proud to highlight members who live by the same dedication to serving those around us. Aysha Miskin is one of those members, a talented fine artist based in Jacksonville, FL. [...]
Make Sure You're Ready for Hurricane Season
Posted on Jun 10th 2019 by Florida Blue
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 each year. Here's how to make sure you’re prepared Be sure to review personal evacuation and emergency plans with your family. As part of yo [...]
Florida Blue Foundation Recognized as 2019 Outstanding Community Partner at Florida Literacy Awards
Posted on May 24th 2019 by Toni Woods
The Florida Blue Foundation received the Outstanding Community Partner Award at the 2019 Florida Literacy Conference, which was held on May 1-3rd at the Daytona Beach Plaza Resort. Florida Blue has been a generous supporter and leader in promoting literacy and health literacy since it became the found [...]
Our Volunteers Build Strong Communities
Posted on May 3rd 2019 by Stephanie Demchik-Pascual
National Volunteer Week is a way to recognize and celebrate the individuals who give selflessly to help others in and out of the communities. We are committed to helping our communities achieve better health, and National Volunteer week and it gives us an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service. The power of volunteers is paramount—they build stronger communities and ar [...]
Two North Florida Organizations Named Finalists for the Florida Blue Foundation's Sapphire Awards
Posted on May 1st 2019 by Toni Woods
Two local nonprofits are finalists for the Florida Blue Foundation’s prestigious Sapphire Awards to recognize excellence in community health care statewide. The awards are part of the Foundation’s annual Community Health Symposium, taking place in Orlando May 9-10, that brings toget [...]
Central Florida Organizations Honored by Florida Blue Foundation
Posted on May 1st 2019 by Toni Woods
A telehealth solution to increase access to mental health care and a program that gives away “superhero” prosthetics to needy children join a health advocate with decades of work locally as finalists for the Florida Blue Foundation’s prestigious Sapphire Awards. The awards are part of the Foundation’s annual [...]
Florida Blue Foundation Recognizes Several South Florida Organizations
Posted on Apr 30th 2019 by Toni Woods
A former Miami Heat star, the superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools and two local nonprofit health centers are finalists for the Florida Blue Foundation’s prestigious Sapphire Awards to recognize excellence in community health care. The awards are part of the Foundation’s annual Community Health Symposium, tak [...]
Sarasota’s Early Childhood Court named Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Award Finalist
Posted on Apr 29th 2019 by Toni Woods
The Early Childhood Court program of The Florida Center for Early Childhood in Sarasota changed its approach to handling cases of young children in foster care from one of simple management to one that seeks to heal the underlying source of maltreatment. For this effective approach that has improved the lives of children, the ECC has been named a finalist for the Florida Blue Foundation’s prest [...]
Celebrate 75 Years of Health in West Florida
Posted on Apr 24th 2019 by David Pizzo
This month Florida Blue kicks off its 75th-anniversary celebration. A lot of change since we were established in 1944, but one thing that remains the same is our commitment to helping our members and the communities we serve to improve their health. [...]
Celebrating 75 years of health in North Florida
Posted on Apr 21st 2019 by Darnell Smith
Thank you! Florida Blue is celebrating its 75th anniversary and we wouldn’t be here without you, our members. We started as a little office on Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville in 1944 to provide affordable health plans to Floridians. I don’t think we could have imagined then that we would help 5 million people across the state every year to access health [...]