Working Together to Uplift Our Communities
From helping people gain food security to improving health care access and quality, our Community Benefit programs work to meet the health needs of our communities across West Florida. We aim to identify specific health opportunities and implement tailored programs that will boost whole-person health in body, mind and spirit.
Discover Our Programs and Initiatives
- AdventHealth Food is Health®
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The AdventHealth Food is Health® program (a regional initiative of multiple Community Health Plans) is provided at no cost for community members who do not have the means or transportation to include fresh vegetables and fruits in their diet.
With sites located near our hospitals and in underserved communities, AdventHealth Food is Health® offers health education classes and screenings, in addition to fresh produce, to help improve the overall wellness of adults living in food deserts or low-income/low-access areas.
Through this food security program and others, we’re committed to working together with local community organizations and stakeholders to implement effective strategies to address obesity and access to healthy food.
- Mental Health First Aid
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We aim to establish new community partnerships with local organizations, leaders and stakeholders to implement strategies that will reduce the stigma associated with mental health by increasing public awareness with mental health education and training opportunities.
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health or substance-use-related crisis. The class helps you identify, understand and respond to signs of behavioral health crises to offer comfort and assistance to someone when necessary.
- Tobacco Cessation
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We work with local community organizations and stakeholders to strengthen community access to tobacco prevention and treatment resources to quit smoking and reduce the prevalence of tobacco use among adults.
We’re partnering with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to help individuals quit tobacco with free smoking cessation classes. Anyone who signs up to attend a class will receive free smoking-cessation aids, like nicotine patches, gum or lozenges (when available and medically appropriate).
- American Heart Association Community CPR
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We work with local community organizations and stakeholders to increase access to life-saving skills like hands-only CPR.
We’re partnering with the American Heart Association to offer free, hands-only CPR classes for the community. This train-the-trainer class allows community members to learn how to teach hands-only CPR to their family and friends. Attendees receive a free CPR kit complete with a manikin (an educational, anatomical model of the body), reminder cards and an instructional DVD.