Together We Make a Better Community
ACTS2 – African American Alzheimer’s Caregiver Training and Support
- Community Program Collaborators
The ACTS 2 Project provides support to African-American Alzheimer’s caregivers. Through our FREE caregiving support sessions you will learn the essential skills needed to support your loved ones.
Advantage Aging Solutions
- Community Program Collaborators
Advantage Aging Solutions coordinates a variety of home and community-based services through contracts with local providers in fourteen counties.
Aging Advocate
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community Program Collaborators
Aging Advocates was created to promote a platform to better educate families and professional caregivers in the aging process.
Alzheimer’s Association
- Community Program Collaborators
The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.
Alzheimer’s Project, Inc. of Tallahassee
- Community Program Collaborators
The Alzheimer’s Project provides comfort, support, and assistance to persons with memory disorders and their caregivers across the Big Bend area.
Big Bend Hospice
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community-Based Primary Care Health System
For over 40 years, Big Bend Hospice, a nonprofit provider of compassionate end-of-life care, has been serving families in the Big Bend region of North Florida. Committed to comprehensive care for patients and families, Big Bend Hospice is part of the Seven Oaks Health network. It proudly offers the region’s only owned and operated inpatient hospice units, including the Margaret Z. Dozier House and the First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care (FCCCC) at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.
Center for Applied Research in Dementia
- Community Program Collaborators
The Center for Applied Research in Dementia develops, innovates, and applies its Montessori Dementia methodology with a specialized team of diverse scientific professionals.
FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Educational Programs
The Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health program offers PharmD, B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community Program Collaborators
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) administers human service programs to Florida’s older adults, including individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their care partners. DOEA oversees a network of 17 Memory Disorder Clinics (MDC) and administers the Dementia Care and Cure Initiative (DCCI) – a statewide regional task force that reinforces community trainings and inclusivity initiatives.
Florida Department of Health
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community Program Collaborators
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) administers programs that regulate health practitioners and delivery of public health services across Florida’s 67 county health departments. Project READY educates healthcare practitioners regarding specified information related to dementia education and disseminates public awareness education.
Florida Department of Transportation: Safe Mobility for Life Coalition
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community Program Collaborators
Since 2009, the Florida Department of Transportation through the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition has partnered with the FSU Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy to address the specific needs of Florida’s aging road users. The Coalition takes positive and innovative approaches to strike a balance between safety and mobility and help Floridians maintain mobility independence and remain active in their community.
Florida Health Science Consulting
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community Program Collaborators, Educational Programs
Florida Health Science Consulting provides educational support and clinical training by providing preparatory courses, workshops, and training sessions to enhance professional development of the community. They offer medical and nursing assistant training.
FSU College of Medicine
- 2024-2029 Partner, Educational Programs
The FSU College of Medicine will lead the nation in preparing compassionate physicians to deliver the highest quality 21st Century patient-centered medicine to communities of greatest need.
FSU College of Nursing
- 2024-2029 Partner, Educational Programs
Since 1950, our college has offered rigorous educational, clinical, and research opportunities that have prepared more than 7,000 nurses for rewarding careers in health care.
FSU College of Social Work
- Educational Programs
As one of the nation’s leading institutions for social work education, the Florida State University College of Social Work (CSW) maintains a long and distinguished history of educating the best and brightest minds in preparation for successful careers in various fields.
FSU School of Physician Assistant Practice
- 2024-2029 Partner, Educational Programs
The PA Program at FSU is extremely challenging with a strong emphasis in the biomedical sciences, simulation and procedural skills.
Home Instead
- Community Program Collaborators
From personal care to Alzheimer’s care to transportation, Home Instead services make life easier for seniors and their families.
Isabel Collier Read Medical Campus, Immokalee
- 2024-2029 Partner, Educational Programs
At the FSU College of Medicine’s Isabel Collier Read Medical Campus, the 1-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology develops fellows who will act as an integrated member of a primary care team and who gain experience in assessment and intervention approaches. The Fellows train with medical students at two clinical sites: the Healthcare Network in Immokalee (a federally qualified health center) and the Lee Health System in Fort Myers.
Lakeland Regional Health
- 2024-2029 Partner, Primary Care Residency Programs
Lakeland Regional Health is one of the largest hospitals in Florida and the second largest private employer in Polk County. The Lakeland Regional Health Family Medicine Residency equips the next generation of doctors with the skills necessary to practice full-scope family medicine, build long-term relationships with their patients, peers, and colleagues, and be role models for future generations of community healthcare leaders.
North Florida Medical Centers
- Community-Based Primary Care Health System
North Florida Medical Centers, Inc. (NFMC) consists of 10 community health centers located at 10 sites throughout North Florida that provide a quality and affordable medical and dental care home for the entire family. Read Celebrating a Milestone: Improving Elder Care | North Florida Medical Centers – an article by NFMC regarding our partnership.
PanCare of Florida
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community-Based Primary Care Health System
PanCare of Florida consists is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that operates Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in 9 counties throughout North Florida. PanCare has 12 medical clinics and 8 dental clinics. They provide a comprehensive system of quality healthcare services that is easily accessed by all persons and families through a community-based network.
PHI
- Community Program Collaborators
PHI works to ensure quality care for older adults and people with disabilities by creating quality jobs for direct care workers.
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
- 2024-2029 Partner, Primary Care Residency Programs
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, not-for-profit community healthcare system committed to transforming care, advancing health, and improving lives. TMH delivers care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. In the Family Medicine Residency Program, residents learn compassionate, quality medical care while gaining exposure to rural medical care in the surrounding region.
Tallahassee Senior Center and Foundation
- Community Program Collaborators
The Tallahassee Senior Center offers a variety of learning opportunities, health and fitness classes, activities and games for active adults of all ages.
Tallahassee State College
- Educational Programs
Since 1966, Tallahassee State College (formerly Tallahassee Community College) has offered high-quality post-secondary education for the citizens of Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla counties, as well as for students from throughout the state, nation and abroad.
Westminster Communities of Florida
- 2024-2029 Partner, Community-Based Primary Care Health System
Westminster Communities of Florida serves more than 7,000 residents in 22 communities throughout the state, offering active, independent living, assisted living and nursing care in 10 Continuing Care Retirement Communities, as well as affordable communities for low-income seniors.