PB PERS Healthier Glades

Talked with Healthier Glades project director, Annie Ifill and Dr. Lisa Wiese, FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.  Healthier Glades is the latest in the Palm Health Foundation Healthier Together initiative.  "Healthier Glades launched in fall 2017 in the historically underserved rural area of Palm Beach County with rich culture and agricultural assets. “The Glades” is the collective of four communities—Belle Glade, Pahokee, South Bay and the unincorporated community of Canal Point—located in the western section of the county along Lake Okeechobee. Healthier Glades’ focus is behavioral health, with the goal for residents to thrive physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Community Partners of South Florida serves as the initiative’s fiscal agent."  They partner with FAU and Dr. Wiese, collaborate with American Heart Association, providing programs such as chair yoga, seniors helping seniors, addressing metabolic syndrome, and providing mini grants that enable non-profits with resources to thrive and improve the behavioral health of the Glades.  For more information, listeners can follow Healthier Glades on Facebook or go to https://healthiertogetherpbc.org/our-communities/healthier-glades/