Committees
Executive Board
Chair: Ann-Karen Weller, Miami Dade County Health Department
Co-Chair: Marisel Losa, Health Council of South Florida
The Executive Board provides oversight for the Consortium. Membership consists of representatives from the Miami-Dade County Health Department, Health Council of South Florida, Inc. and all committee chairs. Together the board developed the strategic plan for the consortium.
The three main community goals are:
1. Educate the community about the cost effective benefits of healthy lifestyles.
2. Support health policy at the local and state levels that encourages healthy lifestyles and health promoting environments.
3. Collaborate on jointly prioritized goals to achieve community health.
Member-at-Large: Gayle E. Dietz, RD, LD/N, Dietz & Associates Nutrition Consulting. Gayle represents the Consortium member perspective by participating in Executive Board meetings and serving as a liaison among members of the Consortium regardless of committee involvement or special interest.
Children Issues
Chair: Gil Hernandez, Office of Countywide Healthcare Planning
Co-Chair: Imran Ali, Miami-Dade County
This committee promotes health and wellness in the schools by promoting activities implemented through the Healthy School Initiative and advocating for creation and/or expansion of policies to promote greater health and wellness among Miami-Dade County students.
Elder Issues
Chair: Marylin Rey, Office of Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Co-Chair: Vanessa Rodriguez, Health Council of South Florida
The committee works to help elder community members live a safe and healthy lifestyle. Currently members are working in partnerships on the following projects:
o Mayor’s Initiative on Aging,
o Health Foundation of South Florida “Healthy Aging Initiative”
o Alliance for Aging Resource Center
o The Health and Human Services initiative
For additional information about these projects, please visit Elder’s Issues
Health and the Built Environment
Chair: Peter Wood, Health Foundation of South Florida
Co-Chair: Anamarie Garces de Marcilla, University of Miami Walksafe Program
This committee was established in 2006 to address issues related to the impact the environment has on health in the community. This committee will be identifying methods for potential zoning ordinances, building codes, design principle and/or policies that encourage active living.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Chair: Martha Sanchez, Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center
Co-Chair: Tori Gabriel, Florida Heart Research Institute
This committee addresses chronic disease prevention through the promotion of healthy lifestyles including good nutrition, regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco products. The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Committee has developed projects to help decrease disparities in our county. This is being done by providing a mechanism to improve screening activities and health services and providing chronic disease prevention programs to underserved communities in Miami-Dade County.
Marketing and Membership
Chair: Charles Felix, South Florida Hospital News
This committee works with the membership and the community to keep them informed of Consortium activities and events.
Oral Health
Chair: Lisa Campbell, Community Smiles
This committee has been formed to review and implement best practices for programs and policies that improve access to oral health care services for the uninsured and underserved in Miami-Dade.
Tobacco-Free Workgroup Committee
Chair: Javier Berezdivin, MDCPS - TRUST Program
Co-Chair: Mikki Thompson, Baptist Health/South Miami Hospital
This committee was created in 2008 in order to integrate tobacco control and prevention activities into all of the Consortium standing committees.
Worksite Wellness
Chair: Tori Gabriel, Florida Heart Research Institute
Co-Chair: Gabrielle Solomon, Health Foundation of South Florida
The committee promotes healthy lifestyles through worksite activities by sharing information on best practices and by creating partnerships to implement worksite wellness activities.
