Winter Park, Florida: Patricia A. Maddox, President & Founding CEO of the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) since 1994, today announced her intention to retire at the end of 2024. “On behalf of the current and past Winter Park Health Foundation Board of Trustees, we’d like to thank Patty for her visionary leadership and…
On Wednesday, October 11, at its Center for Health & Wellbeing, the Winter Park Health Foundation hosted the Hispanic Heritage Network of Orange County, a local non-profit organization, and Orange County Government for “Riqueza Latina,” a celebration to commemorate the closing of Hispanic Heritage Month. Celebrated annually from September 15 to October 15, Hispanic Heritage…
UPDATE: On Saturday, October 7, the Winter Park Health Foundation, co-owners of CHWB, joined with our event partners to host the first Growing Bolder Day presented by the Senior Resource Alliance at the Center for Health & Wellbeing. Hundreds of attendees, from ages 1 to 100, joined us for a day of activity and engagement…
As Orange County Public Schools prepares to open its doors to its students for the 2023 – 2024 school year, the Winter Park Health Foundation readies to offer our Coordinated Youth Initiative (CYI) for the 27th consecutive year. A partnership between the Winter Park Health Foundation and Orange County Public Schools, CYI is funded by…
On Friday, May 12, and Thursday, July 13, the Winter Park Health Foundation hosted Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) at its Center for Health & Wellbeing for a series of Mental Health Skillshops for community members invested in the health and wellness of their communities. Hosted by Dwight Bain, Mental Health Counselor and Founder…
To underscore its ongoing commitment to the communities of Eatonville, Maitland, and Winter Park, WPHF has launched its Wellbeing in the Community initiative – a series of satellite Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB) Community Education programs hosted at locations throughout our impact area. These satellite opportunities are presented with WPHF community partners and are…
Late Spring 2019, the Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) in partnership with AdventHealth opened the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB), an 80,000-square-foot community facility dedicated to supporting residents’ journey to health through the disciplines of Wholeness, Fitness, and Medicine. As part of those services, WPHF welcomes thousands of people each year to its Community…
On Wednesday, May 24, the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB) and Nourish Coffee Bar + Kitchen received Green Business designations from the City of Winter Park. This City program acknowledges organizations in Winter Park that have made substantial efforts to be more sustainable in terms of building efficiency, waste reduction, and consumer choices. This…
The Winter Park Health Foundation (WPHF) focuses on improving health in the communities of Winter Park, Maitland and Eatonville. Through ongoing data collection and monitoring trends, our team identifies health issues and needs. Our strategy is to engage partners and empower residents to support healthy behaviors; address barriers to health; create healthy habits where people…