Top Issues

The theme for our meetings have been how we can work together to improve the quality of life in Broward County. We have developed a mission statement and educated ourselves on Broward’s most important community needs and demands. In order to truly understand the depth and concerns of the issues we are dealing with, we have had presenters at our meetings that specialize and deal with different areas of these quality of life issues.

These presenters include:

Affordable Housing	Parnell Joyce, Broward City Housing
Child Abuse & Neglect	Larry Rein, Child Net
Elderly Services	Stephen Ferrante, Broward County Division of Elderly and Veteran’s Services
Health Care Access	John Benz, South Broward Hospital District
Infant Mortality	Dr. Eduardo Otero, Broward General Medical Center
Juvenile Justice	Kim Gorsuch, Broward Sheriff’s Office
Mental Health	Dr. Steven Ronik, Henderson Mental Center
Obesity	David Roach, Broward County Health Department
School Class Size	Judy Zinn, Director of Strategic Planning, Broward County School Board
Prevention - Suicide Awareness	Deborah A. Mulligan, M.D., Director Institute for Child Health Policy (HPD) Ralph E. (Gene) Cash, Ph.D. NSU Suicide Prevention Task Force (CPS) Douglas Flemons, Ph.D. NSU Suicide Prevention Task Force (SHSS) Scott Poland, Ed.D. NSU Suicide Prevention Task Force (CPS)
Children and Families
Foster Care
Criminal Justice
Statewide Funding
Cultural Competence
Workforce Training
Literacy
Teacher Shortage
High School Graduation Rates
Redevelopment - Environmental
Redevelopment - Transportation/Community Mobility
Substance Abuse
Disaster Preparedness