Inspiring Wholeness - Central Florida’s housing challenges and the health of homeownership — with Habitat for Humanity Orlando & Osceola and AdventHealth

Central Florida’s housing challenges and the health of homeownership — with Habitat for Humanity Orlando & Osceola and AdventHealth

08/08/24 • 25 min

“Nine out of 10 people in Central Florida can’t afford to buy your average-priced single-family home,” according to Catherine Steck McManus, president and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County. She said it would take building about 90,000 homes tomorrow to help house everyone in need of one in Central Florida.
In this episode of the Inspiring Wholeness podcast, presented by AdventHealth in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal, McManus joins Brad Hillmon, chief operating officer AdventHealth Orlando, to discuss affordable housing challenges and the health of homeownership.
Listen to this episode to learn about:

What it takes to own a Habitat for Humanity home, from the application process to receiving the keys (2:51)
How Habitat U’s free financial literacy program prepares people to be “home ready” (7:30)
The roles the Orlando Magic, Habitat for Humanity and AdventHealth played in one family’s journey to homeownership and a secure future (10:08)
How stable housing impacts the health and well-being of families far beyond the walls of its physical structure (16:05)
Measuring the success of Habitat for Humanity’s housing projects (17:22)

“It's a place to heal, a place to maintain health. It's a place to build and maintain relationships. All of these are crucial aspects of life that are made more difficult if you don't have a secure place to live,” Hillmon said.

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What it takes to own a Habitat for Humanity home, from the application process to receiving the keys (2:51)
How Habitat U’s free financial literacy program prepares people to be “home ready” (7:30)
The roles the Orlando Magic, Habitat for Humanity and AdventHealth played in one family’s journey to homeownership and a secure future (10:08)
How stable housing impacts the health and well-being of families far beyond the walls of its physical structure (16:05)
Measuring the success of Habitat for Humanity’s housing projects (17:22)

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How STROKESTRA harnesses music’s healing power for stroke survivors in Central Florida

Explore the healing power of music for stroke survivors and their families in this episode of the Inspiring Wholeness podcast, presented by AdventHealth in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal.

Rich Moats, music therapist with AdventHealth, joins Rachel Moalli and Alana Jackson, two leaders with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, to discuss a groundbreaking community project that unites professional musicians, certified music therapists, stroke survivors and their caregivers to make music and improvise together. It’s called STROKESTRA®. To bring the international rehabilitation program to Central Florida, these two organizations joined forces with the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, who pioneered the program in the UK.

“We may use musical exercises to work on cognitive functioning — like executive functioning, attention reasoning, memory — or we might use singing to be a bridge to the injured part of the brain that's responsible for communication,” Moats said. “What I love about this is it's not music therapy, but it's not a performance either. It's landing somewhere in the middle, but it's so much more than all of these separate parts.”

Tune in to this episode to learn more about:

How the partnership between the Dr. Phillips Center and AdventHealth began — when they built a performing arts center together (0:54)
The effect music has on the brain after experiencing a stroke (4:30)
What STROKESTRA is like and the impact it’s making on everyone involved (5:41)
How the arts can benefit whole-body health (13:38)
The possibility that the arts could be prescribed or recommended in a medical context (15:27)
What inspired the Dr. Phillips Center to delve into the world of health care (16:48)

“When we think about health, it's something that happens in every aspect of our lives — where we live, where we work, where we play — and it's really important the arts and culture are involved and considered as part of an integral part of the fabric of what it means to promote health and well-being,” Jackson said.

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Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando’s Pedro Turushina and AdventHealth’s Dr. Luis Isea on elevating aspiring Hispanic leaders

Orange County is around 30% Hispanic and in other surrounding counties that number is higher, according to Pedro Turushina, president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando. “Yet less than 5% of the decision-making positions are held by Hispanic members. There’s a big gap to help elevate those businesses and professionals to the next level.”
In this episode of the Inspiring Wholeness podcast, presented by AdventHealth in partnership with the Orlando Business Journal, Turushina joins AdventHealth’s Dr. Luis Isea to share their own career journeys and the importance of Hispanic representation in Central Florida.
“Many times in Hispanic families, you have this idea that becoming a doctor is something unattainable. It may be extremely costly and is going to be difficult,” Isea said. “So we have to go out there, connect with those communities and say, ‘you can make it.’”
Listen to this episode to learn about:

Turushina’s entrepreneurial path, which includes moving to the U.S. from Colombia, starting a business with his brother and the leadership role he’s in today (:58)
Opportunities and challenges members of the Hispanic community face in Central Florida (2:14)
Health disparities and inequities affecting the Hispanic community and how they might be addressed (3:27)
What inspired Isea to become a doctor and the obstacles he faced having started med school in Venezuela (5:48)
Championing diversity in the health care field, especially within leadership positions (8:39)
Free resources the Hispanic Chamber offers businesses and professionals across the region (10:21)
Advice for aspiring and emerging Hispanic leaders and entrepreneurs who want to make a difference in the community (12:32)
How both Turushina and Isea celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (15:42)
Connecting with the Hispanic Chamber (19:34).