WePrevent Launches Florida's First Comprehensive Prevention Health Platform Amid $100B Chronic Disease Crisis
WePrevent.org, a new Florida health platform, empowers individuals to shift from reactive 'sick care' to proactive, lifelong wellness.
The new platform offers Floridians access to a 360-degree directory of preventive specialists—including doctors, dentists, mental health professionals, dietitians, and genetic counselors—streamlining the path to early detection and lifestyle-based care.
Florida is grappling with a profound public health crisis where preventable chronic diseases cost the state over $100 billion annually, while hundreds of thousands of American lives are lost each year to illnesses that could be avoided through proactive care. This enormous expenditure highlights a critical disconnect in a healthcare system that overwhelmingly focuses on treatment rather than prevention.
The core of the issue is a national 'prevention gap.' While a staggering 90% of the nation's $4.5 trillion in annual health expenditures are for chronic and mental health conditions, it is estimated that less than 4% of this budget is directed toward public health and prevention strategies. This occurs despite clear evidence from the CDC that proactive care could prevent 80% of heart disease and stroke cases and 40% of cancer diagnoses.
This gap is acutely felt in Florida, a state with the second-highest cancer incidence in the nation. Recent data reveals that screening rates for key preventable cancers, like colorectal cancer, remain below established national goals, indicating a critical need for improved access and public awareness⁵. The company details the full scope of this 'prevention gap' in an in-depth article on the U.S. sick care system published on its website.
To help close this prevention gap in Florida, a new health platform, WePrevent.org, launched today with a mission to shift the focus from reactive 'sick care' to proactive wellness. The platform is the state's first comprehensive directory built specifically to help citizens build their personal, 360-degree prevention team.
'Our system is brilliant at heroic interventions after a crisis, but it largely fails at the simple, quiet work of preventing the crisis in the first place. That failure is measured in lives and billions of dollars,' said a spokesperson for WePrevent. 'We are creating the infrastructure for a new mindset. True prevention is a team sport involving your doctor, your dentist, your therapist, and your dietitian. We're finally putting the full roster of players on one easy-to-use platform.'
WePrevent empowers Floridians to easily find the specialists crucial for early detection and lifestyle management. This includes not only medical doctors for cancer screenings but also a comprehensive range of providers often overlooked in traditional health searches, such as dentists, mental health professionals, dietitians, and genetic counselors, reflecting a modern, holistic understanding of health.
Floridians can now visit WePrevent.org to find local specialists and take a proactive approach to their health.
The WePrevent.org platform is the first to unite a full 360-degree prevention team—from medical doctors and dentists to dietitians—in a single, easy-to-use search.
About WePrevent
WePrevent is a specialized health directory dedicated to shifting the focus from reactive 'sick care' to proactive healthcare. By providing a comprehensive, 360-degree map of preventive specialists—from medical doctors and dentists to mental health professionals and dietitians—the platform empowers users to build the team they need to manage their long-term health and wellness.
Press inquiries
WePrevent
https://weprevent.org
Media Relations Department
[email protected]
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
35 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Public Health Workers Criticize RFK Jr. After CDC Shooting
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event at the USDA Whitten Building on Aug. 4, 2025. Credit - Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images More than 750 public health workers sent a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, urging him to 'stop spreading inaccurate health information' and guarantee employees' safety, in the wake of a shooting at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this month. The letter—signed by both named and anonymous current and former staffers at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CDC, and National Institutes of Health who noted they signed the letter in their 'own personal capacities'—said the attack on the CDC's headquarters in Atlanta on Aug. 8 'was not random.' 'The attack came amid growing mistrust in public institutions, driven by politicized rhetoric that has turned public health professionals from trusted experts into targets of villainization—and now, violence,' public health workers said in the letter, which was also addressed to members of Congress. 'CDC is a public health leader in America's defense against health threats at home and abroad. When a federal health agency is under attack, America's health is under attack. When the federal workforce is not safe, America is not safe.' The public health workers went on to accuse Kennedy, a prominent vaccine skeptic, of being 'complicit in dismantling America's public health infrastructure and endangering the nation's health by repeatedly spreading inaccurate health information.' They cited several statements and actions that Kennedy has made in recent months, pointing to his claim that mRNA vaccines 'fail to protect effectively' against upper respiratory infections such as COVID-19—despite years of research showing that the shots are both safe and effective—and his announcement that HHS would be winding down mRNA vaccine development. They also condemned his decision to remove all the experts from a critical vaccine advisory committee. And they said some of Kennedy's past comments—such as claiming that there is a 'cesspool of corruption at CDC'—were 'sowing public mistrust' in the health agency. Read more: Trump Administration to Wind Down mRNA Vaccine Development The public health workers expressed their wish to honor police officer David Rose, who was killed while responding to the attack on the CDC headquarters in August. HHS said in a statement to TIME that Kennedy 'is standing firmly with CDC employees—both on the ground and across every center—ensuring their safety and well-being remain a top priority.' The agency added that, after the shooting earlier this month, Kennedy traveled to Atlanta and called the CDC 'a shining star' among the world's health agencies. 'For the first time in its 70-year history, the mission of HHS is truly resonating with the American people—driven by President Trump and Secretary Kennedy's bold commitment to Make America Healthy Again,' HHS said. 'Any attempt to conflate widely supported public health reforms with the violence of a suicidal mass shooter is an attempt to politicize a tragedy.' Law enforcement officials said they found evidence that the suspect in the August shooting, who they identified as Patrick Joseph White of Georgia, blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his health ailments. White was found dead at the scene, and authorities later said that he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. CDC Director Susan Monarez noted the dangers posed by misinformation in a staff meeting in the wake of the attack. 'We know that misinformation can be dangerous,' she said, according to NBC News. 'Not only to health, but to those that trust us and those we want to trust. We need to rebuild the trust together.' The day after the shooting, Kennedy expressed his condolences to Rose's family in a post on X. 'We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No one should face violence while working to protect the health of others,' he said. 'We are actively supporting CDC staff on the ground and across the agency. Public health workers show up every day with purpose—even in moments of grief and uncertainty. We honor their service. We stand with them. And we remain united in our mission to protect and improve the health of every American.' Kennedy was one of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet nominees, and faced heated questioning by Senators during his confirmation hearings. He has drawn outrage from the medical establishment in the past for spreading disinformation, including repeating the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. In their letter, public health workers claimed Kennedy's 'dangerous and deceitful statements and actions have contributed to the harassment and violence experienced by CDC staff.' They implored him to take three steps by Sept. 2 to 'uphold his pledge to safeguard the health of the American public,' including asking him to 'stop spreading inaccurate health information,' particularly regarding vaccines, infectious disease transmission, and the country's public health institutions. They also urged him to affirm the scientific integrity of the CDC and guarantee the safety of HHS employees, such as through emergency procedures and alerts. 'The deliberate destruction of trust in America's public health workforce puts lives at risk,' they wrote in the letter. 'We urge you to act in the best interest of the American people—your friends, your families, and yourselves.' Contact us at letters@
Medscape
37 minutes ago
- Medscape
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: Could the Sky Fall?
It's been a tempestuous 2025 for the nation's healthcare infrastructure. I think the worst is yet to come, given cutbacks to Medicaid eligibility and coverage and the devolving recommendations by government healthcare agencies. Concern is also arising that third-party payers (Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance) and Vaccines for Children may not cover some scientifically proven vaccines or some parts of scientifically based schedules. Vaccination rates and public trust in vaccines had been dropping since the pandemic, and only 69% of families trusted CDC vaccine recommendations in January 2025, even before recent shakeups in CDC committees. Declining postpandemic national vaccine rates now hover just above thresholds for losing herd immunity (Figure 1) also in part because of increasing vaccine exemptions (Figure 2). However, some local rates have dipped below thresholds in what I call 'vaccine deserts,' those geographic pockets where vaccine deniers comprise larger parts of the population — the measles outbreak being the poster child for this. In addition, discussions are emerging about limiting or removing school vaccine requirements or expanding exemptions. Other factors that imperil herd immunity have always reduced vaccine uptake, even in families that want to vaccinate their children: time and resource limitations for working parents, language barriers, limited or no medical care coverage, limited transportation, rural or inner-city residence, and uncovered vaccines. Some may say, 'So what?' We still have more than 90% uptake for most vaccines. Evidence suggests that even with relatively high uptake, vaccine-preventable disease still occurs in subpopulations, including vulnerable children. For example, a Boston group recently reported that, even before the drop in vaccination rates over the past 5 years, vulnerable children were more likely have more invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). So, cracks in the proverbial dam existed in populations (those with comorbidities or lower socioeconomic status) even pre-pandemic and before current cutbacks. Massachusetts IPD data (ie, Optum Clinformatics DataMart and Merative MarketScan Medicaid Multi-State Database) from a time of Medicaid expansion (January 2015 through December 2019) were analyzed by insurance type and comorbidities. As expected, children younger than 2 years and particularly those younger than 1 year had the highest IPD rates regardless of insurance status, but children with Medicaid had higher IPD rates than commercially insured children. Of concern, these differences occurred despite statewide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine vaccination rates reported previously as being fairly high (92% with three or more doses by 2 years of age). Relative IPD rates for children with Medicaid vs those with commercial insurance were higher in infants (1.3, 95% CI, 0.9-1.9) and adolescents (3.4, 95% CI, 1.5-7.1). Among children with comorbidities, the IPD rate was about four times higher in infants and 10 times higher in 6- to 10-year-olds, regardless of insurance type. The authors cite three prior studies showing lower vaccine uptake in Medicaid recipients, suggesting that, among factors affecting Medicaid patients' IPD burden, lower vaccine uptake likely has a role. It seems logical that these prepandemic, pre-cutback data foreshadow darker times ahead due to a combination of increasing postpandemic public distrust, vaccine fatigue, and cutback-era policies. Not only is vaccine confidence still dropping and Medicaid becoming more restrictive at the federal level, but states may change Medicaid coverage when more costs are reassigned to them. The bottom line is that vaccine availability and access will likely decrease, even in non-economically vulnerable children. So, all children could be exposed to increased types of circulating infectious disease — resulting in increased IPD, particularly in vulnerable children. And here we are only considering one among many vaccine-preventable diseases. As pediatric providers, can we close the anticipated vaccine gaps as vulnerable families deal with healthcare cutbacks and likely become more economically vulnerable? One way is to rededicate ourselves to getting as many children as possible vaccinated (eg, reminder texts, emails, phone calls before vaccine due dates) according to schedules recommended by organizations that are politically independent and science-driven, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's not a time for 'business as usual.' We need to proactively confirm our belief in scientifically based vaccine schedules to the families of our patients. While I strongly believe in patient medical homes, there may be room for flexibility if vaccines become available from alternative sources that are economically helpful to families. We can hope charitable organizations, foundations, and some altruistic individuals will ramp up funding to fill the evolving voids. The answers are not simple nor are potential fixes easy. Yet, pediatric providers have always answered the call when children are in jeopardy. Let's keep as many children safe as possible.
Fox News
38 minutes ago
- Fox News
'THAT IS UNEQUIVOCALLY FALSE': Dr. Saphier DRAGS the AAP's Latest COVID-19 Recommendation
Dr. Nicole Saphier, Board Certified Medical Doctor, Senior Fox News Medical Contributor and bestselling author of Panic Attack: Playing Politics with Science in the Fight Against COVID-19 , joined The Guy Benson Show today to react to the AAP's anti-science COVID-19 vaccine recommendations that run contrary to the CDC's guidance, a pattern she noted has followed their broader anti-Trump pursuits. She explained why this is further evidence that the anti-Trump medical establishment will oppose him by any means necessary, even if it means abandoning science, just like they did when COVID was at it's peak. Listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
