With the appropriate provision of full service outpatient medical services, with emphasis on preventive medicine, in addition to a wide array of social support services, this program enables a healthier life for each member. The Kiwanis Club Colombia-USA has served the South Florida community for 10 years, providing needed services to the children and the elderly in our community. By establishing and supporting this Clinic, we can immediately increase access to needed healthcare services to a growing under served population. For the non-elderly population, the number of uninsured has been growing from around 31.8 million in 1987, when researchers began gathering data, to over 44 million today. This number grows by an alarming 100,000 per month.
Minorities continue to be heavily represented among the uninsured population.
In spite of the above, Congress' attention appears focused on using the private sector to resolve the problem of the uninsured. There is, however, no clear plan. On a local level, Miami-Dade County is home to hundreds of thousands of recent immigrants. The Clinic receives the majority of its funding from private donations. We currently receive support from Larkin Community Hospital and Race for the Cure.