Miami Dade

In Florida, six of the nine existing incinerators are where the percentages of people of color are higher than the statewide average of 46%, according to the EPA. As Miami-Dade is experiencing, there is no perfect location to build a new one.

County commissioners withdrew the bill because they couldn’t legally pass it after the Legislature advanced a measure banning any local government from setting its own heat enforcement rules.

Miami-Dade is set to again discuss landmark heat protections for outdoor workers, but the Legislature could preempt it before then with measures pushed by business lobby groups.

Because Florida has chosen not to extend Medicaid eligibility to more uninsured adults, entrepreneurs and health equity advocates are coming up with solutions for those facing medical bills they cannot afford.

A new program aims to alert law enforcement that an occupant within a home or a vehicle has autism. Police departments have increased training on how to interact with individuals on the spectrum.

Latinos are still more likely to be hospitalized or die from COVID — so doctors and activists hope younger, more educated voices can convince the vulnerable to get vaccinated.

Miami-Dade has the nation's highest prevalence of Alzheimer's. But with monthly memory care costs in Florida averaging at more than $8,000 per month, one family talks about the difficult choices to come.

Last year, 64 police officers were fatally shot in the line of duty. There were 160 who took their own lives. Miami-Dade police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez stands as a tragic example of where mental health and policing intersect.

The ordinance calls for a three-tiered system of protections, including a break in shade and safety training. It next goes to a committee vote, then a full county commission vote.

The county will serve as a test case for the new heat warning levels. If they work well, the weather service may make them permanent and export them to other Florida counties.