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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1682 |
| Healthy Start Services funding |
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| Requester: |
Cathy Cortez, 2003 FAHSC President |
Organization: |
Association of Healthy Start Coalitions (FAHSC) |
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| Project Title: |
Healthy Start Services funding |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 5:12:32 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Saunders |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reducing the number of infant deaths and low birth weight babies by increasing funding to Healthy Start Coalitions to help more at-risk moms and babies. |
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| Recipient: |
Department of Health |
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Contact: |
Patricia McWhirter, 2004 FAHSC President |
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4025 Esplanade Way |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 891-9199 |
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Tallahassee 32399 |
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Contact email: |
otnasst@teennet.com |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Additional funding is requested for Healthy Start Coalitions across the state of Florida to provide services to more at-risk moms, babies, and young children up to age 3. Services include: (1) Healthy Start care coordination and enhanced services; (2) well-care for at-risk women between pregnancies/before conception; and (3) un-funded prenatal care.
These needs are documented in: Florida Vital Statistics-rising infant mortality and low birth weight, OPPAGA report, Perinatal Periods of Risk, Fetal and Infant Mortality Reviews, US Census-increasing population, Vital Statistics-increase in births, and local needs assessments-increase in uninsured. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A decrease in infant mortality and an increase in access to care. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$9,500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$54,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$31,800,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$3,100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$27,500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Florida Vital Statistics-rising infant mortality and low birth weight, OPPAGA report, Perinatal Peri |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2003 |
