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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #26 |
| Creole Cancer Education & Screening |
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| Requester: |
Mr. Jacques Calixte |
Organization: |
Haitian American Association Against Cancer |
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| Project Title: |
Creole Cancer Education & Screening |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2005 2:22:45 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The funding for this project will used to extend HAAAC's awareness services to key counties in the State of Florida among the underserved / uninsured Haitina communities. Detecting cancer and other diseases at a nearly stage is key to improve survival, derease mortality rates and decrease city and State's health related costs of these illnesses, when in advanced and final stages. |
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| Recipient: |
Haitian American Association Against Cancer |
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Contact: |
Mr. Jacques Calixte |
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225 NE 34th Street, Suite 208 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 572-1825 |
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Miami 33137 |
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Contact email: |
jcalixte@haaac.org |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Detecting cancer and other diseases at an early stage is the key to improve survival, decrease mortality rates, and decrease local and state health related costs of these illnesses caught in advanced and final stages. This proposed program is instrumental in increasing cancer awareness in the Haitian communities of the State of Florida. It provides linkage to cancer screening and has impacted the late-stage cancer complication/diagnosis. The Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc. 2005-2006 Comprehensive Educaiton, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program will provide outreachm education, and cancer screening test to the uninsured/underserved Haitian Americans in the State of Florida |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Over 10,000 uninsured/underserved Haitian women will be educated on breast and cervical cancer; 1,000 uninsured/underserved Haitian women will be screened for breast and cervical cancer; 500 uninsured/underserved Haitian men will be screened for prostate cancer; Distribution of 20,000 Creole Cancer Brochures during community outreach activities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$350,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$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? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$180,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$350,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Miami-Dade County 2000 Census Data |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/12/2002 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
