House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1277 Community Outreach and Preventive Care Center (COPCC)
Requester:	Charles Dassance		Organization:		Central Florida Community College
Project Title:	Community Outreach and Preventive Care Center (COPCC)		Date Submitted:		01/25/2000 10:19:00 AM
District Member:	George Albright		Service Area:		City/Town
Counties Affected:	Marion
Recipient:	Central Florida Community College		Contact:		Charles Dassance
	3001 S.W. College Road		Contact Phone:		(352) 873-5835
	Ocala 34478
Project Description:
An obvious void in West Ocala, Marion County is the absence of accessible health or preventive health services. This area is also void of a pharmacy and medical offices within reasonable proximity to the residents. Currently, CFCC students provide some preventive care to the children of the area through co-op experiences at the local middle school. The Community Outreach and Preventive Care Center will offer training in the health professions and the business profession. Additionally, the center will provide screenings and sponsor a teen pregnancy preventive model. Community support groups will have an opportunity to bring this support service to a hard to reach special population. There are currently numerous local partners supporting this effort. The West Ocala Revitalization Council, Munroe Regional Medical Center, Marion County Health Department, Ocala Regional Medical Center, Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council, City of Ocala, Economic Development Council and the Ocala/Marion County Housing Authority. The University of Flordia has agreed to locate their dental program in this facility as well. There are no local or private dollars for this project, but there is federal. This project has a $1.5 mil commitment from the Dept. of Commerce/EDA in Atlanta. Contact: Willie Taylor (404) 730-3032. All in-kind will be in the form of services resources once center is constructed.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
1. Serve as a meeting place for community support groups 2. Provide clinical training in the health and in business occupations 3. Provide preventive health and dental care presently not accessible to west Ocala residents 4. Provide another avenue to improve economic development in the state of Florida 5. Serve as a model project to demonstrate community partnerships.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
1. More trained health professionals and business professionals 2. An increase in healthcare provided to residents who are non-insured or under-insured, the working poor 3. Preventive health can encourage a healthier workforce and productive citizens 4. Reduction in teen pregnancy 5. Close a gap in the need for adequate health care
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,500,000
Total cost of the project:		$3,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				No
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?				No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				No
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	Federal Weed and Seed Community Needs' Assessments, EDC Plan w/Withlacoochee Planning Council
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Marion County Legislative Delegation Hearings
	Meeting Date:	01/11/2000