House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #288 Hepatitis C Program/Hope 2000 Campaign
Requester:	April Pelaez		Organization:		Tampa Bay Research Institute
Project Title:	Hepatitis C Program/Hope 2000 Campaign		Date Submitted:		01/26/2000 4:47:32 PM
District Member:	Rudolph Bradley		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Tampa Bay Research Institute		Contact:		April Pelaez
	10900 Roosevelt Boulevard		Contact Phone:		(727) 576-6675
	St. Petersburg 33625
Project Description:
The Hepatitis C Program/Hope 2000 Campaign is designed to promote awareness of the Hepatitis C virus, to advocate for preventative measures in contracting the virus, and to promote quality health care and lifestyles to manage this very serious disease. This project will be in the form of a state-wide campaign to educate the public about Hepatitis C through the use of public service announcements, printed materials, and a speakers' bureau.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The Tampa Bay Research Institute is a premier research organization in the state that works with the Centers for Disease Control to study the effects of different diseases on the state population, so that effective preventative measures can be instituted to increase awareness and prevention of the spread of these diseases. Through this campaign, the Tampa Bay Research Institute would have a significant impact upon the public awareness of and prevention of Hepatitis C, a life-threatening virus that has affected more people than the HIV/AIDS virus.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Through the Hepatitis C Program, the Tampa Bay Research Insititute anticipates that it will be able to increase the awareness of the Hepatitis C virus and its risk factors in contracting the disease, and thus effect a decrease in the number of new cases of Hepatitis C as well as the prevention of the spread of the Hepatitis C virus.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$2,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$6,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				Yes
	Cash Amount:	$4,000,000
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?				Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	Research studies by the Centers for Disease Control and the Tampa Bay Research Institute
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	11/09/1999