Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #814FY0001

Alpha One Program / UF Health Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

John Walsh

Organization:

Alpha One Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Alpha One Program / UF Health Sciences

Date Submitted:

02/06/2001 3:29:25 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Jerry Maygarden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

An estimated 780,000 floridians have COPD, and this program provides screening, and prevention.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Alpha One Program

Contact:

John Walsh

 

2937 S.W. 27th Ave. Ste. 302

Contact Phone:

(305) 567-9888 305

 

 

Miami 33133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To continue implementation of a statewide initiative by identifying and providing specialized health services to individuals with lung disease in the state of Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase by 50% the number of individuals referred for specialized medical care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$125,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000/2001

Amount:

$800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

COPD is 4th leading cause of death.  Mortality from COPD has risen nearly 33%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Health and Human Services Appropriations

 

Meeting Date:

03/09/2000