Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #778FY0001

Alpha One Program/University of Florida Health Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

John Walsh

Organization:

Alpha One Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Alpha One Program/University of Florida Health Services

Date Submitted:

2/8/01 10:24:42 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ronald Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

provides screening and prevention for individuals throughouth the state who suffer from COPD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Alpha One Program

Contact:

John Walsh

 

2937 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 302

Contact Phone:

(305) 567-9888 305

 

 

Miami 33133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

{Statewide}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original funding established infrastructure for screening and detection, continued funding is critical to implement the program to potentially screen 20 to 25 thousand of the estimated 780,000 individuals in Florida with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase by 50% the number of individuals referred for specialized medical care resulting in perventative treatment, clinical treatment and ultimately, cost containment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

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:

COPD is the 4th leading cause of death and mortality, COPD has risen nearly 33% 1979-91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No