Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1780 Mills Health Center - Florida Community Health Protection Act
Requester:	Suzi Ruhl		Organization:		Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
Project Title:	Mills Health Center - Florida Community Health Protection Act		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 2:47:01 PM
District Member:	Mandy Dawson		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Broward
Recipient:	Miles Health Center		Contact:		Suzi Ruhl
	900 Northwest 31st Avenue		Contact Phone:		(850) 681-2591
	Fort Lauderdale 33311
Project Description:
The Florida Community Health Protection Act of 1999 established a pilot project in Broward County for the communities surrounding the Miles Health Center in Fort Lauderdale. The purpose of the project, for which funding is sought, is to promote disease prevention and health promotion among the low-income persons living in that area and to eliminate disease disparity so that the low-income persons can participate in economic, environmental and health revitalization of the area.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Services provided to the state include: 1) demonstration of techniques and approaches to ensure community-based, culturally sensitive health care for disease prevention and health promotion for low-income people; 2) promotion of partnerships between existing health care providers and community-based organizations to promote health and prevent disease for low-income people; and 3) development of educational and outreach programs for community-based organizations and health care providers that increase awareness of health care needs for low-income persons in the area and opportunities to meet those needs
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Outcomes anticipated include the implementation of community-based, cultural sensitive health care services which prevent disease and promote health in low-income communities; model approaches for achieving disease prevention and health promotion in minority communities; and partnerships between government, community-based organizations, and the private sector which promote economic, health and environmental revitalization of low-income communities
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$300,000
Total cost of the project:		$600,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Unknown
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Yes
	Amount:	$250,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				Yes
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:	1996 Environmental Equity and Justice Commission Report
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Florida Legislature
	Meeting Date:	04/29/1999