Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #518 FL Statewide Birth Defects Registry
Requester:	Louis Brooks		Organization:		March of Dimes
Project Title:	FL Statewide Birth Defects Registry		Date Submitted:		01/20/2000 2:09:43 PM
District Member:	Burt Saunders		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Duval, Hillsborough, Pinellas
Recipient:	Department of Health		Contact:		Randi Rosete
	2020 Capital Circle SE		Contact Phone:		(941) 338-2777
	Tallahassee 32399-1700
Project Description:
Expansion of the current passive surveillance system to an active system with implementation beginning in 3 counties and expanding statewide by 2005; request consideration for recurring funding.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
To assist state in identifying trends in birth defects and develop timely and effective prevention and intervention programs; request consideration for recurring funding; included in Department of Health budget.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Prevention of birth defects.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,137,000
Total cost of the project:		$4,038,384

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						No
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$400,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$1,660,630
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Health, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Pew Environmental Health Commission Report "Healthy From the Start."
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No