| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1682 | |||||||||
| Healthy Start Services funding | |||||||||
| Requester: | Cathy Cortez, 2003 FAHSC President | Organization: | Association of Healthy Start Coalitions (FAHSC) | ||||||
| Project Title: | Healthy Start Services funding | Date Submitted | 1/14/2004 5:12:32 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Saunders | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Reducing the number of infant deaths and low birth weight babies by increasing funding to Healthy Start Coalitions to help more at-risk moms and babies. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Department of Health | Contact: | Patricia McWhirter, 2004 FAHSC President | ||||||
| 4025 Esplanade Way | Contact Phone: | (407) 891-9199 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 32399 | Contact email: | otnasst@teennet.com | |||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Additional funding is requested for Healthy Start Coalitions across the state of Florida to provide services to more at-risk moms, babies, and young children up to age 3. Services include: (1) Healthy Start care coordination and enhanced services; (2) well-care for at-risk women between pregnancies/before conception; and (3) un-funded prenatal care. These needs are documented in: Florida Vital Statistics-rising infant mortality and low birth weight, OPPAGA report, Perinatal Periods of Risk, Fetal and Infant Mortality Reviews, US Census-increasing population, Vital Statistics-increase in births, and local needs assessments-increase in uninsured. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| A decrease in infant mortality and an increase in access to care. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $9,500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $54,500,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $31,800,000 | In-kind Amount | $3,100,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2003-2004 | Amount: | $27,500,000 | ||||
| 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? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Florida Vital Statistics-rising infant mortality and low birth weight, OPPAGA report, Perinatal Peri | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lee County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/16/2003 | ||||||||