| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #841 | |||||||||
| Wholistic Wellness Center | |||||||||
| Requester: | Carolyn Ford | Organization: | Florida Educational Development Corp. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Wholistic Wellness Center | Date Submitted | 1/12/2004 2:24:06 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Lawson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| To address obesity and diabetes in adults and youths in Gadsden County. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | NFEDC | Contact: | Carolyn Ford | ||||||
| Post Office Box 550 | Contact Phone: | (850) 856-5025 | |||||||
| Gretna 32332 | Contact email: | bossnfedc@netquincy.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Gadsden | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To support local limited resource farmers to provide fresh produce to the Wellspring Farmers Nutrition Market; To provide nutritional education in family menu planning, and to encourage better eating habits of fresh vegetables and fruits; To address children obesitiy, screening for juvenile diabetes, encourage daily exercise, weight management through nutrition management demonstrations. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| To provide educational service to 100 families with obese children to change their eating habits; to provide health care screenings and exercise activities at night for working families through the Wholistic Wellness Center; To provide Diabetic education, screening, exercise and referrals to (200) individual Diabetics. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $120,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $120,000 | In-kind Amount | $40,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2003-2004 | Amount: | $120,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| 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? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Gadsden County Development Council | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/13/2003 | ||||||||