Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #70FY0102

Critical Health Nutritional Program

Requester:

Dr. Akiko Tanaka

Organization:

Tampa Bay Research

Project Title:

Critical Health Nutritional Program

Date Submitted:

1/12/2002 2:27:44 PM

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

Statewide Interest:

Areas of concerns as identified by the County Health Department's Community Assessment.

Recipient:

Tampa Bay Research

Contact:

Dr. Akiko Tanaka

10900 Roosevelt Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(727) 421-6902

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

Counties:

Pinellas

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

A comprehensive nutrition & health program that will provide crisis intervention to undernourished, high-risk children & families as identified by 8/2001 Community Needs Assessment of Pinellas County Health Dept. Fuding will flow through the Health Department which will partner with Tampa Bay Research Institute in the administration of this matching-grant program.� (Tampa Bay Research Institute will provide matching, private funding)

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

To lower incidences of infant mortality and preventable chronic diseases in order to reduce disparities betwen Pinellas and peer counties (Broward, Brevard, and Palm Beach).

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$75,000

Total cost of the project:

$150,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

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:

Pinellas County Health Dept.2001 Community Needs Assessment prepared by the University of South Flor

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Pinellas County Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

10/2/2001