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CBIRS Request 29
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #29
Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc.'s Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program
 
Requester: Jacques Calixte Organization: Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc.
 
Project Title: Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc.'s Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program Date Submitted 1/13/2004 12:44:42 PM
 
Sponsors: Wilson
 
Statewide Interest:
The funding for this project will be used to extend HAAAC's awareness services to Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange, and Hillborough counties among the underserved/uninsured Haitian communities. Detecting cancer and other diseases at an early stage is the key to improve survival, decrease mortality rates and decrease city and state's health related costs of these illnesses when in advanced and final stages.
 
Recipient: Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc. (HAAAC)   Contact: Jacques Calixte  
  225 NE 34th Street, Suite 208   Contact Phone: (305) 572-1825  
  Miami 33137   Contact email: jcalixte@haaac.org
 
Counties: Broward, Dade, Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
This proposed program is instrumental in increasing cancer awareness in the Haitian communities of the State of Florida. It provides linkage to cancer screening and has impacted the late-stage cancer complication/diagnosis. The Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc.'s 2004-2005 Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program will provide outreach, education, and cancer screening tests to the Haitian and Haitain Americans living in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange and Hillsborough counties.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
400 non-insured, underserved Haitian women will be educated on breast cancer and cervical cancer; 150 non-insured, underserved Haitian women will be screened for breast and cervical cancer; 400 non-insured, underserved Haitian men will be educated on prostate cancer; 150 non-insured, underserved Haitian men will be screened for prostate cancer; 400 non-insured, underserved Haitian men and women will be educated on colon cancer; 150 non-insured, underserved Haitian men and women will be screened for colon cancer. 50,000 Creole cancer brochures will be distributed by HAAAC during community outreach activites.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $347,200
 
Total cost of the project: $457,200
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $75,000   In-kind Amount $35,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2003-2004 Amount: $180,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $347,200 To Fund: Operations
 
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: State of Florida Department of Health Studies on Health Care Disparities
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 10/17/2003