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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #6 |
| Community-Based Health Education and Outreach Project |
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| Requester: |
Watson L. Haynes, President/CEO |
Organization: |
Coalition For A Safe & Drug-Free St. Petersburg, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Community-Based Health Education and Outreach Project |
Date Submitted |
1/6/2004 10:43:02 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Direct services are currently provided from the Davis-Bentley Family and Substance Abuse Service Center. Services are targeted to Center clients and those high-risk persons who live in the surrounding south St. Petersburg area. The program provides health education workshops, training activities, risk assessments, HIV testing, health counseling, street outreach, condom distribution and referrals. The program coordinates with local churches, community, civic, and social organizations, after-school youth programs and identified groups that serve the targeted high-risk groups. Benefits to the State are reductions of HIV infection and transmission rates and lowered related health costs. |
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| Recipient: |
Coalition For A Safe & Drug-Free St. Petersburg, Inc |
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Contact: |
Watson L. Haynes, President/CEO |
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1735 Dr. Martin Luther King Street South |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 823-1885 |
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St. Petersburg 33705 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Community-Based Health Education and Outreach Program provides a comprehensive community-based strategy to address HIV/AIDS and substance abuse - the twin epidemics of that continue to be a pervasive threat to public health. In keeping with the holistic approach for addressing the needs of the clients in the Center and surrounding community, the program has implemented a culturally appropriate health education and outreach program for high-risks persons. The specific priority is serving south St. Petersburg. The goal of the program will be to reduce the risk of becoming infected and transmitting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), TB, Hepatitis and STDs. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A reduction of HIV risk behaviors by 25% of high-risk population reached by the program. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$360,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$400,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
CDC and Dept. of Health HIV/AIDS statistics; |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2003 |
