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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #102 |
| Local Health Planning Councils |
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| Requester: |
Sonya Albury |
Organization: |
Health Council of South Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Local Health Planning Councils |
Date Submitted |
1/9/2006 1:20:19 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Local Health Planning Councils provide professional, unbiased and informative health care planning services at the community level. Local Health Planning Councils are non-for profit agencies mandated by Chapter 408.033 F.S. |
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| Recipient: |
Department of Health |
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Contact: |
Sonya Albury |
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4052 Bald Cypress Way |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 592-1492 |
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Tallahassee 32399-1701 |
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Contact email: |
salbury@healthcouncil.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This is a request to maintain the current allocation and funding of $1,650,000 to support the 11 Local Health Planning Councils throughout the State of Florida at $150,000 per Local Health Planning Council . Local Health Councils:
� Inventory community resources and identify gaps in services for improved coordination and delivery of health care across the age, gender and racial/ethnic spectrums.
� Collect healthcare utilization data from local providers, assess trends and publish information for informed decision-making and program planning.
� Perform objective, community level impact analysis studies.
� Examine health policy in the areas of Medicaid Reform, health coverage options, pharmacy assistance programs, senior health, school health services, trauma services, and maternal and child health.
� Educate the community on emerging health care needs and health disparities.
� Facilitate better coordination and utilization of local resources for health care services provided to the district's diverse communities.
� Enable legislation to provide for disaster planning for population groups with special needs, pharmacy assistance programs statewide and senior health choices.
Last year $1,650,000 was appropriated to fund the health councils
The answers to:
Question 10 is based on the cash needed for 2006-2007.
Question 11 is based on amount in 2005-2006 budget.
Question 13 shows no local match because of revenue is being requested from the State.
Question 14a is based on amount in 2005-2006 budget.
Independence is important for the proper functioning of Health Councils around the State.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| � Increase community education and health promotion that maximizes resources by engaging the community through the promotion of healthy lifestyle practices.
� Increase access to health care by facilitating a design of program initiatives that meet local needs.
� Translate data into decision-making and community tracking tools via the development of report cards; provision of distilled comparison by age, race, ethnicity, gender, geographic location; on-line access to progress updates.
� Design Best Practices Models by exploring designs of an affordable school nurse model; after school program, and childhood obesity reduction models.
� Leverage the state's initial investment to bring new resources to local communities. On average, Local Health Planning Councils secure $62.00 in program services for every $1 by the State of Florida or $103.7 million in monies secured via federal, local and other state funds to implement health initiatives throughout the state via resources utilized from the State's investment of $1,650,000.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,650,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,650,000 |
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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: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$1,650,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,650,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Chapter 408.033 F.S. and Comprehensive Health Plan 2003-2006 |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
