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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1107 |
| Obesity Prevention Programs in Florida |
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| Requester: |
Michel M. Murr, M.D., MBA |
Organization: |
University of South Florida Health Sciences Center |
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| Project Title: |
Obesity Prevention Programs in Florida |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 9:20:52 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Peaden |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Obesity is an epidemic with far reaching medical and economic consequences on Florida. Currently, there are no comprehensive and interdisciplinary centers for treatment and prevention of obesity in Florida and nationwide. This initiative will establish and field-test clinically proven obesity preventive and treatment protocols in an interdisciplinary setting. |
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| Recipient: |
University of South Florida Health Sciences Center |
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Contact: |
Dr. Michel M. Murr |
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12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 844-7473 |
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Tampa 33612 |
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Contact email: |
mmurr@hsc.usf.edu |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This interdisciplinary program has the following major aims: 1) initiate a community-wide effort to raise awareness of the obesity epidemic and its medical and economic impact on Florida; 2) establish robust screening tools and practical primary intervention tools for obesity for use by primary care providers; 3)develop a repository of clinical knowledge for obesity-related medical conditions; 4) disseminate knowledge, clinical strategies and algorithms for treatment of obesity-related medical comorbidities among health care providers; 5) monitor state-wide outcomes of medical and surgical treatment of obesity; 6) blueprint these efforts and lessons learned to other communities in Florida. This evidence-based and outcomes-driven approach will capitalize upon the University of South Floirda's current strengths within its colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. This program will provide funding for public awareness campaigns, obesity screening and prevention information kits, workshops and seminars for health care providers, printed and web-based informational material and electronic database to track outcomes screening and prevention. This scientifically developed approach will provide unique health gains for Floridians and will lay the foundation to the greater effort of obesity prevention for the next two decades. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increased public awareness and health care provider knowledge of the consequences of obesity; improved delivery of clinically relevant prevention and intervention against obesity, improve Floridians net health gain, safety and healthy living life style, and development of a highly motivated and skilled network of health providers in the fight against obesity. |
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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? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$2,200,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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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: |
Governor's Taskforce report. About 20,000 Floridians die annually from obesity-related conditions. |
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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: |
Senate Health Care Committee |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
10/19/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
