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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2078 |
| Gadsden Comprehensive Rural Health and Education Center |
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| Requester: |
Sherry VanLandingham |
Organization: |
Gadsden County Health Council |
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| Project Title: |
Gadsden Comprehensive Rural Health and Education Center |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 11:37:08 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Gadsden County is designated as a critical health manpower shortage area as well as a rural area of critical economic concern. |
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| Recipient: |
Gadsden County Health Council |
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Contact: |
Maximo Martinez |
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216 North Adams Street, PO Box 1000 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 627-3988 |
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Quincy 32353 |
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Contact email: |
maxmartinez01@comcast.net |
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| Counties: |
Gadsden |
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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 Gadsden Comprehensive Rural Health and Education Center will
provide an array of evidence based services that are shown to impact health outcomes by co-locating public health services with early childhood Pre-K education programs, after-school programs, mentoring, GED program, health literacy programs, and job skills programs as well as wrap around social services for families that includes transportation.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved health care access/utilization and health outcomes particularly for maternal and child health population, e.g., reduce African American infant mortality in Gadsden from 14.7 per 1,000 live births (2002-2004) to 10.0 (2005-2008) |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$80,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$3,000,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
County Health and Education Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Gadsden County Health Council & Gadsden Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/06/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
