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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #539 |
| Pinellas County Mobile Medical Unit |
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| Requester: |
Elithia Stanfield |
Organization: |
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Pinellas County Mobile Medical Unit |
Date Submitted |
1/5/2006 2:55:00 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| to enhance the health care needs of Florida citizens by offering services at non-traditional hours. |
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| Recipient: |
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners |
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Contact: |
Elithia Stanfield |
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315 Court Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 464-3485 |
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Clearwater 33756 |
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Contact email: |
estanfie@pinellascounty.org |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The van will increase access to care for the uninsured population by offering services during traditional and non-traditional hours. The van will target services to the economically disadvantaged. Health care services will include basic adult/child primary care, precription assistance, dental services, immunizations, school and employment physicals, health and TB screenings, flu shots, referrals to specialty care, and referrals to other human service agencies. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Process a minimum of 2,000 patients annually, conduct 5 to 10 community projects, sponsor 3 to 5 tutorial education programs. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$612,000 |
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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 |
$362,000 |
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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: |
Social Services Need Assessment, July, 2004. Completed by Louis de la Parte Mental Health Institute |
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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 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 |
