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CBIRS Request 769
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #769
Healthy Start Services
 
Requester: Sarah Gosney, President Organization: Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions
 
Project Title: Healthy Start Services Date Submitted 1/12/2006 5:06:10 PM
 
Sponsors: Aronberg, Campbell, Jones
 
Statewide Interest:
Reducing the number of infant deaths and low birth weight babies by increasing funding to Healthy Start Coalitions to help more at-risk moms and babies.
 
Recipient: Florida Department of Health/Healthy Start Coalitions   Contact: Sarah Gosney  
  4025 Esplanade Way   Contact Phone: (772) 463-2888  
  Tallahassee 32399   Contact email: hscgosney@yahoo.com
 
Counties: {Statewide}
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
Additional funding is requested for Healthy Start Coalitions across the state of Florida to provide services to 28,900+ more at-risk moms, babies, and young children up to age 3. Services include:(1) Healthy Start care, coordination and enhanced services (2) well-care for at-risk women between pregnancies/before conception; and (3) un-funded prenatal care
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
A decrease in infant mortality and an increase in access to prenatal care for the uninsured.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $9,500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $33,952,387
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private, Federal
  Cash Amount $6,600,000   In-kind Amount $2,721,641
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2004-2005 Amount: $28,000,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $9,500,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Florida Vital Statistics-rising low birth weight, loss in gains on infant mortality, OPPAGA rpt
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Collier Count y Delegation Meeting
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/14/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No