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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1691 |
| Haines City Public Health Clinic |
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| Requester: |
Polk County Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Polk County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Project Title: |
Haines City Public Health Clinic |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 1:44:34 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dockery |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project is local/regional in scope, is intended to meet a documented need, will produce a measurable result and has tangible community support. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Department of Health, Design and Construction |
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Contact: |
Ron Walsh- DOH Design & Const. office |
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2585 Merchants Row Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 245-4067 |
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Tallahassee 32399 |
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Contact email: |
ron_walsh@doh.state.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Polk |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Construction of a 20,210 gross sq.ft. (13,748 net sq. ft.) public health clinic to replace an existing 1955 facility and a leased modular unit at a separate site. Project will improve the provision of essential public health services and serve as part of the health care safety net to the low-income, unisured, and underinsured in northeastern Polk County. Services to be provided in new clinic include: maternity care, family planning, Healthy Start, WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants, and children, chronic disease prevention services, immunizations, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Disease counseling, screening, and treatment. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improve access to primary and preventative health care services and reduce health disparities in northeastern Polk County; reduce teen pregnancies, increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care; increase the proportion of mothers that breastfeed their infants. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$6,779,300 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$6,779,300 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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: |
2000-2001 |
Amount: |
$265,540 |
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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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Yes |
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Agency |
Health, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Agency Needs Assessment-fixed capital outlay projects development plan. |
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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: |
Polk County Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
