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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2432 |
| Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program |
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| Requester: |
Mr. Jacques Calixte |
Organization: |
Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc. (HAAAC) |
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| Project Title: |
Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:42:29 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The funding for this project will be used to extend HAAAC�s awareness and screening services to Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Belle Glade, Orlando, and Tampa among the underserved/uninsured Haitian communities. Detecting cancer and other diseases at an early stage is the key to improve survival decrease mortality rates and decrease city and state�s health related costs of these illnesses, when in advanced and final stages. |
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| Recipient: |
Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc. (HAAAC) |
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Contact: |
Mr. Jacques Calixte |
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225 NE 34th St Ste 208 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 572-1825 |
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Miami 33137 |
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Contact email: |
jcalixte@haaac.org |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Detecting cancer and other diseases at an early stage is the key to improve survival, decrease mortality rates, and decrease local and state health related costs of these illnesses caught in advanced and final stages. This proposed program is instrumental in increasing cancer awareness in the Haitian communities of the State of Florida. It provides linkage to cancer screening and has impacted the late-stage cancer complication/diagnosis. The Haitian American Association Against Cancer, Inc.�s 2006-2007 Comprehensive Education, Outreach, and Screening Cancer Program will provide outreach, education, and cancer screening tests to the Haitian Americans living in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe Counties, Belle Glade, Orlando and Tampa. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 50,000 non-insured, underserved Haitian women will be educated on breast and cervical cancer; 200 non-insured, underserved Haitian women will be screened for breast and cervical cancer; 50,000 non-insured, underserved Haitian men will be educated on prostate cancer; 200 non-insured, underserved Haitian men will be screened for prostate cancer; 50,000 non-insured, underserved Haitian men and women will be educated on colon cancer; 150 non-insured, underserved Haitian men and women will be educated on colon cancer; Distribution of 50,000 of Creole cancer brochures by HAAAC during community outreach activities |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$295,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$590,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$285,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$10,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$205,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$295,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
American Cancer Association Fact and Figures for African Americans 2007-2008 |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
