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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2615 |
| S. H. I. N. E! (Shaping Healthy Images through Nutrition & Education) |
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| Requester: |
Lorrianne Morton, President/CEO |
Organization: |
LJM Consulting, LLC |
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| Project Title: |
S. H. I. N. E! (Shaping Healthy Images through Nutrition & Education) |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 3:48:16 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| . H. I. N. E.! is a one-stop shop for parents who want to make better health choices for their families by educating them on basic principles of exercise, nutrition, and the emotional connection with food.
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| Recipient: |
LJM Consulting, LLC |
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Contact: |
Lorrianne Morton |
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3186 La Mirage Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 610-5272 |
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Lauderhill 33319 |
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Contact email: |
ljmconsulting@live.com |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| According to the National Institute of Health, �more than twice as many children are overweight now than three decades ago.�
The problem with being overweight is more than just size-it puts kids at-risk for serious illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
All parents want their children to be healthy, but many lack the tools needed to make more informed decisions and don�t know where to start.
To that end, S. H. I. N. E.! ( a program for 9-13 year old boys and girls) focuses on three key behaviors that families can work on together:increasing physical activity (reduce TV watching and video/computer games); create healthy eating habits (cooking classes); and understanding the emotional connection with food (individual, group, and family counseling).. The S. H. I. N. E.! Parent Handbook will not only allow parents and children to journal their progress throughout the program, but will assist parents and children in sustaining changes made during the program.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| At the beginning of the program, each child�s height, weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol will be taken by their primary care physician. By the end of the program, the weight loss experienced by each child should also translate to the stabilization of both their blood pressure and their cholesterol,thereby significantly decreasing their risk of having heart disease. Moreover, the entire family will have adopted a more healthy lifestyle, which will sustain the results obtained during the program and ensure long-term success. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$75,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$75,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$75,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
National Institute of Health�s Report on Childhood Obesity, July 2005 |
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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 |
