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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #785 |
| Diabetes Care Coalition |
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| Requester: |
Diabetes Care Coalition |
Organization: |
Diabetes Care Coalition |
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| Project Title: |
Diabetes Care Coalition |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 10:53:49 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| A non-profit collaboration between the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International aimed at improving the health of English and Spanish speaking Floridians living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. |
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| Recipient: |
American Diabetes Association |
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Contact: |
Tom Boyer |
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8384 Baymeadows Road, Suite 10 |
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Contact Phone: |
(415) 585-5760 |
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Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
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Contact email: |
tboyer@theboyergroup.com |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Implementation of a public service campaign encouraging English and Spanish speaking people with diabetes, their healthcare teams and their families in Florida to take aggressive steps to manage a disease that is present in more than 10% of Florida�s population. Services developed, provided and implemented by the campaign will include the following items.
1. Television PSAs;
2. Radio PSAs;
3. Print PSAs;
4. Patient education materials;
5. Materials catering to healthcare professionals;
6. Motivational tools and aids to facilitate the proper management of the disease;
7. A web portal for Floridians with diabetes that will serve as a clearinghouse for information and resources related to diabetes management;
8. Public relations outreach to vulnerable populations throughout Florida;
9. Direct mail to all healthcare professionals in Florida stressing the importance of proper diabetes management among their patients; and
10. All campaign elements will target English and Spanish speaking audiences.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| It is expected that the state will experience the following as a result of this effort.
1. More patients with diabetes will actively manage their disease and �A1C� levels placing them at a lower risk for heart attacks, strokes, blindness and amputations.
2. More people with diabetes will know how to properly manage their disease and �A1C� levels;
3. More patients with diabetes and their healthcare professionals will be involved in the active management of diabetes and �A1C� levels;
4. More healthcare professionals will know how to properly manage the diabetes epidemic;
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,000,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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: |
Florida Diabetes Medical Practice Guidelines |
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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 |
