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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #928 |
| Minority Women's Education/Screening Outreach for Heart Disease/Diabetes |
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| Requester: |
Kimberly A. Guy |
Organization: |
St. Joeseph's Women's Hospital |
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| Project Title: |
Minority Women's Education/Screening Outreach for Heart Disease/Diabetes |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 2:26:24 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Joyner |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Historically, minority women, specifically African �Americans, have a higher incidence of heart disease/diabetes that often goes untreated until the diseases are more advanced and more costly to treat. By improving access to education/screening for prevention and early identification of heart disease/diabetes, this program would lead to decreased healthcare costs (Medicaid, Medicare and other payor categories including the uninsured) as the higher level of medical utilization needed by women diagnosed in the later stages of the disease process would be avoided. |
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| Recipient: |
St. Joseph's Women's Hospital |
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Contact: |
Kimberly A. Guy |
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3030 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 872-2950 |
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Tampa 33607 |
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Contact email: |
kimberly.guy@baycare.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Pilot program to improve access to health screening and improve education/awareness of risks of heart disease/diabetes to minority women (primarily African-American). Provide outreach services such as screening/education to this population by bringing it directly to their communities using a van and designated personnel. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| To improve prevention/early identification of risk for heart disease/diabetes. To decrease the incidence of heart disease/diabetes in this population. Decrease the cost of healthcare for treatment of acute/chronic disease that is required when the signs/symptoms are detected later in the disease process. Improve the quality of life of patients by detection and treatment earlier in the disease process. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$800,000 |
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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 |
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Cash Amount |
$350,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Per USF Community Health Assessment, high incidences of heart disease/diabetes needed attention. |
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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 |
