House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #355 Model Cities Home Visitation Project
Requester:	Olga Connor		Organization:		Miami-Dade County Health Department
Project Title:	Model Cities Home Visitation Project		Date Submitted:		01/11/2000 10:30:46 AM
District Member:	Beryl Roberts		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Miami-Dade City Health Dept.		Contact:		Olga Connor
	1350 N.W. 14th Street		Contact Phone:		(305) 324-2400
	Miami 33125
Project Description:
Nurse Make home visits to pregnant women & vulnerable childrento deliver specific service interventions, peer counseling & HIV testing will be provided during non-traditional business hours. Community residents are trained in HIV prevention to promote healthy life styles and behaviors to prevent the spread of HIV in high-risk communities.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Care is provided in a non-clinical setting and improves outcomes sevices provided/Benefits to state. Improved health in a community will result in lower health care costs and therefore a savings to the state.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improve infant mortality and improve HIV/AIDS rates.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					No
Was this project previously funded by the State?					Yes
	Fiscal Year:	99-00		Amount:	$350,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?					Yes
	Agency:	Health, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Agency service data
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Unknown