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Budget Amendments - HB1400 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Coyner
Hopewell Health Intervention Program

Item 293 #1h

Item 293 #1h

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2023 $0 FY2024 $3,600,000 GF

Language
Page 341, line 36, strike "$164,139,331" and insert "$167,739,331".

Page 343, after line 31, insert:

"H. Out of this appropriation, $3,600,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to establish a cardiovascular disease and hypertension intervention program to be piloted in the School-Based Health Center at Hopewell High School in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System's Pauley Heart Center."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $3.6 million the second year from the general fund for a cardiovascular disease and hypertension intervention program to be piloted in the School-Based Health Center at Hopewell High School. The program shall include education and awareness for students and families about hypertension and blood pressure screening, diagnostic equipment to identify high-risk patients, and case management and community outreach. This will be a partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System's Pauley Heart Center.)