Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-479

EHS 479

Prostate cancer research and awareness

Messrs. Lewis, Cyr, Moore, Rush, Eldridge, Welch, Timilty and Brady, Ms. L'Italien, Mr. McGee, Ms. Creem, Mr. O'Connor, Ms. Gobi and Mr. deMacedo moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by striking out item 4590-0925 and inserting in place thereof the following item:-

4590-0925  For the costs of a prostate cancer research program, integrated with education and awareness and focusing on men with African-American, Hispanic or Latino heritage, family history of the disease and other men at high risk; provided, that the department of public health shall oversee and manage said program and shall grant not less than $850,000 of the funds from this item to a non-profit AdMeTech foundation that shall leverage existing partnerships with Prostate Cancer Action Council and other state- funded non-profit research organizations and current and past federally, state and privately funded prostate cancer programs aimed at saving lives, improving quality of life and reducing health care costs.……………………………………………………..…$1,000,000”