[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. PUTNAM. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Requesting Member: Adam H. Putnam.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of South Florida.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, Florida 
33620.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,500,000 to fund the 
Health Informatics Initiative. ``Health Informatics'' has been defined 
as a discipline that focuses on the use of information and information 
technology to support clinical care, health services administration, 
research and education. The University of South Florida (USF) has three 
graduate level schools that have been working together to develop a 
Health Informatics Initiative, including the College of Medicine, 
College of Nursing and College of Public Health. USF's inter-
disciplinary efforts also include working with community organizations, 
including the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and Tampa General 
Hospital, to provide the most advanced educational opportunities for 
both its medical, graduate and students and postdoctoral trainees.
  This initiative is an extension of the research, education and 
patient care missions of these colleges at USF and their clinical 
affiliates. Funds for this initiative will be used to enhance 
collaborative development of the program, stimulate employment of 
research faculty and staff, and expand common areas of research 
interest in Health Informatics. These funds will also be used for 
research programs in Medical Imaging development; Software applications 
and database administration; Analyses of professional and consumer 
evaluations of current health informatics models; and Development of 
advanced training programs in Health Informatics.

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