Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton, Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Proposals/Bids
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for review and approval of a proposal to fund the expansion of animal control activities in Precinct 3.
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Background and Discussion:
In October 2023, Commissioners Court directed Harris County Public Health (HCPH) to develop recommendations for spending $3.3 million to address health disparities and deserts in Precincts 1, 3, and 4. After a review of relevant community indicators and feedback from Precinct offices, HCPH identified healthcare access, nutrition, and animal control as priority issues to address. HCPH concluded an expansion of mobile health programming would most positively impact these issues by reducing health disparities, removing geographic inequities in service delivery, and efficiently delivering services. On April 23, 2024, Commissioners Court approved HCPH's mobile health expansion proposal recommending Precincts 1, 3, and 4 each invest $1.1 million to expand HCPH's medical, dental, nutrition, and animal control mobile services with the goal of positively impacting healthcare access, food insecurity, and animal control in each precinct. Precinct 2 was not included in the proposal as Commissioners Court directed HCPH to explore programming options for Precincts 1, 3, and 4, given that Precinct 2 opted to fund their health pods.
During the September 19, 2024 Commissioners Court when HCPH requested approval to create and hire 18 new positions to support mobile medical, dental, nutrition, and animal control service expansion, Precinct 3 requested to change di...
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