Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
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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Transmittal by Public Health Services of a report for the 2024-2029 Harris County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).
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Background and Discussion:
The Community Health Assessment (CHA) and CHIP help local public health organizations create interventions to improve the health of a community - a community where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to achieve their best health. The CHA-CHIP process aims to improve community health, remove health disparities, and advance toward health equity. The project helps us understand the biggest health problems in the community and how different groups can work together to solve them. Data from the CHA helps create the CHIP, which is a strategic plan to tackle the most important issues impacting Harris County and coordinate community resources. As an accredited local health department for Harris County, HCPH develops a comprehensive CHA and CHIP every five years. Both the CHA and CHIP reports must be completed by December 2024 as requirements for reaccreditation with the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Once the CHA was completed, HCPH invited ten diverse organizations to participate in the CHA-CHIP Steering Committee. Steering Committee members supported the design of the CHIP and have committed to implementing activities that address the goals and objectives outlined in CHIP for 2024 - 2029. Based on data from the CHA and prioritization exercises with the Steering Committee, the following three priority issues were selected: Heal...
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