Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department:
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_HSI
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 10%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to temporarily transfer charity care funds in the amount of $68,000 to fund the cost of 10 grant positions pending receipt of the award for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and extend the associated positions to March 31, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
Through the Healthy Start Initiative, Public Health Services will implement comprehensive and person-centered strategies for delivering quality care and support pregnant individuals to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates and improve perinatal health outcomes. The positions will provide critical resources to expand Harris County Public Health's maternal and child health services and programming, with targeted outreach to birthing persons and infants in 14 zip codes with the county's highest infant mortality rates (IMR).
Expected Impact:
This grant would support Harris County Public Health's (HCPH's) health promotion strategic direction, specifically Objective 3.2.4 to develop a multi-stakeholder approach to reduce maternal and infant mortality and promote healthy starts for babies. Our goal with the funding is to complement the programming available in HCPH by reducing infant mortality ...
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