Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): William Marsh Rice University
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): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Data Sharing Agreement with William Marsh Rice University to establish a partnership that aims to investigate the impact of weather on public health outcomes in Harris County.
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Background and Discussion:
This item concerns a proposed Data Use Agreement (DUA) between Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and William Marsh Rice University in support of a collaborative research project entitled "Investigating the Impact of Weather on Public Health Outcomes in Harris County." Historically, the Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Emerging Diseases (OESED) has had limited access to integrated environmental and climate data needed to fully assess the relationship between weather events and public health outcomes. The agreement establishes the framework for securely sharing de-identified public health, mortality, climate, weather, and air quality data for research and forecasting purposes. The project builds upon ongoing county efforts to understand the relationship between environmental conditions and health outcomes, including extreme heat, hurricanes, flooding, and air quality. This agreement has been reviewed to ensure compliance with applicable privacy, security, and regulatory requirements, including HIPAA and federal re...
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