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: Policy
Project ID (if applicable): FY26_LHRP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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 by Public Health Services for approval of delegation of signing authority to Harris County Public Health Executive Director, Leah Barton, as Authorizing Official to approve Lead Abatement activities performed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Program Grant and as the Certifying Environmental Officer for HUD related environmental documents pertaining to the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OHLCHH) Lead Hazard Reduction Grant, TXLHD0610-25 in order to facilitate the program's productivity.
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Background and Discussion:
Childhood lead poisoning is a major health concern as it has numerous lifelong effects on children's nervous system and brain development. There is also a negative correlation between childhood lead poisoning, behavioral problems and learning disorders. In Harris County, 122K homes are potentially at risk for lead-based -paint hazards (homes built prior to 1978). 19K children under the age of 6 live below the poverty line. Children living below the poverty line have a higher probability of residing in homes built prior to 1978. Thus, there is an evident need to increase lead abatement and blood lead level testing in the community. Public Health S...
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