Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to purchase gift cards using grant funds in the amount of $3,000 to provide incentives for participants in the Healthy Communities Framework project usability tests.
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Background and Discussion:
The Healthy Communities Framework (HCF), led by Harris County Public Health (HCPH), is a countywide data tool designed to help public health practitioners, researchers, and local partners, and the community better understand the structural and environmental conditions that shape health across Harris County. Adapted from the World Health Organization's Urban HEART model and informed by extensive local input, the HCF uses a comprehensive set of publicly available indicators that reflect nonmedical determinants of health such as education, social and human development, physical environment, infrastructure, and economic conditions. This session will describe how indicators were selected, including data availability, reliability, geographic granularity, and relevance to community identified priorities. Presenters will outline the methodological process for developing thresholds that classify indicators into tiered categories, enabling clearer interpretation of disparities across neighborhoods.
Expected Impact:
Using the Public Health Infrastructure grant, the g...
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