Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
Secondary Department: Choose an item.
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)
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): 0%
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 to execute a Data Sharing Agreement with the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) to share certain regulatory and environmental health data.
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Background and Discussion:
The Agreement allows sharing of retail food establishment inspection data and de-identified complaint data and excludes personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). The Agreement is intended to support food safety initiatives and allows Harris County Public Health (HCPH) to share certain regulatory and environmental health data for defined public health and regulatory purposes.
Expected Impact:
Approval will allow Harris County Public Health to execute the Agreement and allow HCPH to proceed with sharing the data types listed in the Agreement using secure transmission methods. The Agreement limits sharing to the minimum necessary and excludes personally identifiable information and protected health information unless specifically authorized. The Agreement also limits AFDO's use of the data to the listed purposes and prohibits sale or commercial use.
Alternative Options:
If the Court does not approve this item, Harris County cannot execute the Agreement at this time and data sharing will...
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