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: Position
Project ID (if applicable): FY27_TXHC
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Health and Human Services
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
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): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to extend one position to August 31, 2027, for the Texas Healthy Communities Grant.
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Background and Discussion:
The Texas Healthy Communities (TXHC) Program empowers Texans to improve their health in all the places they live, work and play. The TXHC Program helps communities to assess their environments and public health policies and empowers them to make positive changes within their communities. Change happens through local policy development and systems change. Established local advocates drive local decision-making to improve health. A key component of the TXHC Program is an assessment that looks at eight health indicators within the community.
Expected Impact:
Since 2014, 32 communities have participated in the TXHC assessment and have earned recognition at the Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honorable Mention levels. The TXHC Program has stimulated interest among communities to assess how implementation of system and environmental changes can help reduce the burden of chronic disease. Due to these assessments, communities have identified gaps in their services and have sought to implement appropriate evidence-based programs, policies, and environmental changes to eliminate the gaps.
Alternative Options:
No alternative options.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N: Improve the health behaviors of community members.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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05/28/2026 |
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Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Community Health and Wellness |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Grant |
$85,185 |
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$85,185 |
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Total Existing Budget |
$85,185 |
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$85,185 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
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Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/6/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 05, 2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Richard Williams, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): 3441 Form