Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): FY24_HSI
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of two positions effective July 27, 2024 for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Through the Healthy Start Initiative, Public Health will implement comprehensive and person-centered strategies for delivering quality care and support pregnant individuals to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates and improve perinatal health outcomes. The positions will provide critical resources to expand HCPH’s maternal and child health services and programming, with targeted outreach to birthing persons and infants in 14 zip codes with the county’s highest infant mortality rates (IMR).
Expected Impact:
This grant would support Harris County Public Health’s (HCPH’s) health promotion strategic direction, specifically Objective 3.2.4 to develop a multi-stakeholder approach to reduce maternal and infant mortality and promote healthy starts for babies. Our goal with the funding is to complement the programming available in HCPH by reducing infant mortality rates (IMR) in Harris County and decreasing disparities in infant mortality (IM) across racial/ethnic groups by achieving steeper declines for groups with the highest IMR. This funding would allow HCPH to increase case management, care coordination, and group-based and parenting education to facilitate access to medical care and community-based resources; and increase uptake of healthy behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy.
Alternative Options: N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 1111 Fannin, Houston, Texas 77002
Precinct(s): Countywide
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$230,590.00 |
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$230,590.00 |
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Total Funding Request |
$230,590.00 |
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$230,590.00 |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Anticipated Court Date: July 15, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): July 27, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: James Dinkins, Chief People Officer
Attachments (if applicable): 3441