Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): ARPA_HHFARMACY
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
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 the Office of County Administration for approval of an amendment to an interlocal subrecipient agreement with the Harris County Hospital District, dba Harris Health System, to adjust budget categories for the extended period of December 19, 2020 - September 19, 2026 at no additional cost to the county.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris Health’s Food Rx program addresses health-related social needs, like food insecurity, poor nutritional knowledge, and lack of access to culinary education, that are prevalent in vulnerable populations including the African American and Latino populations and tied to poor health outcomes. Harris Health’s program proactively embeds a population health approach as part of the standard of care for chronic disease management, strategically intervening with patients with expressed social needs and known health risks in order to improve their health outcomes.
Expected Impact:
This amendment will extend the term and period of performance of the Food Rx Program.
Alternative Options:
Not extending the terms of the agreement.
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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11/15/2022 |
19 |
Approval to allocate $45,000,000 in ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Harris Health System |
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09/12/2023 |
1 |
Approval to reduce allocation of ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Harris Health System to $9,500,000 |
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12/19/2023 |
362 |
Approval of interlocal agreement with Harris Health System to expand Food Farmacies with $497,358. |
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5/7/2024 |
9 |
Amendment with Harris Health System to expand the Harris Health's Food Farmacy community redemption with $165,786. |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Harris Health Food Farmacies |
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Anticipated Court Date: November 12, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Romeo Solis, ARPA PMO Director, Office of County Administration; Aimee Schultze, ARPA PMO Manager - Health, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Food Farmacy Amendment to Interlocal Agreement