Legislation Details

File #: 25-7024    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Award Status: Passed
File created: 10/22/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/30/2025 Final action: 10/30/2025
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval of a data use agreement with Crosby Independent School District to obtain access to data for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including overdoses.
Attachments: 1. 1030_PHS_Supplemental Student Data Privacy Agreement - Crosby ISD.pdf

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: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Crosby Independent School District

 

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): N/A

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by Public Health Services for approval of a data use agreement with Crosby Independent School District to obtain access to data for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including overdoses.

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Background and Discussion:

A deliverable of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant, Overdose Data to Action (OD2A), is to develop innovative surveillance strategies. Harris County Public Health (HCPH) has initiated a data exchange between School Districts and HCPH for monitoring overdoses and other reportable morbidity data within Harris County from the School Districts.

 

Expected Impact:

This data sharing will streamline the reporting process.

 

Alternative Options:

There are 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):

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4):

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5):

Housing Initiative (Goal 6):

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

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Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

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Grants - Proposed Budget (To be filled out by Grants staff only)

 

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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

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Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: October 30, 2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): October 30, 2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Jennifer Kiger, MPH, Director, Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Emerging Diseases, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Data Use Agreement