Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): FY24_C19_CHW
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
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 to distribute funds to each of the 54 participants who completed the Community Health Leaders Program from June - August 2024 in a total amount not to exceed $81,000 for the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant.
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Background and Discussion:
Community Health Leaders attended all four workshops, submitted project plans, attended the ceremony and check-ins, and provided implementation reports. Each person will receive $1,500 total, with $1,000 of the total dedicated to project implementation, from the Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant. The Community Health Leaders ambassador program launched as a component of the three-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Health Workers (CHW) grant (August 31, 2020 - August 30, 2024) that was previously approved by Commissioners Court. Ambassador candidates are recruited through various forms of outreach in target populations. Interested candidates apply, are screened by HCPH staff based on if they meet program requirements, and if so, candidates attend a virtual interview. After all interviews are conducted, HCPH staff evaluate all candidates and prioritize filling cohort spot with individuals that can best achieve program deliverables/requirements and fit ideal qualities for program. The goal of the program is to increase health champion capacity of community leaders throughout Harris County so they may take public health principles into their networks and communities and advance community health.
Expected Impact:
Ambassadors learned key public health principles such as social determinants of health, health equity, health disparities, and how to implement community projects. A large component of the ambassador program is project implementation, and there will be 54 unique projects ambassadors will be implementing to improve community health throughout Harris County through this workshop series and project.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options.
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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Action Taken |
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Location:
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Community Health Leaders Ambassador Program |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$81,000 |
$ |
$81,000 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$81,000 |
$ |
$81,000 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$81,000 |
$ |
$81,000 |
$ |
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Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: November 12, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): November 12, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Rohish Lal, Director, Office of Communications, Education and Engagement, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Program Implementation Plan, Acknowledgement of Stipend Form