Legislation Details

File #: 24-4978    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 7/31/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/6/2024 Final action: 8/6/2024
Title: Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from the Texas Department of State Health Services renewal grant funds in the amount of $85,185, with no required match, and extend one position to August 31, 2025 for the FY 2025 Texas Healthy Communities Program.

Department: Public Health Services

Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): FY25_TXHC

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of State Health 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 to accept from the Texas Department of State Health Services renewal grant funds in the amount of $85,185, with no required match, and extend one position to August 31, 2025 for the FY 2025 Texas Healthy Communities Program.

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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:

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):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

06/14/2022

174

Grant Award - Approved

 

Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$85,185

$

$85,185

$85,185

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$85,185

$

$85,185

$85,185

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

 

$

$

$

$

.

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Request

$85,185

$

$85,185

$85,185

Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: August 06, 2024

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 01, 2024

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Ericka Brown, Local Health Authority & Director of the Community Health and Wellness Division, Public Health Services

 

Attachments (if applicable): Contract, 3441 Form