Legislation Details

File #: 25-3864    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Award Status: Passed
File created: 6/11/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 6/26/2025 Final action: 6/26/2025
Title: Request for approval of an agreement with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program in order to implement and facilitate a supervised educational training experience for residents enrolled in the program.
Attachments: 1. 0626_PHS_Agreement with UTHSC for Medical Residency Program.pdf

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The University of Texas Health Science Center

 

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 for approval of an agreement with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program in order to implement and facilitate a supervised educational training experience for residents enrolled in the program.

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Background and Discussion:

The main activities of the residency rotation at Harris County Public Health (HCPH) center on the areas of: public health administration, policy & planning, epidemiology, public health preparedness, mosquito & vector control, environmental public health, public information and risk communication, veterinary public health, health education & prevention, and disease control & clinical prevention activities.  Specific issues will be based on core competencies as well as mutual needs of both HCPH and the academic preceptor involved. The resident will work with key personnel such as the HCPH Executive staff or other appropriately designated personnel.  Emphasis of the rotation will center on in-depth involvement in one or more ongoing projects and the rotations will occur both in HCPH facilities as well as field settings.

 

Expected Impact:

Occupational Medicine residents will support HCPH activities while learning about core public health areas.

 

Alternative Options:

There are no alternative options.

 

County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.

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):

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):

Date

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Action Taken

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Location:

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

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Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

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Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

 

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$

$

$

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

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget:

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request:

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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-

Additional Positions Request

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-

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Total Personnel

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: June 26, 2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): June 26, 2025

 

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

 

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

 

Attachments (if applicable): Agreement