Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to host the Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities Summit in an amount not to exceed $11,500 on September 30, 2026, at the Harris County Department of Education Adult Education Building.
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Background and Discussion:
School nurses and school health professionals serve on the front lines of student health, managing immunization compliance, health reporting, outbreak response, and connections between families and health services. Strong coordination between school health teams and Harris County Public Health (HCPH is essential to maintaining healthy campuses, protecting communities from vaccine-preventable disease, and ensuring students and families can access the public health services available to them. The Healthy Schools, Healthy Communities Summit is a half-day convening, themed "Building Stronger Connections Between Schools, Families, and Public Health," designed to provide school health professionals with timely public health updates, practical guidance, and resources. Scheduled for September 30, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, the summit is timed early in the school year to support campuses during the critical back-to-school immunization compliance and reporting period. Session topics will include updated vaccine schedules and school immunizatio...
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