Department: Commissioner, Precinct 3
Department Head/Elected Official: Tom S. Ramsey, P.E., Commissioner
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 3 that the County Judge execute an interlocal agreement with the Harris County Hospital District d/b/a Harris Health System funded with $165,786 in ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to expand Harris Health Food RX to two community redemption sites in Precinct 3.
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Background and Discussion:
In 2019, Harris Health System established a Food Rx program that serves adult patients expressing food insecurity who have Type 2 diabetes or other chronic disease. Patients screening positive for food insecurity are referred to a community health worker (CHW) for enrollment in the program. Once enrolled, patients select a variety of healthy foods with a CHW at an onsite or community pantry, receive chronic disease management education, are connected to a Houston Food Bank navigator for benefits enrollment, and are linked to community food resources.
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_ Flooding
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X Governance and Customer Service
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Precinct(s): Precinct 3
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