Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): FY23_CLPPP
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (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 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services renewal grant funds in the amount of $300,000, with no required match, and extend three associated positions to September 29, 2023 for the FY 2022-23 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) was awarded and received funding from CDC to develop programs and policies to prevent childhood lead poisoning and other housing related health hazards. To date, HCPH has initiated several lead poisoning prevention and lead education activities in the community by partnering with organizations to provide lead presentations and attending outreach events in vulnerable populations. In addition, the program has developed case coordination services to families of children with elevated blood lead levels.
Expected Impact:
The Harris County Public Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program supports overarching program strategies related to: 1. primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning through targeted, population-based policy interventions with a focus on community-based approaches for lead hazard elimination.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternatives for this program.
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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09/28/2021 |
21-5129 |
Approval to accept from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant funds in the amount of $300,000, with no required match, for the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Program, and extend 3 positions to Sept. 29, 2022. |
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5/24/22 |
22-3296 |
Approval to apply. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Childhood Lead Poisoning |
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SFY 22 |
FY 23 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
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$264,068 |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
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$35,932 |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
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$300,000 |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$ |
$300,000 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$300,000 |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$300,000 |
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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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- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
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- |
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Total Personnel |
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- |
Anticipated Court Date: August 02, 2022
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): September 30, 2022
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Ericka Brown, Division Director, Community Health & Wellness
Attachments (if applicable): Court Order, Internal Signature Page, RCA, Notice of Award, 3441 Forms