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): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): U.S. Department of Health and Human 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 an amendment to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for carryover grant funds in the amount of $898,615, with no required match, and create three positions effective January 14, 2023, for the Year 2 Community Health Workers for COVID Response & Resilient Communities Program.
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Background and Discussion:
Through funding made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harris County Public Health will provide training and deployment of community health workers (CHWs) to response efforts and by building and strengthening community resilience to fight COVID-19 through addressing existing health disparities. The Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) Program provides a mechanism in which HCPH will be able to expand its COVID-19 response through community health worker engagement and partnerships with community-based organizations. The purpose of the grant is to build resilience in communities while strengthening ties between community health workers, partner organizations and COVID-19 response efforts. This agreement will allow HCPH to expand community health worker activities in response to COVID-19 by carrying over unspent funds from year 1 into year 2 activities.
Expected Impact:
The Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant will allow HCPH to build on existing C...
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