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: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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 of a Data Use Agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for a community health workers program evaluation.
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Background and Discussion:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is the evaluation partner for Harris County Public Health (HCPH) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) grant which runs through August 30, 2024. HCPH passes funds through to UTHealth to support with all evaluation for this grant. The Data Use agreement between UTHealth and HCPH will allow closer collaboration between the two entities within the existing CDC Community Health Worker grant that HCPH receives.
Expected Impact:
The Data Use Agreement will allow further transparency between UTHealth and HCPH which will be critical for efficient programming and data analysis to demonstrate the impact of the work conducted and can support the County with receiving future funds while also strengthening existing strategies or creating additional strategies based on the data analysis. No additional funds will be necessary for this agreement to proceed.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Cou...
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