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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL
Meeting Date: 10/14/2014
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Item Creation Date: 9/30/2014
HHS-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Agenda Item#: 12.
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| | | | | | | | Summary:
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the acceptance of grant awards from the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES for grant assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Houston Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Department of Health & Human Services or his designee to act as the City’s representative to accept and expend the grant funds, as awarded, and to accept all subsequent grant awards pertaining to the program |
| | | | | | | | Background:
The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) requests City Council’s approval of an ordinance authorizing the Director of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) to accept and expend grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Houston Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (HCLPPP). The project period is from September 30, 2014 through September 29, 2017. The funding amount for year one budget period, September 30, 2014 through September 29, 2015, is $290,998.00.00. The cumulative funding amount for the three year project period is $872,994.00. HDHHS also requests City Council to authorize the Mayor to execute the original contract and authorize the Director or his designee to act as the City’s representative with the authority to apply for, accept and expend all subsequent supplemental awards, if any. Funding from this grant will assist HCLPPP to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in the City of Houston by the year 2020. To accomplish this goal, the Bureau of Community and Children’s Environmental Health (BCCEH) activities will : 1) develop and enhance a surveillance system to monitor blood lead levels, case management, lead hazard reduction, and permit accurate data analysis Geo-coding mapping, cluster identification and reporting; 2) increase awareness and action among the community and affected professionals in relation to childhood lead poisoning; 3) ensure that children at-risk for exposure to lead are screened and receive case management, environmental investigation, and lead hazard reduction, if they qualify; and 4) expand primary prevention activities in high-risk areas. HCLPPP works with the HDHHS Bureau Of Epidemiology (BOE), to utilize Maven software for tracking childhood lead, housing rehabilitation, enforcement of housing and health codes, engagement with health care systems, public and healthcare provider education campaigns related to lead contamination through other sources (e.g., imported items), this collaboration allows HDHHS to focus health and environmental resources, other public health activities and surveillance in areas most needed. |
| | | | | | | | Amount of Funding:
$872,994.00
Federal Grant: 5000 |
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Kathy Barton - Office: 832-393-5045 Cell: 713-826-5801 |
| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Type | | Signed RCA | Signed Cover sheet | | 2014-927 | Ordinance/Resolution/Motion |
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