Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 83 - PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
Subchapter A - PERMANENT FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Section 83.3 - Philosophy
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The intent of the grants is to build capacity to address public health issues, and identify and/or develop improved intervention and prevention strategies.
(b) In making these grants, the goal of the department is to improve public health outcomes at the community level and to strengthen the public health infrastructure through improved public health practice.
(c) To the maximum extent possible, the grants are intended to bring about improvements in health status that are demonstrable or measurable.
(d) Grant funds will not be used to fund direct health care services except when those services are incidental to an essential public health service being addressed.