Public Health Funding & Policy Committee
Duties of the Committee
The committee shall:
- Define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality.
- Evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement.
- Identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions.
- Establish public health policy priorities for this state; and
- At least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding:
- The use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions.
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- Ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state.
- Methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and
- Methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities.
Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served; state and federal law; and federal funding requirements.
Upcoming/Recent Meetings
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Minutes |
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December 11, 2024 |
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Legislative Session Update (PPTX) |
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October 16, 2024 |
Emerging and Infectious Diseases Update (PPTX) |
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June 12, 2024 |
Emerging and Infectious Diseases Update (PPTX) |
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April 10, 2024 |
Emerging and Infectious Diseases Update (PPTX) |
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February 7, 2024 |
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December 13, 2023 |
COVID-19 Vaccine and Mpox Debrief (PDF) |
View All Meeting Details
View All Recorded Webcasts
Learn More About the Committee
- Current Member Roster
- S.B. No.969, Establishment of the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee (55 kb, PDF)
- Public Participation
Reports and Documents
Annual Reports
- 2023 PHFPC Annual Report (254 kb, PDF)
- 2022 PHFPC Annual Report (305 kb, PDF)
- 2021 PHFPC Annual Report (223kb, PDF)
- 2020 PHFPC Annual Report (697 kb, PDF)
- 2019 PHFPC Annual Report (252 kb, PDF)
- 2018 PHFPC Annual Report (502 kb, PDF)
- 2017 PHFPC Annual Report (808 kb, PDF)
- 2016 PHFPC Annual Report (114 kb, PDF)
- 2014/2015 PHFPC Annual Report (544 kb, PDF)
- 2013 PHFPC Annual Report (4.7 mb, PDF)
- 2012 PHFPC Annual Report (2.5 mb, PDF)
Local Health Department Survey Summary
DSHS Responses to PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations
- DSHS Response to 2023 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (332 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2022 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (342kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2021 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (193kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2020 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (752 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2019 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (328 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2018 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (331 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2017 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (220 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2016 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (80 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2014/2015 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (539 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2013 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (165 kb, PDF)
- DSHS Response to 2012 PHFPC Annual Report Recommendations (431 kb, PDF)
Core Services
Contact Information
For more information about participating in Public Health Funding & Policy Committee meetings, contact:
Michael Comfort
Texas Department of State Health Services
Division for Regional & Local Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756
Phone: 512-839-4963
Fax: 512-776-7590
Email: Michael.Comfort@dshs.texas.gov