February 27, 2020 - 10:00am

Moreton Building, Room M-100
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin Texas, 78756

Agenda

Webcasting Available

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  1. Chairman’s welcome and introductions
  2. Establish a quorum – Roll call and possible action to approve excused absences
  3. Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) discussion and possible action to approve October 24, 2019, Meeting Minutes
  4. Update on House Bill 253, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, which amended Health and Safety Code, Chapter 32 – Relating to a strategic plan to address postpartum depression
  5. SHCC discussion of 2020-2021 Update to the State Health Plan
    1. Health outcomes and healthy behaviors
      -San Antonio Mayor’s Fitness Council
    2. Health care workforce
  6. SHCC agency representatives’ reports
    1. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
    2. Texas Department of State Health Services
    3. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  7. Report on SHCC representation on the HHSC E-Health Advisory Committee
  8. Health Professions Resource Center and SHCC coordinator’s report
  9. Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies report
  10. Administrative items and next steps
    1. 2020 SHCC meeting dates: June 4, 2020 and October 15, 2020
  11. Public comment and adjourn

Note: The Statewide Health Coordinating Council may act upon any agenda item.

For Additional Information Contact: Anne Nordhaus, Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 149347, Mail Code 1898, Austin, Texas 78714-9347, 512-776-3862 or anne.nordhaus@dshs.texas.gov.  

 

This meeting is open to the public.  No reservations are required and there is no cost to attend this meeting.

Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Anne Nordhaus, Department of State Health Services, at 512-776-3862 or SHCC@dshs.texas.gov at least 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements may be made.