The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Closing date--Date specified in the request for proposals
as the date on which applications must be received or postmarked.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Health or his or her designee.
(3) Department--Texas Department of Health.
(4) Essential public health services--As defined in the Health
and Safety Code, §121.002, services to:
(A) monitor the health status of individuals in the community
to identify community health problems;
(B) diagnose and investigate community health problems and
community health hazards;
(C) inform, educate, and empower the community with respect
to health issues;
(D) mobilize community partnerships in identifying and solving
community health problems;
(E) develop policies and plans that support individual and
community efforts to improve health;
(F) enforce laws and rules that protect the public health and
ensure safety in accordance with those laws and rules;
(G) link individuals who have a need for community and personal
health services to appropriate community and private providers;
(H) ensure a competent workforce for the provision of essential
public health services;
(I) research new insights and innovative solutions to community
health problems; and
(J) evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality
of personal and population-based health services in a community.
(5) Minority populations--African-Americans, American Indians,
Asians or Hispanics in Texas or other population in Texas for which a health
disparity can be demonstrated by the applicant.
(6) Nonprofit organization--A private, nonprofit, tax-exempt
corporation, association or organization under Internal Revenue Code of 1986, §501(c)(3)
(26 United States Code §501(c)(3)).
(7) Rural area--A county that had a population in the most
recent decennial United States census of 150,000 or less, or that part of
a county with a population of greater than 150,000 that is not delineated
as urbanized by the United States Census Bureau.
(8) Urban area--A county or part of a county that is not a
rural area.
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