Government
BY MELISSA ENAJE
Harris County to pilot solar energy hubs Officials with Harris County’s Office of Sustainability are anticipating breaking ground by the end of the year on a couple of locations, including community centers and libraries across the county, that will serve as a pilot program for solar and alternative energy hubs. The big picture Jesse Dickerman, Office of County Administration chief of staff, said one of Harris County’s clean energy strategies is to decrease its reliance on the energy grid and increase its use of alternative energy. Once the pilot program is complete, it will encompass at least 12-15 chosen sites across the county that will be installed with solar, battery storage and electric vehicle charging stations, officials said.
‘Food Farmacies’ are coming to more Harris County health centers Harris Health System officials are expanding the Food Farmacy intervention program to at least three additional sites after Harris County commis- sioners approved allocating close to $500,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding Dec. 19. Food Farmacies serve all adult patients experi- encing food insecurity by connecting them with healthy foods, dietician support, benefits enroll- ment navigators and other community resources, according to the program’s website. What happened Before the commissioners’ approval to allocate the funds, Harris Health’s Food Farmacies existed at Acres Home Health Center and Strawberry Health Center, as well as Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. The services have been expanded to:
Existing food farmacies
Pending food farmacies
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SOURCE: HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEM/COMMUNITY IMPACT
• Precinct 1 : Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center • Precinct 2 : Gulfgate Health Center • Precinct 4 : El Franco Lee Health Center The date for service expansion in Precinct 3 was not set as of press time, but Cypress Health Center and Squatty Lyons Health Center were being considered.
The Annual Trail Ride Reception February 20 Historic Tomball Depot 201 South Elm Street GLADYALL ARE BACK GLAD Y ALL ARE BACK The Annual Trail Ride Reception February 21
High-noon ‘til 2 p.m. There’ll be free grub too!
Call (281) 351-5484 for information. Call 281-351-5484 for information.
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