HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
Please provide comments at the bottom once you have reviewed the action items
GOAL: Safe and Healthy Environment
Sources: SNP, CC
Address environmental concerns
(HIGH Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Inventory, license, and monitor hazardous and incompatible land uses, including the former landfill site; Install a regulated air quality monitor at Sunnyside Park
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate
- City: Houston Health Department | Role: Support, Implement
- Community Connectors: Air Alliance Houston, TCEQ | Role: Support, Implement
GOAL: Quality Healthcare
Source: CC
Attract an urgent care center to the neighborhood
(MEDIUM Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Advocate for the development of an urgent care center in the neighborhood
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate
- City: Houston Health Department | Role: Support
Advocate for a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center
(LOW Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Advocate for the development of a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center in Sunnyside
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Advocate
- City: Houston Health Department | Role: Support
GOAL: Supportive Community
Source: CC
Inventory, promote, and expand supportive services
(MEDIUM Priority)
ACTION STEPS: Advocate for and identify a partner to inventory available supportive services and programs and identify gaps, including rental assistance, food distribution, veteran services, and violence prevention; Develop a directory of local support services and distribute at area schools and community centers; Connect residents to resources
COORDINATION
- Community: Sunnyside NST | Role: Support, Outreach, Implement
- City: Mayor’s Office of Complete Communities, Houston Health Department | Role: Support
- Community Connectors: HPD, Mayor’s Office of Veterans Affairs, Mayor’s Office for Homeless Initiatives, Unity is Wealth, Minaii Society, Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council | Role: Support, Outreach
