Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of HIV/STD/and Viral Hepatitis Prevention
8000 N. Stadium Drive
5th Floor
Houston,
TX
USA
77054
Email:
beau.mitts@cityofhouston.net
Biographical Sketch:
2005 - present -- Program Manager, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston, TX
2002 - 2005 -- HIV Project Analyst, Harris County Hospital District, HIV Services, Houston, TX
1999 - 2002 -- Epidemiologist, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology, HIV Surveillance Program, Houston, TX
• Manage the HIV Prevention Program (2005 - present)
• Monitor an annual program budget of approximately $5.2 million (2005 - present)
• Assisted in drafting and releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for HIV/STD Prevention Services in Harris County in the amount of $3.2 million (2006)
• Serve as a government representative to the Urban Coalition of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS) (2005 - present)
• Participated in a process to develop HIV prevention standards for subcontractors (2007)
• Developed and implemented a quality management program within HIV Services (2002 - 2005)
• Abstracted, compiled and analyzed data monthly for quality management activities (2002 - 2005)
• Participated in interdisciplinary activities to address opportunities for improvement (2002 - 2005)
• Served as chair of the Thomas Street Health Center performance improvement committee (2002 - 2005)
• Coordinated a citywide HIV-testing social marketing campaign (2002 - 2003)
• Managed special studies and participated in special projects, including the Survey of HIV Disease and Care (SHDC) study funded by the CDC (2001 - 2002)
• Evaluated and investigated HIV/AIDS case reports applying the CDC AIDS case definition (1999 - 2002)
• Conducted active surveillance through retrospective record reviews to assure accuracy in case reporting (1999 - 2001)