I just received notice that Decade Software Company Client, Columbus Public Health, is the 2009 winner of the Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award!
You might notice that this is the second in a series of posts on this subject since Sacramento County EMD won in 2008 and was profiled in the NEHA Journal of Environmental Health.
According to the notice I received, the jury was particularly impressed with Columbus Public Health’s:
- Prioritization of education evidence by multilingual education and outreach to the community, an internship program, and support for continuing education for staff;
- Emphasis on evaluation and assessment evidence by participation in the Food & Drug Administration’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards, ongoing inspection and systems analysis and consumer satisfaction surveys;
- Partnership with community and industry, as well as outreach at the international and state level; and
- Use of their color-coded placard program, SIGNS, to improve understanding of food safety and compliance with critical food safety concerns.
Columbus Public Health will receive the official plaque at the Annual Educational Conference of the National Environmental Health Association next month.
Congratulations to Keith Krinn and team!
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