NACo Awards
2024 NACo Awards
| Department | Program Title |
|---|---|
| Aging and Adult Services | Adult Protective Services Care Coordination Meeting |
| Aging and Adult Services | An Intergenerational Approach to Older Adult Wellness |
| Aging and Adult Services | APS PITC Motel Partnership |
| Aging and Adult Services | DAAS-PG ADRC Emergency Services Collaboration |
| Aging and Adult Services | Deputy Public Guardian In-House Training Academy |
| Aging and Adult Services | Designated Consulting Agency for the Age Wise Program |
| Aging and Adult Services | Digital Connections: Bridging the Digital Divide for Seniors and Disabled Adults |
| Aging and Adult Services | Emergency Food Box Placement with APS Clients During Natural Disasters |
| Aging and Adult Services | Enhancing Senior Communities: A Collaborative Partnership at Ayala Park |
| Aging and Adult Services | Expanded CalAIM Services within the ADRC |
| Aging and Adult Services | Helendale Project: The Expansion of Nutrition Services to Underserved Communities |
| Aging and Adult Services | Housing Navigator – Securing Housing for Older and Disabled Adults |
| Aging and Adult Services | IHSS Collaboration of Resources for Older Adults During a Natural Disaster |
| Aging and Adult Services | Improving Dementia Detection Amongst Vulnerable Older Adults |
| Aging and Adult Services | In-Home Supportive Services Imaging Project to Advance Case Management |
| Aging and Adult Services | Intergenerational Community Recovery After a Natural Disaster |
| Aging and Adult Services | Partnership Approach to Restoring a Community After a Natural Disaster |
| Aging and Adult Services | Public Guardian Intervention Team Nursing Model for Critical Care |
| Aging and Adult Services | Registered Nurse (RN) Collaborative with Adult Protective Services (APS) |
| Aging and Adult Services | Social Work Internship to Address Neurocognitive Disorders and Grave Disabilities |
| Argriculture/Weights & Measures | Advanced Digital Technology for Improved Field Inspections and Customer Service Operations |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Implemented Proximity-Based Rounding |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center implements the Emergency Department Syphilis/HIV/HCV Screening Program |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Improves Employee Engagement with “Seen Around ARMC” Photo-Sharing Program |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Rolls out No Cost Long-Acting Medication for Mental Illness |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Collaboration on Response, Transport, and Treatment (RTT) for 911 Callers in San Bernardino County |
| ARMC | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Medical Imaging Department Modernizes Care by Leveraging AIDOC Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| ARMC | Elevating Professional Development in ICU Nursing: A Strategic Initiative for AACN Membership and CCRN Certification at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center |
| ARMC | Empowered and Confident: ARMC’s Synergy-Driven Onboarding Transforms New Nurse Experience in ICU |
| ARMC | Engagement on Tap: Medical Intensive Care Unit’s Digital Kaizen Initiative Transforms Patient Care |
| ARMC | Filling the Gaps with Focus and Fortitude: Clinical Documentation Integrity |
| ARMC | From Burden to Breakthrough: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit’s Success Story in Reducing Device-Related Infections |
| ARMC | Helping to Ensure a Stable Blood Supply for Emergencies |
| ARMC | Investing in People, Empowering Care: ARMC’s ICU Transformation Story |
| ARMC | Providing Patients with Improved Access to Health Care Records |
| ARMC | Reducing the impacts of Social Determinants of Health by improving Health Literacy |
| ARMC | Standardization & Innovation: Multifaceted EVD Care Bundle Reverses Infection Rates |
| ARMC | Taking Health on the Road: Integrated Community Health Care |
| ARMC | The Clinical Documentation Integrity CDI Program – Behavioral Health and Impact on Behavioral Holds at ARMC |
| ARMC | Women’s Health Physician Makes Innovative Strides in Birth Equity |
| Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk | ARC & US Army Skillbridge Internship Program |
| Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk | ARC Enhanced Field Communications Program |
| Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk | Community Outreach and Support Team |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Check Image Retrieval: An Instrument in ATC’s Financial Management Toolbox |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Cyber Security-Bytes Program |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) for Knowledge Management |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Property Tax GIS Dashboard |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Robotic Processing Automation Solution for Bankruptcy Bill Corrections |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | SAP Concur Travel & Expense Implementation |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | TeamMate+ Survey: A Shift in Risk Assessment |
| Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | Treasury Investments/Cashflow Analytics Dashboard |
| Behavioral Heath | Enhanced Access to Clozapine for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia |
| Behavioral Heath | Fentanyl Awareness Campaign |
| Behavioral Heath | Naloxone Distribution Project |
| Behavioral Heath | Office of Suicide Prevention Campaign |
| Behavioral Heath | Resilient and Real Summit |
| Behavioral Heath | SUPPOrT Program – IEOCC Opioid Overdose |
| Behavioral Heath | The Sound of Recovery |
| CAO Communications | 2023 Winter Storm Response Public Communications |
| CAO Communications | Around the Fourth District with San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman |
| CAO Communications | One County. One Voice. |
| CAO Communications | Opportunity Campaign |
| CAO Communications | San Bernardino County News Now |
| CAO Communications | Take Your Child to Work Day Event |
| Child Support Services | Fatherhood Committee |
| Child Support Services | Holistic Case Management |
| Child Support Services | Media Reader Board |
| Child Support Services | Meet and Confer Process |
| Child Support Services | QLess |
| Child Support Services | Trunk or Treat Community Event |
| Children and Family Services | Child and Family Team Meeting (CFTM) Dashboard Implementation |
| Children and Family Services | Children and Family Services Cultural Responsiveness Academy |
| Children and Family Services | Children and Family Services Policy Review Training |
| Children and Family Services | Project Management Office |
| Children and Family Services | Workforce Success – Hiring and Retention |
| Clerk of the Board | Electronic Speaker Management System |
| Code Enforcement | San Bernardino County Community Clean Up Program |
| Community Development and Housing | Housing Development Fund |
| Community Development and Housing | Water of Life CityLink Campus |
| County Counsel | Electronic Signature Policy |
| County Counsel | Unmanned Aircraft Systems Governance and Usage Policy 03-13 |
| District Attorney | Civil Liberties Curriculum |
| Economic Development | Emprendedor@s Spanish Language Entrepreneurship Cohort |
| Economic Development | Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP) |
| Economic Development | Growing Global Partnerships with the Maple Business Council |
| Fleet Management | Proactive in Environmental Regulation |
| Human Resources | Center for Employee Health and Wellness Appointment Request Tool |
| Human Resources | Commuter Services Heat Map |
| Human Resources | Flu Shot and COVID-19 Clinics |
| Human Resources | Total Wellness Challenge |
| Human Resources | Transit Tuesday |
| Human Resources | Wellness & Commuter Roadshow |
| Human Services-Information Technology Services | Vehicle Management System (VMS) |
| Human Services-Program Development | Program Development Collaboration for Collective Impact in Community Revitalization |
| Human Services-Program Development | Refining Policy and Program Publications with Advanced Designs |
| ICEMA | Prehospital Ultrasound Educational Program for Paramedics |
| Innovation and Technology | Capital Improvement Program – Inspection Modernization Project (Inspect SBC) |
| Innovation and Technology | Colorado River Area Emergency Radio Coverage Enhancement |
| Innovation and Technology | Countywide Phishing Simulation Program |
| Innovation and Technology | Countywide Threat Intelligence Program |
| Innovation and Technology | Courtesy Callback Program – San Bernardino County |
| Innovation and Technology | Enhancing Emergency Preparedness Through Innovative Online Resources |
| Innovation and Technology | Keeping Citizens Safe and Informed Through a Newly Redesigned Environmental Health Services Website |
| Innovation and Technology | Parcels and Permits Viewer For Parcel Research |
| Innovation and Technology | San Bernardino County Public Damage Reporter Solution |
| Innovation and Technology | Utilizing a Web-based Approach to Data Collection That Drives Hospital Participation and Improves Patient Care |
| Innovation and Technology | Utilizing Microwave Network Repurposed Bandwidth for Additional WAN Connectivity Program |
| Library | Library Career Guide |
| Library | Library Support with Winter Storm Response |
| Library | Revamping Branch Manager Meetings |
| Library | Tails and Stories |
| Museum | Ahead of His Time: The Life and Art of Ramon Contreras |
| Museum | Cocurating a Participatory Exhibit with Tribal Partners |
| Museum | Featuring Easier Navigation, Mobile-Friendly User Experience, Plus Online Ticket Sales Through a Newly Redesigned Museum Website |
| Museum | Power of the Press: Black Voice News @ 50 |
| Museum | Shake or Treat: Rethinking an Outdated Event |
| Museum | Visible Storage of Museum Collections |
| Preschool Services | Family Development Credential – Preschool Services Department |
| Probation | Global Positioning System (GPS) |
| Probation | Make Your Move Count – Life Skills Through Chess |
| Public Defender | Clean Slate Narrative Workshops |
| Public Defender | Project Bridge: Bridging the Gap to Sobriety |
| Public Defender | Remote FACTS |
| Public Health | Summer Meal Dashboard: A Tool to Enhance Summer Meal Services |
| Public Health | Animal Care Volunteer Program: Changing the Lives of Pets and People |
| Public Health | Animal Care: Connecting with the Community through Social Media |
| Public Health | Beating the Heat: Discover Cool Places to Go |
| Public Health | Communicable Disease Dashboard: The Future Of Disease Surveillance |
| Public Health | COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Hub: A Scalable Model for Promoting Health Equity |
| Public Health | DPH Department SharePoint: Changing the Future with Technology |
| Public Health | DPH Expediting System Access Requests Through Automation |
| Public Health | DPH Microsoft Exchange Online Migration |
| Public Health | DPH NACo Submission Portal |
| Public Health | DPH Overwatch Request Tracker |
| Public Health | DPH Podium: Innovating Texting Services |
| Public Health | Empowering Employees: Embracing National Preparedness Month |
| Public Health | Enriching Lives: The Impact of an Animal Care Enrichment Program on a Shelter |
| Public Health | Health Centers: Simplifying and Navigating the Medi-Cal Application Process |
| Public Health | Hit a Home Run for Health: Riverside and San Bernardino County Team |
| Public Health | Implementation of the Management Development Program |
| Public Health | Improving Efficiency Shelter Strategies Using Simple Tools And Technology |
| Public Health | Improving the Sexual Health of San Bernardino County |
| Public Health | Innovative Data-Driven Approach to Opioid Crisis Mitigation: The ODASH Dash |
| Public Health | Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Data Dashboard |
| Public Health | Monitoring underserved populations with SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater |
| Public Health | Naloxone Distribution Program |
| Public Health | Partnership for Access to Treatment and Healthcare (PATH) |
| Public Health | Ready to Rescue: SBC Animal Emergency Response Program |
| Public Health | Reducing Barriers to Animal Adoption |
| Public Health | Remote Call Center: The Future of Emergency Response |
| Public Health | School-based Vaccination Initiative |
| Public Health | Steet Vending: Transforming Lives Through Partnership and Education |
| Public Health | Strengthening Community Resilience: COVID-19 & Flu Immunization Partnership |
| Public Health | Sustainability in Vector Surveillance: Mosquito Trap Battery Initiative |
| Public Health | The AC and POPCo Partnership: Spay and Neuter Voucher Program |
| Public Health | Tuberculosis Video Directly Observed Therapy |
| Public Health | Wellness on Wheels (WOW) |
| Public Health | Communicable Disease Section (CDS) Employee Wellness Program (EWP) |
| Public Works | Ayala Park Wi-Fi Project |
| Public Works | Beach Cleanup at Big Bear Lake (North Shore, Big Bear Lake) |
| Public Works | Big Bear Ranch Pickleball Renovation Project |
| Public Works | Birch Creek Culvert Crossing |
| Public Works | CSA 70 R-40 Upper North Bay Road Chip Seal Project |
| Public Works | FCD Master Plan Update |
| Public Works | FCD Snow Depth Monitoring Stations |
| Public Works | Joshua Tree Community Center and Sunburst Park |
| Public Works | Mackay Park Restroom Improvements |
| Public Works | Senate Bill 1383 – Compliant Self-Haul Exemption Program |
| Purchasing | Bonfire Contract Management and Vendor Performance |
| Purchasing | ePro Training Guide for Departments |
| Purchasing | Monitoring Routing |
| Purchasing | New Hire Training Program |
| Purchasing | Surplus Racking System |
| Purchasing | Surplus Shelving Relocation Project |
| Purchasing | Vendor Workshops – How to Do Business with the County |
| Regional Parks | Fishing Day with Supervisor Baca, Jr. |
| Regional Parks | Fly a Kite Day with Supervisor Baca, Jr. |
| Registrar of Voters | Temporary Staff Recruitment Program |
| Sheriff | Love 4 Literacy Program – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department |
| Sheriff | San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Pregnancy Support Group (PSG) – A public/private partnership between the San Bernardino County Sheriff/Coroner Department and the FAITHS Throughcare Program |
| Sheriff | San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Public Affairs Division’s Community Partnerships |
| Transitional Assistance | Customer Service Center Enhanced Call Queue |
| Transitional Assistance | Live Web Chat Expansion with WEX Staff |
| Transitional Assistance | Medi-Cal Public Health Emergency – Public Service Employees Program |
| Transitional Assistance | Pre-Recorded CalFresh Rights and Responsibilities |
| Veterans Affairs | Global Virtual Queue expands accessibility to services for veterans |
| Workforce Development | Adding AI to Job Fair Operations |
| Workforce Development | Challenging the Workforce System |
| Workforce Development | Disability Navigator |
| Workforce Development | Spanish Business Workshop Series |
| Workforce Development | Special Population Training for High Tech Careers |
| Child Support Services | Child Support Professionals Day |
| Behavioral Heath | Children & Youth Collaborative Services (CYCS) Qualified Individual Program |
| Behavioral Heath | Clinical Therapist Hiring Fair |
| Public Health | Digital Action Form |
| Project and Facilities Management | Master Project Dashboard |
| County Administrative Office | Mountain Small Business Grant Program |
| Real Estate Services | San Bernardino County Real Estate Services Department’s real property acquisition to support the Department of Behavioral Health in the delivery of important health care and recovery services in the High Desert community in the Western Mojave area of San Bernardino County in Southern California. |
| County Administrative Office | Snow Removal Reimbursement Program |
| Labor Relations | Turnover Dashboard |
2023 NACo Awards
2022 NACo Awards
| Project Name | Department & Collaborations | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Airports AOA Driver’s Training Video and Exam | Airports | The Airport Operations Area (AOA) online training and exam supports safety at six General Aviation Airports and assists with the reduction of Vehicle/Pedestrian Deviations. The Airport Operations Area (AOA) is the portion of an airport designed and used for landing, take off, or surface maneuvering of aircraft. |
| Age Wise Home and Community-Based Mental Health Services Expands Access for Seniors | Aging and Adult Services | The Age Wise Home and Community–Based Mental Health Services Program was established on July 1, 2018 by the San Bernardino County Department of Aging and Adult Services-Public Guardian (DAAS-PG) and is dedicated to serving San Bernardino County seniors aged 59 years and over who may benefit from an array of professional service and resource offerings. |
| COVID-19 Homebound Vaccination Program | Aging and Adult Services, Office of Emergency Services, Public Health | Homebound individuals residing in San Bernardino County face additional barriers to accessing life-saving COVID-19 vaccines. With a total area of 20,105 square miles of desert, valleys, and mountains, San Bernardino County ranks as the largest county in the contiguous United States. |
| Helpful Resources for Seniors Booklet Puts Vital Resources at Seniors’ Fingertips | Aging and Adult Services | The Helpful Numbers for Seniors (HNFS) booklet is a resource directory for seniors containing information for food/nutrition, housing, medical and safety resources throughout San Bernardino County. Each resource’s contact information and description of services are reviewed and revised yearly to ensure published information is accurate. |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Clinical Documentation Integrity Program Pioneers Novel Approaches for Patient Treatment | Aging and Adult Services | The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Program at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) successfully reports impactful data of Severity of Illness (SOI) and Risk of Mortality (ROM) of our Medi-Cal community locally and nationally. |
| Senior and Disabled Adult Vaccination Outreach and Clinics: A Collaborative Effort | Aging and Adult Services, Public Health, Office of Emergency Services, County Administrative Office | Four main organs of San Bernardino County – the Department of Aging and Adult Services – Public Guardian (DAAS-PG), the Department of Public Health (DPH), the Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the County Administrative Office (CAO) collaborated to launch the Senior and Disabled Adult Vaccination Outreach and Clinics to ensure equitable distribution of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to seniors and disabled adults in all regions of San Bernardino County, including underserved, rural and mountain communities. |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Clinical Documentation Integrity Program Pioneers Novel Approaches for Patient Treatment | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | The Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Program at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) successfully reports impactful data of Severity of Illness (SOI) and Risk of Mortality (ROM) of our Medi-Cal community locally and nationally. |
| Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Launches New Pilot Program Pulsara Which Enables Faster Care and Better Communication | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has partnered with Pulsara, a HIPAA-compliant mobile application to create a pilot program that unites different departments or organizations by replacing multiple phone calls, radio reports, faxes, and pagers with one unified patient channel so that care providers experience reduced treatment times, reduced costs, and improve the lives of both patients and caregivers. |
| Assessor-Recorder-Clerk Mobile Unit | Assessor-Recorder-Clerk | The Assessor-Recorder-Clerk (ARC) office has increased delivery of services for constituents by creating a mobile office that travels to local communities located throughout San Bernardino County. |
| Employment Development Department Data Exchange Automation | Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | The San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector’s Revenue Recovery (ATC-RRD) Division works to ensure maximum recovery of debt owed to the County. |
| Invoice Management System (IMS) | Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | In an average year, the Accounts Payable Section (ATC-AP) of the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector’s office processes and disburses over $4.1 billion. |
| Knowledge Management Program | Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | The Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector’s (ATC) Knowledge Management Program (Program) is the preparation distilled to make data, information, learnings, and ultimately knowledge individually or collectively ready for employee absorption, action, and value creation. |
| Revenue Recovery Reporting & Analytics Automation | Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | The San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector’s (ATC) Revenue Recovery Division (ATC-RRD) receives a large volume of data that needs to be fully and appropriately utilized to generate 15 daily and monthly collection reports. |
| SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (SAP GRC) Implementation | Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector | The San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector’s (ATC) SAP Center of Excellence (SAP CoE) is responsible for providing production support to all County SAP (enterprise software) end-users. |
| Community Program Planning | Behavioral Health | San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) utilizes the Community Program Planning (CPP) process to allow for communication between the department and stakeholders regarding our services, outcomes, and other information related to the public behavioral health system of care. |
| Office of Disaster & Safety | Behavioral Health | The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) Office of Disaster and Safety provides disaster preparedness and response, as well as safety operations coordination supporting not only the Department’s workforce, consisting of 1400+ employees, but also community-based organizations, and the residents of San Bernardino County. |
| Partnership with Community Pharmacies | Behavioral Health | The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Outreach Training Program equips staff from different programs with the skills to effectively promote the department’s programs and services to a variety of audiences at different community events. |
| Project Hope COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics | Behavioral Health | Outpatient pharmacies have always been an essential community partner with the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) in helping meet the mental health needs of those we serve. |
| Recovery Happens | Behavioral Health | Recovery Happens is a free community event promoting recovery and the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders. |
| Resilient and Real Podcast | Behavioral Health | The Resilient and Real podcast, presented by the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), features open and honest discussions with subject matter experts, consumers, and staff regarding mental health, substance use disorders and self-care, to promote prevention, intervention, recovery, and resiliency for individuals, families, and communities. |
| On the Record Video Series: Countering COVID-19 Myths | Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman – Fourth District Office, Chairman and 4th District Supervisor Curt Hagman’s Office, Public Health, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, County Administrative Office | Disinformation can be dangerous. That’s why San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman launched “On the Record with Chairman Hagman,” a series of informative videos to separate fact from fiction in the often-confusing world of COVID-19 information. |
| A Collaborative Initiative for Supervising Foster Care Children | Children and Family Services, Children and Family Services and Preschool Services | In April 2020 during the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) and the Preschool Services Department (PSD) initiated a collaborative long-term program to ensure adequate supervision for children who are temporarily in CFS’ facilities awaiting regular foster care placement. |
| Child and Family Team (CFT) Surveys | Children and Family Services | Effective January 1, 2017, county child welfare and probation departments became required to convene Child and Family Teams (CFTs) as part of the case planning process for children, youth and non-minor dependents entering foster care. |
| Children Awaiting Placement Project Management Team | Children and Family Services | Transitional Care is “the care and supervision required to be provided by the child welfare agency during the period between removal of the child and/or non-minor dependent from their home or from an approved or licensed care provider and the placement of that child and/or non-minor dependent with an approved or licensed care provider.” |
| Isolation Quarantine Shelter (IQS) for Children/Youth | Children and Family Services, Children and Family Services, Department of Behavioral Health, Public Health, Office of Emergency Services, Human Services | In response to the State of Emergency declared on March 4, 2020 due to the Corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), Department of Public Health (DPH), the Office of Emergency Services (OES) and Human Services (HS) Facilities established an Isolation Quarantine Shelter (IQS). |
| ACEs Resources: Strengthening Children, Families and Communities | Children’s Network | The San Bernardino County Child Abuse Prevention Council/ACEs Taskforce found a correlation between a lack of readily available resources and services for families and an increase in incidences of higher ACEs scores. |
| Marketing Campaign | Child Support Services | Facing the challenge of decreasing caseloads statewide and in the local area, the San Bernardino County Department of Child Support Services (SBDCSS) conducted research, via listening sessions, customer surveys, Census Bureau data, and internal data analytics, and determined there wasn’t a clear understanding of the services offered by SBDCSS. |
| QLess | Child Support Services | San Bernadino County Department of Child Support Services (SBDCSS) recognized that today’s families lead complicated lifestyles, and customers expect us to provide more digital services that can save them time. |
| San Bernardino County Code Enforcement Cannabis Program | Code Enforcement | Cannabis Enforcement Program – San Bernardino County prohibits commercial cannabis cultivation in its unincorporated areas. The County code allows for a limited number of cannabis plants to be grown for personal use, but cultivation is explicitly prohibited for commercial purposes. |
| Using GIS Technology to Streamline Efforts to Respond to Illegal Dumping | Code Enforcement, Code Enforcement, Innovation and Technology Department | Illegal Dumping – Illegally disposing of unwanted items such as tires, construction material, mattresses, furniture, appliances, household trash, and hazardous materials – can create eyesores and severely impact a community’s appearance and the health of its residents. |
| Co-Creating a Land Acknowledgment at the San Bernardino County Museum | County Museum | In 2020, the San Bernardino County Museum led a project to create a Land Acknowledgment in collaboration with indigenous tribal governments in order to more effectively and authentically connect the public to the Museum’s mission and cultural spaces. |
| Here Comes the Sun: Solar Science and Spirituality | County Museum | In March 2021, the San Bernardino County Museum opened “Here Comes the Sun: Solar Science and Spirituality.” The exhibit is a multidisciplinary story about Earth’s largest star. |
| Inspired by Nature – Why Preservation Matters in Our Modern World | County Museum | “Inspired by Nature – Why Preservation Matters in Our Modern World,” opened at the San Bernardino County Museum in August 2021. |
| Military in the Mojave: An Enduring Legacy of Service in the High Desert | County Museum | In March 2021, the San Bernardino County Museum opened Military in the Mojave: An Enduring Legacy of Service in the High Desert at its branch museum site in Apple Valley, the Victory Valley Museum. |
| STAR:TNG Defense Attorney Portal | District Attorney | In October 2021, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office (SBCDA or DA) a new portal for defense attorneys. |
| STAR:TNG District Attorney Case Management System | District Attorney | The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office (SBCDA or DA) deployed a new case management system, STAR:TNG in October 2021. |
| Peer Program for Prosecutors | District Attorney | The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office has recognized the value of providing a way for their employees and their family members to deal with personal and/or professional problems. |
| Library Mobile Application | Library | Three years ago, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, library buildings around the world were closed to customers, limiting library services and hindering the ability to check out physical materials to customers, in-person. |
| Outstanding Service Award | Library | Each year, San Bernardino County honors one full-time employee from each County department with an Award for Excellence. |
| X-11 and Self-Service Enhancements | Library | The San Bernardino County Library strives to provide exceptional services that meet the literary, educational, professional, and recreational needs of the community members we serve. |
| Family Child Care Coaches & Partnering with First 5 San Bernardino | Preschool Services, Preschool Services and First 5 San Bernardino | San Bernardino County’s communities need childcare opportunities from many sources. Preschool Services provides Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, which are childcare family homes and businesses that are established in the community who need support to maintain a quality program. |
| Video and Media Tracking System | Probation, Probation and Innovation and Technology Department | The San Bernardino County Probation Video and Media Tracking System (PVMTS) project was developed to replace the legacy Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center (JDAC) Video Tracking website. |
| Mental Health Diversion (“MHD”) | Public Defender, Public Defender and Children’s Network | Mental Health Diversion (“MHD”) is a viable alternative to incarceration for the mentally ill population by allowing defendants in criminal cases to be evaluated, diagnosed, and placed into the appropriate community-based treatment programs. |
| Probation Training – Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Harm Reduction Fundamentals when Engaging Youth With Complex Trauma | Public Defender | The San Bernardino County Public Defender’s Office, in partnership with Children’s Network, has created and facilitated a three-hour interactive training for San Bernardino County Probation Officers. |
| Automating Vaccination Data for COVID-19 Dashboards | Public Health | San Bernardino County, Department of Public Health (SBCDPH), Research, Assessment, and Planning (RAP) is dedicated to providing general information, data, and reporting to all residents within the County’s 20,000 square miles. |
| COVID-19 Ambassador Program | Public Health | San Bernardino County Health Ambassadors (Ambassadors) are a team of public health professionals that provide COVID-19-related outreach and education in the community to address county-wide concerns of: health literacy, health equity, information gaps and vaccine hesitancy through the means of health promotion and education. |
| COVID-19 Call Center | Public Health | In a time where uncertainty and ever-changing information is common, the COVID-19 Call Center provides the residents of San Bernardino County with a reliable resource for questions and resources related to COVID-19. |
| COVID-19 Community-based organization (CBO) Collaborative | Public Health | To reach our most vulnerable populations and to truly make lasting health improvements in our local communities during this unprecedented time, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, has engaged in non-traditional partnerships and collaborations with our community-based, faith-based and other community partners reaching across all areas of the County. |
| COVID-19 Over-the-Counter Antigen Testing Program | Public Health | The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH), COVID-19 Over-the- Counter (OTC) Antigen Testing Program provides accessible testing services to the public through community partnerships at no cost. |
| COVID-19 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Partnership Program- Direct Equity Partnership Outreach Initiative | Public Health | On December 20, 2021, the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Partnership Program was created to provide testing resources to the San Bernardino County community. |
| COVID-19 Recovery Calls | Public Health | The San Bernardino COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program (CCTP) implemented a novel effort to enhance COVID-19 case data, link residents to social resources, and assess prevalence of persistent symptoms post-infection among San Bernardino County (SBC) residents. |
| COVID-19 Roadrunners Courier Program | Public Health | The School Vaccination Initiative, led by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH), aimed to ensure that all school-aged children and their families had access to life-saving COVID-19 vaccination services. San Bernardino County is unique in that it is the largest county in the contiguous United States with 20,105 square miles of varying terrain; ranging from mountains, valleys, and deserts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring life-saving medical resources reach 2.2 million residents posed a logistical challenge due to the distance from the central distribution hub, transportation conditions associated with weather and topography, and strained resources. |
| COVID-19 School Response Efforts | Public Health (School Task Force Team) | A collaborative between the San Bernardino County Public Health Department, the San Bernardino Superintendent of Schools to provide ongoing support and resources to public, private and charter K-12 schools, preschools, day care centers, and institutions of higher learning through multiple communication channels for the continuing efforts to ensure specific measures are in place at school sites |
| COVID-19 School Vaccination Events | Public Health | San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH) implemented a multi-faceted approach to address low vaccination rates of residents and staff at Skilled Nursing Facilities. |
| COVID-19 Skilled Nursing Facilities Initiative | Public Health | The San Bernardino Faith-Based Initiative provides COVID-19 Mobile Vaccination Clinics to vulnerable and marginalized communities through collaboration with trusted faith-based partners in San Bernardino County. |
| COVID-19 Vaccination Faith-based Partnership | Public Health | The year 2021 brought with it new challenges carried on the shoulders of optimism for the pandemic response team within the San Bernardino County (SBC) Department of Public Health (DPH) upon the introduction of the first COVID-19 vaccines. |
| COVID-19 Vaccine-Therapeutics Distribution, Allocation, Appointments Program (DAAT) | Public Health | The Volunteer Management Program was established to streamline the coordination of volunteers that assisted in supporting Public Health services during the COVID-19 response. |
| COVID-19 Volunteer Management Program | Public Health | The discovery of SARS-CoV-2 created an environment of continuously changing information with national, state, and local agencies trying to stay on top of current news. |
| COVID-19 Workforce Development (CCTP) | Public Health (CCTP) | Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Bernardino County COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program (SBC CCTP) has embodied a dynamic, adaptable workforce. |
| Health Data Interoperability – A Health Center Journey from Traditional to Smart Operations | Public Health | The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH), Clinic Operations Section provides low-cost, confidential health services through its four Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and three Public Health Clinics. |
| Improve residents’ physical and/or behavioral health, including rough promoting healthy living and delivering health services(Bridge Program) | Public Health | In January 2021, California was experiencing an exponential surge in COVID-19 cases. Hospitals and clinical staff were depleted and on the verge of collapse due to staffing shortages and intensive care units filled beyond capacity. |
| Improving Care Coordination with Real-Time Patient Encounter Notifications | Public Health (Bridge Program) | Cases of congenital syphilis (CS) have risen steadily in the last 5 years as cases of syphilis continue to increase nationally. |
| Incorporating Literacy – Focused Strategies into Nutrition/Health Education | Public Health | San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (DPH), Nutrition Program is dedicated to improving the lives of county residents through education and the promotion of food resource management, healthy eating and physical activity. |
| Project ReNEW | Public Health | The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on employees. From August to December 2021, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health (SBCDPH) Preparedness and Response Program (PRP) established and implemented Project ReNEW, an initiative that focused on employees’ path to resilience after working a sustained emergency response and creating a healthy workplace in uncertain times. |
| San Bernardino County COVID College | Public Health (Training Program) – Public Health and Office of Emergency Services | San Bernardino County COVID-College is a training program created to formalize and standardize the training process specific to the COVID-19 response for county staff assigned to testing and vaccination sites. |
| San Bernardino County COVID-19 Mobile Clinics Collaborative | Public Health | The San Bernardino County Mobile Clinics Collaborative significantly improved the accessibility and delivery of COVID-19 vaccination services. |
| Spark Survey: Encouraging Open and Transparent Communication from Employees | Public Health | Every employee’s voice is key to the success of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Services (EHS). |
| The San Bernardino County Initiated Quad County Nutrition Action Partnership (CNAP) School Meals Access Collaborative: Supporting School Meals Access During COVID-19 | Public Health | San Bernardino County Nutrition Action Partnership (SBCNAP), of the Department of Public Health’s (DPH’s) Nutrition Program, has pioneered collaborative partnerships in supporting school districts. From 2015-2019, SBCNAP Summer Meals Collaborative, co-chaired by local school districts and No Kid Hungry, prioritized increasing summer meal participation to address food insecurity and access to healthy food. |
| Unhoused COVID-19 Vaccination Initiative | Public Health, Public Health and Department of Behavioral Health | The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Department of Public Health (DPH) collaborated with stakeholders to provide access to vaccinations amongst the unhoused population San Bernardino County. |
| Vaccine Hesitancy Outreach | Public Health | San Bernardino County (SBC) COVID Contact Tracing Program (CCTP) initiated a survey to assess vaccine hesitancy among unvaccinated, former COVID-19 cases in communities with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates. |
| WIC – Cisco Jabber Windows Softphone Deployment | Public Health | The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health (DPH), through its Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, provides nutrition, education, counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals to other community resources. us |
| El Dorado Fire Post-Fire Task Force | Public Works | In late 2020 the El Dorado fire raged in the hills and mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest and adjacent communities right on the heels of the very recent Apple Fire. During the burning of this fire, a post-fire task force was created consisting of local, state, and federal entities in cooperation to prepare for the increased flood hazards that could result due to this disaster during storm events. |
| Traffic Cabinet Improvements | Public Works | The San Bernardino County Department of Public Works (Department) recognized that traffic signal cabinets tend to be an aesthetic detriment, essentially presenting a metal box eye sore that is prone to graffiti. |
| Public/Private Partnership Deal | Real Estate Services, Real Estate Services, County Administrative Office, Regional Parks, Land Use, County Counsel | The vision to consider Topgolf was conceived by 4th District Supervisor, the Honorable Curt Hagman in early 2017. |
| California Days at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park | Regional Parks | California Days at Calico Ghost Town Regional Park is a part of San Bernardino County’s Special Event program and was held February 19-20, 2022, in Yermo, California. |
| Polls Ballot Ordering System | Registrar of Voters | Planning in advance of the 2021 recall election, the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters sought to improve communication and accessibility of information between its three Departments of Ballots, Logistics, and Election Workers. |
| Community Service & Reentry Division, Interactive Multimedia Platform | Sheriff’s Department | During 2019, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Community Service & Reentry Division (CSRD) – then called the Inmate Services Unit – launched an interactive, public-facing website designed to assist the Division promote the programs and services offered to incarcerated persons, provide a database of resources for justice-involved persons during the reentry process and provide an avenue for the public to help connect incarcerated loved ones with needed services. |
| Medi-Cal Health Navigators Program | Transitional Assistance Department | Through a special program allocation from the Department of Health Care Services, San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) partnered with Loma Linda University (LLU) in 2020 to promote and expand the Medi-Cal program by reaching out to targeted uninsured high-risk populations. |
| TAD/Public Health CalFresh Targeted Outreach | Transitional Assistance Department, Transitional Assistance Department and Public Health | The San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) and Department of Public Health (DPH) enhanced collaboration to facilitate a targeted outreach initiative that promoted the CalFresh program (California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP]) to the food insecure population within the county. |
| Employer Toolkit | Workforce Development | Through a collaboration between the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Department, Department of Rehabilitation, Inland Regional Center and other Disability Serving Community Based Organizations, an Employer Resource Toolkit was developed. The |
| Prison to Employment Initiative | Workforce Development | In July 2018, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill (SB) 856. The budget included $37 million in state general funds for the Prison to Employment (P2E) initiative. |