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Commission Special Winners Plain Language Award “Safe Shoe Campaign” Department of Public Social Services In Fiscal Year 2009-10, the Department of Public Social Services spent nearly a million dollars and lost thousands of work hours due to trip, slip, and fall injuries. Research determined that inappropriate footwear was a significant contributing factor to this leading cause of workplace injuries. When an employee is injured, it negatively impacts the Department, employee, and employee’s family. The injured worker may experience a reduction in his/her pay and the ability to care for his/her family. of appropriate and inappropriate footwear along with a companion poster highlighting the potential negative impact trip, slip, and fall injuries have on our employees, their families, departmental operations, and the budget. The posters are displayed in a visible location as a consistent message to employees about shoe safety. In an effort to reduce the trip, slip and fall accidents in the workplace, the Department launched a Safe Shoe Campaign to increase employee awareness about the importance of wearing appropriate footwear while at work. The Safe Shoe Campaign poster depicts pictures “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. ” Stephen King 30 Quality and Productivity Annual Report 2012
2012 Commission Chair Leadership Award Dr. Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH Director, Department of Public Health Learning Collaborative and implemented the highly successful “Mommy and Baby” surveillance project. Dr. Fielding embraces new technologies, fosters a productive and creative workforce, and diligently carries out the mission of his department – to protect health, prevent disease and promote health and wellbeing. He leads a staff of more than 4,000 employees with a budget that exceeds $750 million dollars. He is held in high esteem by colleagues and health care professionals across the nation. Each year the Commission recognizes a leader within the County. This individual is a Department Head, who leads by example and carries out the mission and vision of our organization. This year’s recipient is Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director, Department of Public Health. Under Dr. Fielding’s leadership, the Department trained all employees as “first responders,” including terrorism response, developed the Performance Improvement He chairs a national committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and is Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles First 5 Commission. First 5 grants over $100 million to programs designed to improve the health and development of children, ages 0 to 5 years. He is Chair of the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force, which makes recommendations to the federal government on programs and policies to improve public health. It was an honor for the Commission to present the 2012 “Chair Leadership Award” to Dr. Fielding. “I am greatly humbled and your award serves to remind me there is still so much to do to make access to healthcare a reality for many. I see this award as a mandate to work further on the social and physical environments that will improve the determinants of health and result in a better informed and healthier Los Angeles County ” Dr. Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH Director, Department of Public Health Quality and Productivity Annual Report 2012 31
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