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01/15/16 <br />2016 Grant Awards <br />This was an exceptional year for our Innovation Grant program. The 2016 cycle <br />funded ten (10) projects, as listed below, from a record number of proposals (24 <br />total). Also a record this year was the number of proposals and funded projects <br />from applicants who had never applied and/or received a grant before. The <br />majority of proposals not funded through the Innovation Grant this year will <br />be funded through existing departmental budgets. <br />2016 Innovation Grant Funded Proposals <br />Innovator(s) <br />Proposal <br />Description <br />Grant <br />Name <br />Amount <br />Victoria <br />Food <br />The innovation grant will be used to design <br />750 <br />Hudson <br />Establishment <br />and to disseminate food safety information <br />Excellence <br />through a series of infographic stickers. The <br />Program <br />4" x 4" or 6" x 6" OCHD vinyl- coated stickers <br />in three styles will feature infographics that <br />address gaps in English proficiency in Orange <br />County's multicultural, food service <br />workforce. <br />Meredith <br />Supporting <br />This innovation grant will support a pilot <br />$3,105 <br />McMonigle & <br />Transportation <br />project to explore using Uber as a <br />Allison Young <br />Solutions for FSA <br />transportation solution for low- income <br />families <br />families in Orange County. The pilot will be <br />with families enrolled with FSA. <br />Kathleen <br />Mindfulness <br />Research has shown that Mindfulness <br />$1,500 <br />Goodhand, <br />Training <br />Training and learned techniques can have a <br />Rebecca <br />positive effect on reducing employee work <br />Crawford and <br />stress and increasing morale. Excessive work <br />Pam McCall <br />stress and low morale can lead to employee <br />absenteeism, turnover and poor customer <br />service, all of which affect our clinical staff. <br />We propose to contract with a certified <br />Mindfulness Instructor to offer training to <br />clinical staff for a period of 8 sessions. <br />Melissa James <br />Nutrition <br />This project is an innovative way to extend <br />$900 <br />Services: Client <br />the Kudos concept by developing a note card <br />Feedback as a <br />that Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and /or <br />Marketing Tool <br />Diabetes Self- Management Education <br />(DSME) clients can write a message to his/her <br />referring medical provider explaining how <br />he /she benefited from these Health <br />Department services. This card will serve as a <br />