Golden Q Team Award Application

The “Golden Q Award” recognizes a Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) team who has achieved significant and positive results through quality improvement efforts.

Nominations will be reviewed by the Quality Council. One team will be selected and recognized for the award during the nomination year (April-March). The award will be presented at the Annual CDPH Conference on April 15, 2020.

Any group of CDPH employees that have actively worked together to improve a process are eligible to be a part of the team considered for this award.QI project teams consist of multidisciplinary individuals who actively work together to improve a shared process. This award recognizes collaborative teams that have completed robust projects resulting in significant and sustainable process improvements. Scoring will be based on the following weighted criteria, which must be reflected on the QI project storyboard (if applicable). Scoring criteria include: 1. Storyboard content tells entire story 2. AIM Statement Difficulty (if SMART +1) 3. QI Tool & Data Usage (process map, root cause analysis, etc. from the MemoryJogger ) 4. Results 5. Lessons Learned 6. Impact of Improvement for CDPH 7. Impact of Improvement for the Community 8. Connection to agency strategic plan or accreditation efforts [CHA, CHIP, Strategic Initiatives (Marketing, Health Equity, Opioids, etc), Workforce Development, Emergency Operations Plan, Domains, etc]

Nomination will be accepted electronically at this link by March 30, 2020: https://form.jotform.com/31886117371154. - Please be prepared to upload your best QI project storyboard.- Please obtain approval from center director(s) supervising team members prior to applying. - All former recipients of the award shall remain eligible in succeeding years to receive the award.- CDPH employees can nominate as many teams as desired.

Awardees will receive the following:- 1 rotating engraved Golden Q trophy to display in the team’s work area during the award year- Certificate of recognition for each individual- An article mentioning the team’s QI efforts in the CDPH Spotlight newsletter - $100 gift card for restaurant of choice