{"id":12982,"date":"2024-08-15T17:55:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=12982"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:56:18","slug":"durham-county-earns-11-national-awards-for-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2024\/08\/15\/durham-county-earns-11-national-awards-for-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham County earns 11 national awards for innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durham County has received 11 achievement awards from the National Association of Counties for its innovative approaches to local government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The awards are the most ever received by the county, and this year marks the fourth consecutive year county staff have received multiple honors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Association of Counties has issued achievement awards since 1970, recognizing outstanding county government programs and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the association&#8217;s conference, which took place in July, Durham County was recognized for the following programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">County Resiliency: Infrastructure, Energy, and Sustainability: Durham County stormwater and erosion control go online with GIS and web-based systems, which was also named \u201dbest in category.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Criminal Justice and Public Safety: Hayti Reborn Justice Movement program\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health: Addressing maternal health disparities through the work of a woman\u2019s health nurse navigator<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Technology: Durham County Government IT procurement process\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Technology: Durham County Government Moveworks AI chatbot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Technology: Durham County Government, Department of Social Services quality control tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Technology: Durham County, NC Environmental Health GIS dashboard<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Information Technology: Durham County Government, Board of Elections \u2014 precinct official application and portal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Libraries: Durham County Library\u2019s Helping Hand: addressing homelessness and building community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personnel Management, Employment, and Training: Durham County Government, HR Connect informational program<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planning: Durham County Government, InfoTech Project &#8211; ERP strategy &amp; selection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information about each of the programs is available on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dconc.gov\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/10233\/31\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the county\u2019s website.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The county also maintained its top-10 status in the association&#8217;s digital counties survey, ranking eighth among counties with a population between 250,000 and 499,999. 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