36th Productivity and Quality Awards
36th ANNUAL COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY AWARDS PROGRAM
The Annual Productivity and Quality Awards (PQA) Program honors departmental productivity and quality improvement efforts deserving recognition. Eighty entries representing $3.4 billion in cost savings, revenue, and improved services to the community were submitted for awards consideration. Congratulations to all 88 project teams! Click here for a list of all 88 projects.
The Top Ten and Commission Special winners were recognized at this year’s Awards Luncheon at The Music Center Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The 2023 Top Ten winners represent innovative ways to empower some of the most underserved, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in the County—children, justice involved men and women, young people of color, and people experiencing food insecurity. These projects provided critical care and services during these challenging times. Click here for a list of the Top Ten winners.
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“Rising to the Extraordinary”
GOLD EAGLE
Economic Opportunity with Parks and Recreation
SILVER EAGLE
Public Health with Public Social Services, Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc., Child and Family Guidance Center, City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, Dignity Community Care, Emanate Health, Human Services Association, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles Unified School District, Maternal and Child Health Access, Rising Communities, Inc., and St. Francis Medical Center-Prime Healthcare
BRONZE EAGLE
Chief Executive Office with Aging and Disabilities, Consumer and Business Affairs, Economic Opportunity, Public Social Services, Economic Security Project, Koreatown Youth + Community Center, LA City's Community Investment for Families Department, and PHFE Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program
Pets Are Family (PAF) Program
Animal Care and Control with Parks and Recreation
Twenty Years of the Arts Education Collective
Arts and Culture
Comprehensive Cancer Navigation
Health Services (Administration)
Sickle Cell Lives Matter
Health Services (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Ambulatory Care)
Tool Lending Library: Helping Communities Build
LA County Library
Increasing Access to COVID-19 Therapeutics
Public Health with Health Services, Healthvana, Inc., Kaiser Permanente, Mercy Pharmacy Group, and Pico Care Pharmacy
Alternative Crisis Response Initiative
Mental Health
Commission Special Awards Winner
Changemaker Award
Purposeful Aging Los Angeles (PALA) Phase II
Commissioners’ Legacy Award
Reproductive Health in Substance Use Treatment
Community Equity and Inclusion Award
Equity Explorer Mapping Tool
County Image Enhancement Award
Tool Lending Library: Helping Communities Build
Customer Service Award
Providing Services Through Telephonic Signatures
Mega Million Dollar Award
Alternative Crisis Response Initiative
Outstanding Teamwork Award
Claim Your Cash - Increase Tax-Credit Uptake
Performance Measurement Award
Recruitment and Hiring Dashboards
Process Improvement Award
Reengineering "DSO" Automation Project