Information Management and Inspection System

AbstractThe DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) proposes to purchase, install, andconfigure an Information Management and Inspection System (IMIS) in order to fullyimplement and gain higher conformance with all nine of the National Voluntary RetailFood Regulatory Program Standards (NVRFRPS) over the next five years.The largest component of this IMIS will be devoted to data collection, analysis andreporting related to the Department's Retail Food Inspection Program.This will significantly improve staff efficiencies and allow the program to conduct thedata collection, analysis and reporting needed to fully integrate all components ofNVRFRP Standards into the program's daily operations.As part of this project, the program will launch a consumer and industry training initiativein conjunction with the opening of a new Community Center.DCHD is a large well established county health department that sustains a leadershiprole for retail food protection in the State of Illinois and across the nation. A uniquecomponent of the Information System is the opportunity to participate in an existingnational software user group. Information on the development of database components,custom reports and program initiatives can be shared via an online user forum. Anycustom reports or tools created in the software related to the NVRFRP Standards canbe shared with other users of the software across the country using a compatible datasystem. An integral part of the project will be sharing data and strategies involved inimplementing the program standards with regional, State and National retail foodprotection partners.