The HHSinnovates Program: Winners’ Gallery
Background on HHSinnovates
The HHSinnovates program was created as part of our Open Government efforts to celebrate innovation by employees of HHS. The program is aimed at building a culture of innovation at HHS through facilitating the exchange of innovative ideas throughout the Department. This contest seeks not only to recognize and reward good ideas but also to help promote them across the Department.
Twice a year, HHS employees are invited to submit innovations via an internal intranet site. The top innovations are posted for secure, on-line voting and commenting by the entire HHS community. The winning innovations are recognized by the Secretary in an awards ceremony and the innovators are personally invited to share their innovations with the Department’s leadership.
The first round of HHSinnovates was launched in May 2010, the second round was launched in October 2010, and the third round was launched in May 2011. The last three rounds of HHSinnovates have demonstrated how HHS employees have overcome resource constraints, packed schedules and organizational silos to provide creative, replicable and sustainable innovations that demonstrate outstanding leadership and promising results.
Winning Innovations Selected by Secretary Sebelius
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Education Through Wireless SMS
Education Through Wireless SMS
Feeling lost and not knowing what to do as a new parent? Text4Baby leverages wireless technology to educate new mothers about their health and the health of their babies.
Find out about how government, nonprofit, and private partners came together to make it happen. More details...
Making the Link Between Public Health and Aging
Making the Link Between Public Health and Aging
The rapid aging of the United States population is unprecedented. Few health professionals possess the necessary skills and knowledge to address this issue.
Find out how one agency is tackling this problem head on. More details...
Forming Partnerships to Develop Lifesaving Technologies
Forming Partnerships to Develop Lifesaving Technologies
Not only do mineworkers face mine collapse and disasters, they have to deal with a form of black lung from dust.
Find out how a dust monitor was developed through the combination of government scientific expertise and private sector manufacturing. More details...
Piloting Green Laboratories
Piloting Green Laboratories
In a 16-month period, a total of 13,772 pounds of solid plastic waste was recycled from four laboratories. None of that would have happened without the development of this lab-recycling program.
Find out how companies and government agencies collaborated in this greening initiative. More details...
Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
More than 33 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight or obese.
Find out how a group of government agencies and nonprofit organizations partnered to find out how to halt and reverse this trend. More details...
Revolutionizing Procurement Through the Web
Revolutionizing Procurement Through the Web
Procurement processes used to be a sea of paperwork. With this web-based purchasing system, online orders are a breeze.
Find out how the National Institutes of Health revolutionized the way they do business by using technology. More details...
