# DuPage County Environmental Health Data System

> **NIH FDA U18** · DUPAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT · 2020 · $70,000

## Abstract

Abstract
The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) proposes to fully implement standard six and
increase tracking capabilities of standard seven of the National Voluntary Retail Food
Regulatory Program Standards (NVRFRPS) over the next year. Targeted interventions that are
designed from a recent Food Risk Factor Survey based on standard nine are being planned for
implementation in the coming months. Funding is requested to assist DCHD with the annual
contract obligation for an Information Management and Inspectional System (IMIS). This IMIS
system is configured to the current FDA Model Code and inspectional format.
The IMIS system allows for easy access to data to complete a foodborne illness risk factor study
and implement food safety interventions to reduce foodborne illness risk factor violations.
Additionally, the IMIS allows environmental health specialists and supervisors to have access to
information related to follow-up inspections or enforcement actions both in the office as well as
the field in real time. With the IMIS, tracking and maintaining records on industry/consumer
interaction and educational outreach is in one database.
DCHD is a large well-established county health department that sustains a leadership
role for retail food protection in the State of Illinois and across the nation. A unique
component of the IMIS is the opportunity to participate in an existing national software user
group. Information on the development of database components, custom reports and program
initiatives can be shared via an online user forum. Any custom reports or tools created in the
software related to the NVRFRP Standards can be shared with other users of the software
across the country using a compatible data system. An integral part of the project will be sharing
data and strategies involved in implementing the program standards with regional, State and
National retail food protection partners.
The Specific Aims of this project are: 1) Complete the Self-Assessment and Verification Audit
for Standard 9: Program Assessment; 2) Implement Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA)
improvements for prioritized items from the Program Assessment to reduce or prevent the
reoccurrence of targeted violations; 3) Verify conformance with Standard 6: Compliance and
Enforcement; and 4) Verify conformance with Standard 7: Industry and Community Relations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10147314
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007004-01
- **Recipient organization:** DUPAGE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- **Principal Investigator:** Harvey Mull
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $70,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10147314

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10147314, DuPage County Environmental Health Data System (1U18FD007004-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10147314. Licensed CC0.

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