Food Safety Program
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Foodborne illness in the United States is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cause 76 million cases of illnesses, over 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths annually. Hospitalizations due to foodborne illnesses are estimated to cost over $3 billion and lost productivity is estimated to cost between $20 billion and $40 billion each year. NACCHO strives to support and work with local health departments to improve food safety and prevent foodborne illness. 
The Samuel J. Crumbine Award for Excellence in Food Protection at the local level recently released the guidelines for its 2010 program. The Crumbine award is a prestigious national award given annually to local (county, district, city, town, or township) environmental health jurisdictions who demonstrate excellence and continual improvement in a comprehensive food protection program. The deadline for submitting entries is March 13, 2010. More information about the Crumbine Award, including the 2010 award guidelines and information about past winners is available online. The Crumbine award is supported by the Conference for Food Protection in cooperation with NACCHO. More » Public health and environmental health leaders are invited to join foodborne disease experts on Jan. 28, from 1-2 P.M. (E.S.T.) to learn more about the 2009 Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) Guidelines and steps they can take to improve foodborne disease surveillance, investigation, and control in their agencies. Register today! Registration is limited. Visit the CIFOR Web page learn more about this webinar. More » 
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) releases its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. Local and state agencies vary in the approach to, experience with, and capacity to respond to foodborne disease outbreaks. The CIFOR guidelines have been developed to provide a foundational resource for anyone working in food safety programs. The guidelines are targeted to local, state, and federal agencies and describe the overall approach to foodborne disease outbreaks.
CIFOR would like to share an opportunity to receive up to two (2) free copies of the guidelines book. To get your free copy, please e-mail Shirley Turpin, and don't forget to include your mailing address and telephone number. CIFOR is a multidisciplinary working group convened to increase collaboration across the country in order to reduce the burden of foodborne illness in the U.S. NACCHO and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) co-chair CIFOR with support from the CDC. Click here for the CIFOR Web site. More » |
