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NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List
Join the NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List! As NACCHO Food Safety Leaders, you have the opportunity to provide input on...
Mar 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
CDC Prevention Status Reports
The CDC’s latest Prevention Status Reports (PSRs) highlight the status of state-level policies and practices to prevent or...
Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne...
The Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for...
Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance...
By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If...
Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Materials Available for Order
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is a multidisciplinary working group convened to increase collaboration...
Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...
On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...
Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang
Protect Yourself While Pregnant: Food Safety Resources for Local Health Departments
By Brittany C. Woodland, Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of...
Dec 10, 2015 | Guest Author
CDC Releases Preventing Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Infographic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) has released a new, free food...
Dec 01, 2015 | Katie Regan
Case Studies on Food Safety Included in Big Cities Health Inventory Release
On November 18, the Big Cities Health Coalition, an independent initiative of NACCHO, released the Big Cities Health Inventory, an...
Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang
NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s ListJoin the NACCHO Food Safety Leader’s List! As NACCHO Food Safety Leaders, you have the opportunity to provide input on NACCHO’s food safety positions and advocacy efforts that help to shape policy at local health departments across the nation. You will also receive pertinent updates on food safety news, outbreaks, policy updates, events, and calls […] Mar 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
CDC Prevention Status ReportsThe CDC’s latest Prevention Status Reports (PSRs) highlight the status of state-level policies and practices to prevent or reduce problems affecting public health. The PSRs cover 10 public health topics—including food safety—and rate states on their implementation of recommended policies and practices. The reports include a new measure on state adoption of selected provisions in the... Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for conducting environmental assessments during foodborne illness outbreaks. The website goal is to increase the quality of environmental assessments by organizing and vetting existing training and resources. Target users include environmental health practitioners in state,... Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang |
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance and Resources for Local and State Health DepartmentsBy Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health department’s foodborne illness investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoEs) can help. The CoEs were established under the […] Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Materials Available for OrderThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is a multidisciplinary working group convened to increase collaboration across the country and across relevant areas of expertise in order to reduce the burden of foodborne illness in the United States. NACCHO has hard copies of the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines and the CIFOR Industry Guidelines available […] Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang |
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” ReportOn December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […] Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Protect Yourself While Pregnant: Food Safety Resources for Local Health DepartmentsBy Brittany C. Woodland, Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture As a mother prepares to bring a baby into the world, she has to juggle the often overwhelming demands of pregnancy: frequent doctor’s appointments, morning sickness, and the infamous food cravings, to name just a few. Food safety may […] Dec 10, 2015 | Guest Author |
CDC Releases Preventing Foodborne Illness Outbreaks InfographicThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) has released a new, free food safety infographic. This infographic depicts the cost of foodborne illness, the unique role of environmental health in outbreak investigations, and success stories from NCEH’s work. Dec 01, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Case Studies on Food Safety Included in Big Cities Health Inventory ReleaseOn November 18, the Big Cities Health Coalition, an independent initiative of NACCHO, released the Big Cities Health Inventory, an interactive data platform and report that examines data for 26 cities across 34 health indicators. The report also includes case studies highlighting some of the innovative way cities are addressing The Centers for Disease Control […] Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang |
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