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CIFOR Launches Redesigned Website

The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), which NACCHO is a member of, has revamped and relaunched its website to...

Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Provide Feedback on the CIFOR Guidelines

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition...

    Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response Metrics

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and...

    May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence: Winter 2017 Newsletter

    The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the winter edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety,...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Serve on The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s Development Teams

    NACCHO is seeking to nominate candidates from local health departments with experience and interest in foodborne outbreak response to...

    Oct 19, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak Response

    By Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you...

    Oct 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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    World Environmental Health Day 2018: Global Food Safety and Sustainability

    The International Federation of Environmental Health declared September 26th as World Environmental Health Day. The theme for 2018 is Global Food Safety and Sustainability. Read more about the theme here. NACCHO has a strong commitment to food safety. NACCHO’s food safety program supports local health departments by assessing the needs of their food safety programs, supporting […]

    Sep 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    New Videos on Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) created two short videos about the council’s history and free online resources. Please view and share these videos with your partners and colleagues: Overview of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) CIFOR Products and Resources for Foodborne Outbreak Response

    Sep 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems

    The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems were developed to address a gap in the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response regarding the use of foodborne illness complaint systems to detect foodborne disease outbreaks, and are intended to be included for review and incorporation in the Third Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for […]

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    CIFOR Launches Redesigned Website

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), which NACCHO is a member of, has revamped and relaunched its website to feature updated information for local, state and federal health departments, scientists, and industry who collaborate to improve the detection, investigation, control and prevention of foodborne disease in the United States. Check out the redesigned […]

    Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Provide Feedback on the CIFOR Guidelines

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) invites you to complete a brief content review survey of the second edition of the CIFOR Guidelines. Information collected here will be used to inform revisions in 2018 to produce the third edition. CIFOR will be revising and expanding upon the following topics in the new edition: […]

    Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response Metrics

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and food safety and lab professionals are asked to read the information listed below and email Amy Chang at [email protected] for additional guidelines. The deadline to provide feedback is June 15, 2017. Background In preparation for the release of the third […]

    May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence: Winter 2017 Newsletter

    The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the winter edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety, available at this link. This edition features articles the following topics: New outbreak case studies A training on the System for Enteric Disease Response, Investigation, and Coordination (SEDRIC) Spotlight on the OutbreakNet Enhanced program Updates from […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Serve on The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s Development Teams

    NACCHO is seeking to nominate candidates from local health departments with experience and interest in foodborne outbreak response to serve on one of four Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s (CIFOR) development teams. CIFOR is a multidisciplinary working group convened to increase collaboration across the country and across relevant areas of expertise in order to reduce...

    Oct 19, 2016 | Amy Chang

    The CIFOR Toolkit: A Powerful Training Resource Advancing Foodborne Outbreak Response

    By Scott E. Holmes, REHS, MS, Environmental Public Health Manager, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department What do you get when you bring together over 60 public health professionals specializing in environmental health, epidemiology, and laboratory sciences, representing 15 different local and state agencies to discuss how to improve foodborne outbreak response in Nebraska? A major “reboot”...

    Oct 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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