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UNCOVER EH Needs Your Voice!
UNCOVER EH, an unprecedented needs assessment and horizon scanning opportunity for environmental health (EH) practitioners, has...
Nov 29, 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
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food...
Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Travel Scholarships: 2017 Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response & Management...
NACCHO has several travel scholarships for food safety leaders to attend the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management...
Aug 23, 2017 | Amy Chang
Seeking Nominations: 2017 Environmental Public Health Team Award
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is currently accepting nominations for the John J. Guzewich Environmental Public...
Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang
Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM)...
Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference....
Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance...
Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Updated NACCHO Policy Statements: Food System Safety and Foodborne Disease Outbreak...
NACCHO recently released two updated policy statements under its Food Safety and Defense program. The first statement is on Food...
Nov 29, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
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
UNCOVER EH Needs Your Voice!UNCOVER EH, an unprecedented needs assessment and horizon scanning opportunity for environmental health (EH) practitioners, has officially kicked off. This is a collaborative effort between the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Baylor University. Recently, Baylor disseminated a detailed email about UNCOVER EH, which you may... Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Provide Feedback on the CIFOR GuidelinesThe 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 |
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, OhioBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food Defense In 2004, Tommy Thompson, former director of the Department of Health and Human Services, famously said, “I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is […] Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Travel Scholarships: 2017 Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response & Management ConferenceNACCHO has several travel scholarships for food safety leaders to attend the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (INFORM) Conference 2017. The conference is held on November 6-9, 2017 in Garden Grove, CA.This four-day event convenes nearly 500 international attendees representing federal, state, and local public health, food, and environmental regulatory agencies. Attendees will... Aug 23, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Seeking Nominations: 2017 Environmental Public Health Team AwardThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is currently accepting nominations for the John J. Guzewich Environmental Public Health Team Award. This award aims to promote the critical role of local, state, tribal and territorial environmental public health departments in protecting their communities and the entire nation from foodborne illness. In addition, by recognizing outstanding... Jul 31, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 ConferenceTravel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference. Scheduled for November 6-9, 2017 in Garden Grove, CA, this event will convene food safety professionals from across the country to discuss surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases, focusing on illness caused by contaminated food, water, and animals.The... Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Using NEARS To Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak ResponseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system used to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Local retail food regulatory programs that participate in NEARS can help prevent foodborne illness outbreaks associated with retail food facilities in their... Apr 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Updated NACCHO Policy Statements: Food System Safety and Foodborne Disease Outbreak ResponseNACCHO recently released two updated policy statements under its Food Safety and Defense program. The first statement is on Food System Safety, which provides guidance to ensure local health department participation in all areas of food safety as a means to reduce foodborne illness in the communities they serve. The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response Policy […] Nov 29, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Serve on The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s Development TeamsNACCHO 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 |
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