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Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne...

Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food...

    Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • VIDEO: Success Stories from CDC’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System...

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection

    Environmental Health Travel Scholarships Available for Food Safety Meeting

    Attend the 2019 Joint PulseNet/OutbreakNet East Coast Regional Meeting to be held on January 15-17, 2019 in Tampa, FL.  This meeting will bring together laboratorians, epidemiologists and environmental health specialists involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response. Issues discussed will include surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases. Combined and...

    Oct 16, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Using Yelp Restaurant Reviews to Identify Foodborne Illness

    By Dede Vilven, Enteric Epidemiologist, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) serves approximately 1.1 million people in the greater Salt Lake City area. To keep the population safe and healthy, SLCoHD epidemiology staff review and analyze several data streams to identify the cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, as seen […]

    Sep 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on “Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) collects data on foodborne disease outbreaks, which are defined as the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar […]

    Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Water Quality

    Legionella Webinar Recording: Exploring National Guidance and Local Experiences

    On May 30, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar exploring national guidance and local experiences on Legionella. Legionnaires’ disease is a respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria, which can be found in the water systems of large buildings. In 2016, there were an estimated 6,100 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States. During the webinar, […]

    Jun 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Report: Molecular Epidemiology and the Transformation of HIV Prevention

    Below is an excerpt from a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many infectious diseases, for example foodborne infections, tuberculosis, and Ebola virus, identifying and controlling outbreaks is a routine component of the public health response. Although this approach has not been a traditional focus of prevention efforts for HIV, […]

    Apr 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Press Release, Food Safety & Inspection

    New FoodNet Data on Nine Pathogens Commonly Spread through Food

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), summarizing preliminary 2017 data on nine pathogens spread commonly through food. Read the report. Here are some key takeaways from the report: The overall number of Campylobacter, Listeria,...

    Mar 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases.” The manual describes how countries can strengthen their current surveillance and response activities for foodborne diseases and integrate them in an existing national surveillance and response system. This will enable countries to: assess the stage of...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. As we enter the time of year when seasonal gatherings abound, we are reminded that LHDs are an essential […]

    Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    VIDEO: Success Stories from CDC’s National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)

    The 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.  In this 5-minute video, produced by the National Environmental Health Association, four current NEARS participants share how NEARS has helped their program.  

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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