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CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
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
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to...
Aug 15, 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
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks...
Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training
The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to outbreaks in restaurants. Retail food safety programs can use this information to identify these behaviors, practices, and environmental conditions that lead to foodborne illness outbreaks. Click here to view the infographic. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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 |
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne BacteriaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing animals. According to the report, individuals infected by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria may develop symptoms that can be more severe and harder to treat. Furthermore, findings indicate that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics when the drugs are... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to improve program integration and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and report foodborne, waterborne, and fungal disease outbreaks. Of the total, $12 million is funded through CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative. The grants support the... Aug 15, 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 |
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks United States.The report includes summaries based on information provided by state, local, and territorial health departments.Public health practitioners can use this resource to increase their understanding about the pathogens, foods, settings, and contributing... Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on factors that cause or amplify foodborne illness outbreaks (contributing factors). Information on contributing factors is critical to preventing outbreaks making this a highly valuable resource for local and state food safety professionals. The findings from analyses... Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne IllnessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the past nearly two decades. The study, “Fish- Associated Foodborne Disease Outbreaks- U.S. 1998-2015”, shows that fish continue to be an important source of foodborne outbreaks, with tuna (37%), mahi-mahi (10%), and grouper (9%) being the types of […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time TrainingThe Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, in collaboration with the NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup, have just released a new Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training. The training is targeted to environmental health professionals conducting environmental assessments for foodborne... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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