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Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Newsletter: Winter Edition

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

Jan 08, 2018 | Amy Chang

Webinar, Food Safety & Inspection

[Webinar] Join a New NACCHO Virtual Sharing Session on Edible Marijuana

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the National Environmental Health Association, with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are pleased to host an online sharing session on edible marijuana.

Jun 08, 2021 | Tiara Smith

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Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

Ensuring Safe Food with NACCHO’s Food Safety Toolkit

NACCHO strives to support and work with LHDs to improve food safety and prevent foodborne illness. One way this is accomplished is through NACCHO’s Food Safety Toolkit, a repository of information, data, and projects from across the country on food safety.

Sep 02, 2020 | Amy Chang

Food Safety & Inspection

Changes to Food Safety Centers of Excellence Regional Map

As the Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence enter their second five-year ELC cycle, there are some changes to our regional map. If your state has been impacted by any of these changes please reach out to the program coordinator of the applicable center: Colorado – Ingrid Hewitson: [email protected] Minnesota – Joshua Rounds: [email protected] New York –...

Dec 02, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection

New Western Region Center of Excellence

Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence is a collaboration between the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the University of Washington (UW). Beth Melius serves as the center’s DOH co director. She has been the lead enteric disease epidemiologist in Washington since 2013. Janet Baseman, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Public […]

Dec 02, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease

Cross-training for Epidemiology Surge Capacity: Lessons and Tools from Delaware General Health District

Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or identifying the unknown cause of an illness, during an outbreak or event, epidemiology and infectious disease staff at local health departments (LHDs) can be stretched thin. LHDs have lost 23% of their workforce since 2008, shedding over 40,000 jobs across the country. This...

Dec 02, 2019 | Christina Baum

Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection, Recommendations

Survey on Competencies for Public Health Professionals Who Investigate Foodborne Outbreaks

The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoE) have developed competencies for public health professionals who investigate foodborne outbreaks. They invite you to participate in this short survey to evaluate the competencies, which will help guide the future development of CoE trainings and curricula. They are currently seeking feedback from environmental health professionals and...

Jun 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection, Hazards & Health Effects, National Environmental Public Health Tracking

One-on-One Consultation from the Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence

The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoE) receives funding to assist state and local health departments on a one-on-one basis. The CoE can offer the following consultation services: enteric disease interviews interview tracking databases (the CoE uses REDCap) cluster investigations using PFGE/WGS outbreak investigations detection and response stool collection food and...

Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection

Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Newsletter

The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence released the latest edition of their quarterly newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. This edition features articles on the following topics: REDCap Training New York’s Food Safety Symposium The International Outbreak Museum Online Epidemiologic Investigation Course Spotlight on USDA’s Ask Karen Ways to Connect with the Centers Read the […]

Jan 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Newsletter: Winter Edition

The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the winter edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. Read it at http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/centers/resources.html. This edition features articles on: Food Source Information Wiki Online Outbreak Investigation Course SEDRIC Outbreak Explorer Demo Video Foodborne Illness Complaint System User Group Spotlight on the...

Jan 08, 2018 | Amy Chang

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Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

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