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Food Recall Alerts Added to App
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the FoodKeeper App to include food recall alerts. Local health officials and...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards
The History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Weaknesses in the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report on the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization Act
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017
October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Take Action: National Health IT Week 2017
National Health IT Week (NHIT Week), which will take place October 2-6, 2017, is a nationwide awareness week that highlights the value...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Six Compelling Reasons to Include People with Disabilities at the Emergency Planning...
Sep 28, 2017 | Alyson Jordan
New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE)...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Food Recall Alerts Added to AppThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has expanded the FoodKeeper App to include food recall alerts. Local health officials and their community members can now use this app to receive alerts on food recalls as they occur, daily, or weekly. The FoodKeeper app also has includes features such as food storage timelines, cooking tips, virtual […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program StandardsThe History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die in the United States?[1] Or that 60% of foodborne illness outbreaks occur at restaurants? [2] Given the gravity of the situation, the U.S. Food […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Weaknesses in the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and Agreements”The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a report on the National Organic Program’s International “Arrangements and Agreements.” The USDA’s Inspector General found that the processes needed to be reformed. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was determined to need an overhaul in how they control organic imports. Below is an excerpt from the report. […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization ActThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the successful implementation of the Produce Safety Rule established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Dr. Gottlieb recognized a need for additional efforts to educate the produce industry and state regulatory partners on the new produce safety requirements,... Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. IIPW focuses […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Take Action: National Health IT Week 2017National Health IT Week (NHIT Week), which will take place October 2-6, 2017, is a nationwide awareness week that highlights the value of healthcare IT and offers healthcare stakeholders an opportunity to unite under one banner, one message: the benefits health information technology can bring to U.S. healthcare. This year, NHIT Week’s points of engagement will focus on: Supporting... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Six Compelling Reasons to Include People with Disabilities at the Emergency Planning TableSep 28, 2017 | Alyson Jordan |
New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and EducationThe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE) facilities are not located on or near places where environmental hazards are present. As part of these efforts, ATSDR has incorporated Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education (CSPECE) as a key activity in […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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