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Franklin County Public Health came up with a unique idea to launch a food safety manual in multiple languages.
Jun 26, 2023 | Guest Author
The newly designed website provides important food safety information that can be used at home and for food services .
Mar 21, 2023 | Guest Author
The Monongalia County Health Department (WV) presented to their Board of Health regarding the importance of implementing risk-based...
Feb 14, 2023 | Anu Varma
Why would an environmental health division’s food safety regulatory program be interested in discounting license fees for food waste...
Aug 13, 2020 | Guest Author
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or...
Dec 02, 2019 | Christina Baum
The Monongalia County Health Department (WV) presented to their Board of Health regarding the importance of implementing risk-based inspections for retail food establishments.
Why would an environmental health division’s food safety regulatory program be interested in discounting license fees for food waste diversion activities? Food waste diversion can reduce food insecurity by redirecting food to combat hunger locally.
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...
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The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.
Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted what we already know to be true: higher-risk populations are especially vulnerable to public health...
Aug 10, 2023 | Dominique Baradaran, MSM, Interim Chief of Community Health, Oklahoma City- County Health Department
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May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System
Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair and concert event in an effort to vaccinate residents...
May 25, 2023 | Guest Author
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