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Gina Nicholson, RS, Food Safety, Columbus Health Department, 240 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 645-8554, ginan@columbus.gov
In an effort to reduce the incidence of food borne illness from farm-to-table, the key components of the National Food Safety Initiative include expansion of the federal food safety surveillance system, improved coordination between federal, state, and local health agencies, improved risk assessment capabilities, increased inspection, expanded research, strategic planning, and consumer education. As part of the President’s National Food Safety Initiative, NACCHO is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) to work in collaboration with other government agencies, non-government organizations, the Partnership for Food Safety Education, and coordinated school health infrastructure states to better enable the nation’s schools to prevent food borne illness. A local health agency will present its’ success story on how it expanded a food safety month activity into a larger school and community-wide food safety campaign. The speaker will discuss strategies used to garner support in schools and how to develop age-appropriate food safety presentations. Methods on how to build partnerships within the community and with corporate companies will be shared. Additionally, the speaker will share avenues to access food safety resources, which are useful for implementing food safety education campaigns.
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Related Web page: www.naccho.org/project39.cfm
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: My agency has received a grant from NACCHO.