CIFOR Meeting
NEHA will be represented by Board Member Lynne Madison and Dr. Sandra Whitehead.
Food Manager Trainer Orders
Food Safety Instructor Orders
Textbooks & Materials
To order any of the ANSI-CFP accredited Certified Professional Food Manager textbooks, visit the NEHA Bookstore or contact Trisha Bramwell at tbramwell@neha.org or 303.802.2166.
Exam Order Form - Food Safety Programs
As a service to our trainers, NEHA Food Safety Training partners with Prometric, enabling trainers to order Food Manager certification exams in one step. This service eliminates additional hassle involved with scheduling classes and is just one of the many benefits that NEHA Food Safety Training provides its trainers.
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Food Safety Program Performance Assessment in Tennessee, 2003–2011
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Going Public: Early Disclosure of Food Risks for the Benefit of Public Health
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Idaho EHA Annual Education Conference
This is the annual education conference held by the Idaho Environmental Health Association in conjunction with the Idaho Solid Waste Association. The event runs two concurrent sections on environmental health related topics.
CSTE Food Safety Subcommittee Webinar 2
The purpose of this webinar is to provide insight on new and relevant resources, projects, and perspectives identified by presenters from the Florida, Oregon, and Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence sites. The webinar will focus on topics including Florida’s Structured Expert Judgment, Oregon’s Project Mercury and Tennessee’s Student Outbreak Rapid Response Training course.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Beshearse, PhD(c), MPH(c) – University of Florida
Hillary Booth, MPH- Oregon Department of Health
Advances in Causal Understanding
New molecular and bioinformatic approaches have advanced understanding of how molecular pathways are affected by exposure and the molecular networks involved in disease. However, these advances are often not yet deemed sufficient to establish causality for public health risk assessments; regulators still rely primarily on traditional apical endpoints, such as those endpoints observed in animal studies.
Environmental Assessments and Training
Foodborne illness is a significant problem in the United States, and environmental assessments are an important part of addressing it. Environmental assessments help identify the underlying environmental causes of foodborne illness outbreaks. These assessments find out how and why germs get into the environment and spread. Findings from environmental assessments can be used to recommend steps to stop outbreaks and prevent future ones.
Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) Credential
NEHA released the Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) credential with the assistance of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in October 2017. A Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator utilizes the environmental health principles and food safety knowledge in collaboration with outbreak response partners to assess foodborne illness risks, perform environmental assessments, identify contributing factors and antecedents, and implement control measures to prevent the spread of foodborne illness and protect the public.
The credential exam will cover the following areas:
- Detecting Outbreaks
- Preparing for Investigation
- Contributing to Epidemiologic Investigation
- Performing Environmental Assessment
- Collecting Samples
- Reviewing Investigation Findings
- Conducting Product Tracing
- Implementing Control Measures
- Concluding Actions
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Environmental Assessment (FBEA) Certificate Training
The FBEA certificate training is designed for environmental health specialists who want to take the most in-depth training available on environmental assessments. A working understanding of foodborne outbreak investigations and basic experience with routine inspections is recommended. This comprehensive self-paced training covers 13 environmental assessment topics and incorporates a variety of existing trainings from mixed modalities into the curriculum. Learning is assessed with individual module quizzes, with a required passing score of 80% or better. Upon completion of the training, users are presented with 13 NEHA continuing education credits.
NEHA worked with the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, the National Network of Public Health Institutes, and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to develop this comprehensive online certificate training.
NEARS Promotional Toolkit
The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) Promotional Toolkit contains official information, tools, fact sheets, handouts, and other materials that have been carefully selected to assist current and interested NEARS participants in promoting NEARS to other local, state, tribal, and territorial food safety programs. The contents can be used to educate prospective NEARS participants and decision-makers about the program and its benefits.
Additional NEARS information and resources can be found on CDC’s NEARS webpage at https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/nears/index.htm
Access the Online Training Portal
Access over 75 environmental assessment trainings, resources and tools. The portal is a curated hub of resources surrounding environmental assessments. The information is browsable by topic area, hosting body, or modality and includes information on length, prerequisites, associated costs, and URL for the training.
Environmental Assessment Resources...Which Ones are Right for Me?
With so many great resources to choose from, how do you know what's best for what you're looking for? NEHA, CDC’s Environmental Health Services Branch, the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (COE), and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, have developed a variety of user-friendly and useful environmental assessment (EA) tools, trainings and resources for regulatory food safety programs.
Start HERE by viewing this great two-page flier which explains each of the tools, and provides guidance on when to use the tools and who the target audience is for each.
Looking for additional resources on environmental assessments?
- Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks - CDC's fun, FREE, and interactive e-Learning course on environmental assessments within the broader context of outbreak investigations and the food safety system. View the fact sheet for more information.
- Equipping Environmental Health Workers With Environmental Assessment Tools - Journal of Environmental Health column
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Minnesota EHA Spring Education Conference
Join us for our annual spring conference featuring a variety of speakers and environmental health topics.
CSTE Food Safety Subcommittee Webinar
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) will be hosting a webinar entitled "New Outbreak Case Studies from the Colorado and Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Sites." We invite you to attend and encourage you to share this announcement with your colleagues.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern Time