Transcript DASH Template - California Healthy Kids

Food Safe Schools:
what‘s it all about?
Presentation Objectives
Participants will gain an understanding of
the importance of food safety throughout
the school community.
Participants will become aware of and
knowledgeable about the concept of
“Food Safe Schools.”
How common is foodborne disease?
In the U.S., CDC estimates that
foodborne pathogens cause:
 76 million illnesses per year
 325,000 hospitalizations per
year
 5,000 deaths per year
Mead, P.S., et al., Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States.
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999. 5 (5)
National Food Safety Initiative
“From Farm to Table”
Goals
 Education
 Prevention
 Seamless food safety
net
 Improvements in
surveillance
Q: Why the focus of food safety in
schools?
A: Because children are at an
increased risk for foodborne
illness!
More reasons for food safety in
schools . . .
Approximately 1/3 of the U.S. population attends,
works for, or has children in schools.
In 1998, 43% of all food preparation and food
service workers were 16-24 years old.
McDonald’s serves 20 million hamburgers a day
while U.S. schools serve over 33 million meals.
(ACS, 1998; McFact” on McDonalds.com; US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPS 1998)
Food Safety in the
News...
Division of Adolescent and
School Health (DASH)
 Primary food safety
objective is to promote
and incorporate food
safety into school
programs.
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
What is the
Food Safe School Initiative?
It’s about utilizing the coordinated
school health program approach for
ensuring food safety in schools
throughout the school community.
Food Safe School Framework
Administration
Teachers
• Provide food safety instruction
• Develop/implement
curriculum
• Model appropriate behaviors
• Teach student skill-building
• Develop and support food safety
policies
• Develop coordination system
• Create a school environment
conducive to food safety practices
• Prevent and manage outbreaks
School Food Services
• Develop, implement and
enforce food safety
procedures
• Exchange information
• Support food safety education
• Train staff
Parents/Family
• Promote development of school food
safety policies
• Advocate for instruction and skillbuilding for students
• Model appropriate behaviors
• Properly prepare food that students
bring to school
Students
• Wash hands
• Practice safe food behaviors
• Take food safety messages
home to parents
Cooperative Extension
• Communicate with schools and the
health department
• Promote food safety policies
• Develop food safety curricula and
programs
• Assist with training
Health Department
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Investigate outbreaks
Routinely inspect facilities
Risk & crisis communication
Send outbreak information to
Federal agencies
• Work with schools and cooperative
extension agencies
Health Services
(School Nurse)
• Exchange information with key
administrators
• Identify and report foodborne
illnesses
• Collaborate to manage
outbreaks
• Assist with training
A Food Safe School
Definition
A school that incorporates food safety
education, principles, and practices
into everyday operating procedures.
What’s involved?
 Collaborating with others to ensure safe food.
 Developing a local level multi-disciplinary team.
 Evaluating current policies and procedures.
 Educating food service personnel, students,
teachers, parents, and others in the school
community.
 Practicing safe food handling, preparation,
storage, and eating!
Food Safe School Examples
 Food safety policies and procedures in place
district-wide.
 Food safety training for food service staff and
volunteers
 Food safety education in the
classroom
 Hand washing encouraged by
all!
Goal of the National Coalition
for Food Safe Schools
• Multi-disciplinary
• Multi-agency
participation
• Resource sharing
& dissemination
•Strategic Planning
•Collaboration
Improved,
seamless support
of Food Safe
Schools
Now Available!
www.FoodSafeSchools.org
One-stop gateway
for school food
safety information
and resources
Links to NCFSS
25+ member
organizations’ web
sites
Other resources as well as
the Web site . . .
California Healthy Kids
Resource Center
Healthy Schools... Healthy People, It’s A
SNAP! (School Network for Absenteeism
Prevention)
Questions?
You can contact
Cindy Schneider,
M.P.A., R.D.,
California
Department of
Education
916.322.1566
References

Buzby, J., Children and Microbial Foodborne Illness. FoodReview,
volume 24, Issue 2, 2001.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vital health
statistics. 1999.
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Daniels, N. A., Mackinnon, L., et al. Foodborne disease outbreaks in
the United States schools. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2002;
21(7): 623-628.
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Food-Safe Schools Recommendations 2002. ORC Macro under
contract to the Division of Adolescent and School Health, CDC in
collaboration with experts from national school and health
organizations.
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Warner, J., Salmonella Infections Still Rising. Web MD Medical News
from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, CDC, April 2003.
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$4.75 million awarded in E. Coli case. Seattle, WA Herald, January
2001.