MULTIMEDIA FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING PROGRAM

本计划将为食品处理人员制定一套全面的互动多媒体培训计划，通过提供有关安全食品处理的信息和应用这些信息的动机，减少食源性疾病的发生率。广泛的形成性评估程序将被用来发展内容。该计划将适用于商业和非商业食品服务机构、公共卫生机构和职业培训项目。在该项目的第一阶段，我们开发了一个成功的原型项目，重点关注熟食店工人，为男性和女性高加索食品处理人员量身定制材料。到第二阶段结束时，我们将完成所有的研究、设计、视频制作、编程和评估，为在全国范围内分发一个用于培训食品处理人员的综合多媒体程序做准备。该项目将制作一个交互式CD-ROM程序，提供旨在通过告知和激励食品服务工作者使用安全食品处理技术来预防食源性疾病的信息。它将对促进食品安全的餐饮服务机构、机构和政府组织具有吸引力。

This project will develop a comprehensive interactive multimedia training program for food handlers to reduce the incidence of food borne illness by providing both information about safe food handling and motivation to apply the information. Extensive formative evaluation procedures will be employed to develop the content. The program will be appropriate for use by commercial and non-commercial food service establishments, public health agencies, and vocational programs. In Phase I of this project we developed a successful prototype of the program focusing on delicatessen workers, with tailored materials for male and female Caucasian food handlers. By the end of Phase II, we will have completed all research, design, video production, programming, and evaluation in preparation for national distribution of a comprehensive multimedia program for use in training food handlers. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION This project will lead to the production of an interactive CD-ROM program that provides information designed to prevent foodborne illness by informing and motivating foodservice workers to use safe foodhandling techniques. It will be attractive to foodservice establishments, institutions, and governmental organizations that promote food safety.