Rhode Island EHS-Net Practice Based Research to Improve Food Safety

项目摘要/摘要：罗德岛EHS-Net基于实践的研究，以改善食品 安全问题 罗德岛州分部提出的这项研究的总体目标 卫生部(RIDOH)、食品保护中心(CFP)正在改善环境保护的做法 通过保持对环境健康专家网络的参与来提供健康服务 (EHS-Net)，并开展以实践为基础的研究，以识别和预防环境风险 导致食源性疾病的因素。具体目标包括：(1)引导食源性 疫情环境评估和向国家环境局报告调查结果 评估；(2)识别和提高我们对环境因素的认识 与零售食品安全相关，并确定可在 国家基础；(3)通过调查减少疾病，评估食品安全服务 计划；以及(4)开发和传播EHS-Net项目的结果。 目标1将直接有助于确定与以下方面有关的风险因素 食源性疾病暴发。罗德岛州将在#年进行环境评估 100%的食源性疾病调查并将这些发现报告给NEARS。AIM 2的地址 参与疾病预防控制中心的多点研究不仅有助于确定 与食源性疾病相关的风险因素，以及应对这些风险的干预措施 各种因素。在全国有8个ESH-Net站点，这些研究的代表性将 使调查结果更容易推广到美国，并将对 在全国减少食源性疾病。AIM 3详细介绍了罗德岛的具体项目 将有助于缩小在诺沃克病毒干预和预防相关主题上的差距，影响 在任何时候都有一名合格的经理，并在 食源性疾病暴发调查。最后，目标4强调了 传播AIM的1、2和3的结果，以对改进产生最大影响 环境卫生做法和减少与食源性病原体有关的疾病。 本申请中提出的项目使用创新的方法，利用基于实践的 评估罗德等新政策法规有效性的研究 《海岛病假法》和要求注册食品安全经理的法规 泰晤士报。此外，与环境评估相关的最佳做法，例如 将对环境采样进行评估，并将其纳入培训手册 由其他州和地方卫生部门通过。这些项目旨在改善 在国家一级推行环境卫生做法，减少疾病。

Project Summary/Abstract: Rhode Island EHS-Net Practice Based Research to Improve Food Safety The overarching goal of the research being proposed by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Center for Food Protection (CFP) is to improve the practice of environmental health services by maintaining participation in the Environmental Health Specialist Network (EHS-Net) and conducting practice-based research to identify and prevent environmental risk factors contributing to foodborne illness. The specific aims include: (1) Conducting foodborne outbreak environmental assessments and reporting findings to the National Environmental Assessment; (2) Identifying and improving our understanding of environmental factors associated with retail food safety and identify interventions that can be implemented on a national basis; (3) Reducing Illness through Investigations and Evaluating Food Safety Service Programs; and (4) Developing and disseminating findings from EHS-Net projects. AIM 1 will directly contribute to the identification of risk factors that are associated with foodborne illness outbreaks. Rhode Island will conduct environmental assessments during 100% of foodborne illness investigations and report these findings to NEARS. AIM 2 addresses the participation in CDC multisite studies which will contribute to the not only the identification of risk factors associated with foodborne illness but also the interventions to address those risk factors. With eight ESH-Net sites across the country, the representation of these studies will make the findings more generalizable to the Unites States and will have a significant impact on reducing foodborne illness in the nation. AIM 3 details the Rhode Island specific projects that will help to close the gap on topics related to Norovirus interventions and prevention, the impact of having a certified manager at all times and improving environmental assessments during foodborne illness outbreak investigations. Lastly, AIM 4 emphasis the importance of disseminating the findings from AIM’s 1, 2, and 3 to have the largest impact on improving environmental health practices and reducing illnesses associated with foodborne pathogens. The projects proposed in this application use innovative methods utilizing practice-based research to evaluate the effectiveness of novel policies and regulations such as the Rhode Island Sick Time Law and the regulation that requires a Certified Food Safety Manager at all times. In addition, best practices associated with environmental assessments, such as environmental sampling, will be evaluated and incorporated into a training manual that can be adopted by other State and Local health departments. These projects aim to improve environmental health practices and reduce illness at a national level.