West Coast Week 8 Food Safety Is an Important Aspect of Public Health Essay
Food safety is an important aspect of public health.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne illness annually in the United States. Therefore, a food safety program is an essential service that public health programs provide to protect and improve the health of populations.
For this assignment:
- Analyze the food safety program in your city or county and discuss whether the program is adequately implemented to protect the public.
- Design an educational brief related to foodborne illnesses in order to improve public’s knowledge about food safety (specifically for your city).
- Assuming that you will distribute this brief to parents of elementary students in your city, discuss how you would effectively implement and evaluate your food safety and health outreach program.
