title: Surveying the food safety training needs of environmental health specialists in the U.S.
abstract: As part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service grant, six focus group sessions on the topic of food safety education and training were held June 24, 2008, at NEHA's Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition in Tucson, Arizona. A total of 30 participants attended one of the six 50-minute sessions. Participants were NEHA conference attendees and nearly all stated they had a food safety training and education role in their job. A series of questions related to food safety at retail and food service levels was asked. This report summarizes some of the opinions provided by focus group participants.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nummer
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D003132:Commerce; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000193:education*; D017144:Focus Groups; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards; D019649:Food Industry / Q000193:education*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000592:standards; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D011361:Professional Competence; D012147:Restaurants / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture