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Core Curriculum

Food Safety CoE Core Curriculum

See descriptions of the competency categories and tiers below.

Tier 1 Curriculum

Epidemiology

Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Series Course 1

Introduces the complexities of the integrated food system and the core elements of the foodborne investigation and team.

Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Series Course 2

Dive deeper into different surveillance systems and the role they play in outbreak detection. Additionally, explore these systems through a variety of case study examples.

The Three Phases of Effective Interviewing

Learn the fundamental skills and techniques for conducting effective foodborne interviews during foodborne illness investigations.

The 10 Cardinal Rules of Interviewing

Familiarize yourself with the 10 cardinal rules of interviewing and test your knowledge by observing different interview scenarios to identify the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Challenging Interview Scenario Video Series

These videos help interviewers effectively navigate commonly encountered challenging enteric disease interview situations.

Enteric Disease Sexual History Interviewing Toolkit

This two-page handout is designed to be a reference tool for interviewers asking sexual history questions during enteric disease interviews.

Applied Outbreak Investigation (AOI)

Work an outbreak involving a frisbee golf team and learn how to apply epidemiologic skills and methods to a foodborne disease investigation.

Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Series Course 7

Explore the key elements of concluding a foodborne outbreak investigation.

Three Steps and a Hop: A Foodborne Outbreak Case Study (Online)

Wrap up the Epidemiology Tier 1 Core Curriculum by completing a case study based on a local outbreak at a polka dance festival.

Environmental Health

Pathogen Specific Surveillance

A video walking you through a timeline for identifying and reporting cases in foodborne outbreaks.

Environmental Assessment QuickTrain

An introduction on conducting environmental assessments during a foodborne outbreak investigation.

Interviewing Food Workers During Outbreak Investigations

Equips environmental health professionals with best practices for interviewing food workers and managers during a foodborne illness outbreak investigation.

Sampling 101: How to Find Pathogens in Food Facilities

An introduction to best practices for environmental sampling during outbreak investigations

Product Sampling 101 Quick Train

An introduction to food product sampling.

Hypothesis Generation During a Foodborne Outbreak Investigation

The fundamentals of hypothesis generation for foodborne outbreak investigations.

Environmental Assessment Training Series 101 (CDC)

Establish foundation of skills needed for conducting an environmental assessment in an isolated food service setting.

Legal Aspects of Public Health Food Safety

Learn how to navigate the legal waters of food safety.

Outbreak Team Member

Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Online Series

The Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Online Series (FOIS) is an online self-paced training that promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks.

Illness at the Inn: A Foodborne Outbreak Case Study

An interactive online case study puts you at the center of a local foodborne illness outbreak.

Tier 2 Curriculum

Epidemiology

Advanced Course for Enteric Epidemiologists

A comprehensive online training program designed to enhance the skills of public health professionals in detecting and investigating enteric disease outbreaks.

Pining for a Common Source: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation

Enhance your outbreak investigation skills with this comprehensive case study, a key component of the epidemiology tier two core curriculum.

Environmental Health

Environmental Assessment Training Series 102 (CDC)

Learn how to conduct an environmental assessment in a food service setting as part of a larger foodborne illness outbreak.

Pining for a Common Source: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation

Enhance your outbreak investigation skills with this comprehensive case study, a key component of the environmental health tier two core curriculum.

Outbreak Team Member

Pining for a Common Source: Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation

Enhance your outbreak investigation skills with this comprehensive case study based on an actual 2011 Salmonella outbreak.

Tier 3 Curriculum

If you are interested in completing Tier 3 of the core curriculum, please contact us.