About
AFDO offered this free session to learn more about the program and to apply for funding through NEHA’s Explorer Program. During this 60-minute webinar, a group of panelists with extensive experience with NEARS will discuss:
- The purpose of NEARS
- Its benefits in improving foodborne illness outbreak investigations
- Data collected from NEARS used to evaluate and improve your food safety program
- Take follow-up actions to prevent future outbreaks
- Develop or modify policies or regulations
- Meet FDA Voluntary Retail Program Standard 5
Presenter
- Dr. Laura Brown, Team Lead, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC;
- Nicole Hedeen, Senior Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health;
- Danny Ripley, Environmental Health Specialist, Tennessee Department of Health;
- Lauren DiPrete, Senior Environmental Health Specialist, Southern Nevada Health District;
- Laura Wildey, Senior Program Analyst, Food Safety, National Environmental Health Association.
