NEARS e-Learning

Attachment 5- NEARS e-Learning on Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Screenshots

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0980

Exp. Date xx/xx/xxxx

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Food safety program personnel participating in NEARS will be encouraged to complete this e-Learning course before participating in NEARS; however, the course can be taken independently of NEARS. This e-Learning course provides training on how to use a systems approach in foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessments. Participants acquire in-depth skills and knowledge to

• Investigate foodborne illness outbreaks as a member of a larger outbreak response team,

• Identify an outbreak’s environmental causes, and

• Recommend appropriate control measures.
  
  

Register for the e-Learning course at https://ehseleafio.cdc.gov/

Before participants start the course, they take a pretest to assess current knowledge. After the pretest, participants can start the course on foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessment, which includes the following sections:

1. Your assignment

2. Overview of foodborne illness outbreak environmental assessments

3. Effective interviewing skills

4. Observation and record review

5. Sampling

6. Critical thinking skills

7. Organizing assessment information

8. Control strategies and concluding actions

The course is presented in the context of a simulated virtual environment where participants can interact and practice the skills being learned.

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