Assessment and Identification of Areas for Improvement of a Local Health Department Food Safety Program

Simple item page
dc.creatorHarris, Ann Marie
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:50:50Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:50:50Z
dc.date.issued2008-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-15T11:51:11-07:00
dc.description.abstractHarris, Ann Marie. Assessment and Identification of Areas for Improvement of a Local Health Department Food Safety Program. Master of Public Health (Environmental Health), May 2008, 14 pp. 1 table, 1 figure, references, 14 titles. The Fort Worth Public Health Department (FWPHD) established a standardized assessment to compare compliance rates for risk factors contributing to foodborne illness. The FWPHD identified significantly higher compliance rates in four out of six risk factors. Risk factors posing the greatest risk for out of compliance observations included threats from contaminated equipment and chemical/other hazards. Fast food establishments had a significantly greater risk for contaminated equipment (OR=1.81; CI=1.27, 2.58). Chemical/other hazards was the only risk factor with a higher overall out of compliance rate than the FDA. The FWPHD can now accurately track the effectiveness of training and education programs for food handlers, consumer health specialists, and the overall inspection process.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/28835
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenance.legacyDownloads0
dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectEnvironmental Health and Protection
dc.subjectEnvironmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subjectEnvironmental Public Health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectHealth Communication
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOccupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
dc.subjectOrganisms
dc.subjectOther Pharmacology, Toxicology and Environmental Health
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectViruses
dc.subjectfood borne illness
dc.subjectlocal health department food safety program
dc.subjectcompliance rates for risk factors
dc.subjectfort worth public health department
dc.titleAssessment and Identification of Areas for Improvement of a Local Health Department Food Safety Program
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Harris_AssessmentAndIdentificationOf.pdf
Size:
9.41 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

School of Public Health
Theses and Dissertations