Date: July 26, 2012Funding Opportunity Announcement Number; RFA-FD-12-027Project: Improve and enhance Stearns County's food safety program through the use of technology.The County will purchase e-learning software and develop modules that will be used for food safetytraining and education on-line or in the field. Specific e-learning modules will be developed for use in avariety of situations including, but not limited to the following;1. License Renewal As an education component of the annual license renewal process forcurrently licensed establishments. All currently licensed establishments will need to have one personsuccessfully complete the on-line education module before a renewal license will be issued.2. New License Issuance As an education component of the licensing requirements to obtain alicense for a new establishment.3. Poor Inspection Reports As an education tool for establishments that have poor inspectionreports. Establishments that do poorly in certain areas of their inspections would be required tocomplete specific modules related to the areas of concern. Specific e-learning modules will bedeveloped for in the field use allowing inspectors to provide e-learning training on site.4. Food Management Tool As an education component for food establishment managers. FoodManagers will have access to the e-learning modules to train their managers and food workers onvarious food safety issues especially in the identification of uncontrolled critical control points resultingin a better educated work force. The use of e- learning modules will allow the County to make greaterconnections to a younger generation of food workers who are familiar with technology and prefer amore interactive learning environment which will improve food safety.

Public Health Relevance

We are proposing to create e-learning modules that will be used by staff and the food industry to improve food safety education and training. The result will be a decrease in the potential for foodborne illnesses.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type
Research Demonstration--Cooperative Agreements (U18)
Project #
1U18FD004728-01
Application #
8518844
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1-SRC (99))
Project Start
2012-09-10
Project End
2015-06-30
Budget Start
2012-09-10
Budget End
2013-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Stearns County
Department
Type
DUNS #
038375630
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Country
United States
Zip Code
56303