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Impact Report

For plan Protect Food from Microbial Contamination through Food Safety Education (McKinley County)
Date November 19, 2010, 11:06 pm
For Objective Long-term Show long-term objectives
Impact Report Connections Child Care Porvider Food Safety Training According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most commonly reported risk factors that contribute to foodborne disease are improper temperature, inadequate cooking time, poor personal hygiene, contaminated equipment, and foods from unsafe sources. Therefore child care providers follow certain guidelines to control the risk factors that contribute to foodborne disease. With continuing education in Food Safety Child Care Providers credentials are kept current with the latest information and health risks. Agents provide yearly training to help providers earn credits in needed areas to comply with state and federal regulation. Topics covered in Food Safety Training included: cold storage, proper thawing, cooling, proper preparation of food, hand washing and glove use. Certificates are provided for all participants who attend the training and a copy is placed in their file for reference purposes. 48 Connections (child care providers) completed a 2 hour training the first group met on April 15, 2010 at Churchrock Chapter House and the second group met at Rock Springs Chapter House on August 12, 2010. Evaluation was provided by Connections and results will be provided for the extension agent. In continuing with Food Safety Training on November 18, 2009, 38 Child Care Providers received their certificate of completion for a one hour training held at the Chichiltah Chapter House in conjunction with Nutrition training. Both trainings were provided by the extension agent at the request of the Navajo Nation Child Care & Development Fund Program. Food safety topics covered during the session included relevant topics mentioned in the preceding paragraph.