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Impact Report
| For plan | Nutrition Education and Behavior (Colfax County) |
| Date | November 3, 2011, 11:07 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | “Colfax County Food Protection Alliance / Task Force” In April of 2011, the home economist participated in Food Transportation Vulnerability training in Albuquerque that was jointly offered by the SW Border Food Safety and Defense Center, the University of Tennessee and the US Department of Homeland Security. Subsequent food transportation and safety training at the NMSU – CES Can It training later in April encouraged the home economist to initiate the Colfax County Food Protection Alliance / Task Force in May of 2011. The introductory meeting was attended by eight (8) individuals representing the NM Environment Department, Head Start, Miner’s Colfax Medical Center, Higgins Environment Consulting, the NM Livestock Board, WIC, the NM Department of Health, and K-Bob’s Restaurant. Nine additional invitations were extended to food related organizations, agencies and businesses. The group discussed the background leading to the development of this county, “grass roots” based food protection alliance; the purpose of the alliance to develop a network to better respond to food protection and safety incidents; resources that could be used to address a food safety event; potential threats to our food supply along the I-25 corridor and training or educational needs for the alliance and the general public. Additional partners or members to the alliance were also identified at this first meeting. The county alliance met again in July and September adding five (5) new members from the Raton HS Culinary Arts Department, the Raton Middle School Family and Consumer Science Department, the local American Red Cross, and the First Street Farmer’s Market to the group. During this time the home economist submitted a news article, “Busting Food Safety Myths”, to the Raton Range on behalf of the alliance as an educational piece for the general public and spoke on KRTN Radio’s morning talk show, “This, That and The Other”, to address the listeria outbreak found in cantaloupes grown near Colfax County. Food safety materials were also posted within the City of Raton display case at Roundhouse Park and brochures were given to high school FCS students in Raton and farmer’s market customers. Additional food safety information was displayed by the home economist at the Angel Fire Wellness Fair in June and the Colfax County Fair in August. Three members and the home economist have also registered for the 2nd Annual State Food Protection Alliance Conference to be held in November of 2011. This will allow for further development of the Colfax County Alliance. |