Accession Number:

AD1026815

Title:

Getting the Message Across: An Analysis of Foodborne Outbreak Communications Between Federal, State, and Local Health Agencies

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United States

Personal Author(s):

• Samarya-Timm,Michele

Report Date:

2016-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

185.0

Abstract:

To assure coordination of emergency response across multiple areas of responsibility, clear methods of communication between public health agencies need to be defined before responding to foodborne outbreaks. Such capacity is essential to assure the United States can satisfy its goal of achieving an Integrated Food Safety System, as mandated under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. With this in mind, a comparative analysis was conducted of 21 states general operating procedures to ascertain lines and modes of communication related to foodborne outbreaks, evaluate for procedural commonalities and best practices, identify potential barriers to effective communication, and make recommendations to enhance multi-directional coordinated information exchanges among health agencies.

Descriptors:

• food
• infectious diseases
• information exchange
• interagency coordination
• public health
• counterterrorism
• environmental health
• disease outbreaks
• quarantine
• personnel management
• communication systems
• department of state
• department of homeland security
• medical personnel
• emergencies
• poisoning

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE