Interested in newly developed foodborne outbreak investigation tools and resources? NEHA, in collaboration with CDC's Environmental Health Services Branch, the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CO CoE), and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center recently developed a variety of user-friendly and useful environmental assessment (EA) tools, trainings and resources for regulatory food safety programs. 

Start here: 

Environmental Assessment Training and Tools Handout - Explains each of the tools, provides guidance on when to use the tools and who the target audience is for each. Includes:

• CDC e-Learning on Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks 
• CO CoE Environmental Assessment QuickTrain  
• CO CoE Just-in-Time Training
• NEHA Training Portal
• NEHA Online Environmental Assessment (EA) Certificate 
• NEW Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator Credential

By utilizing these many great resources available, food safety programs can better prepare, respond, and prevent foodborne illness outbreaks.