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Who has a role in creating a Food-Safe School?

No one person can ensure that the school is food-safe. Everyone interested in the health and safety of students, staff, faculty and administration has an important role. The Food-Safe Schools Action Guide has Action Sheets and in-depth modules for each of these key players:

• school administrators
• the food-safe school team leader
• school foodservice staff
• school nurses
• teachers
• families and students
• local health department staff
• local cooperative extension

The Action Sheets highlight the role of each person in preventing foodborne illness and provide critical recommendations that are tied to the Food-Safe School Needs Assessment and Planning Guide.

Here is a small sampling of the many things each person can do to help ensure a food-safe school.
School Administrators can:

• Provide support and approval for implementing a food-safe school program
• Develop and/or implement policies, protocols, and procedures for school staff to ensure a food-safe eating environment

The Food-Safe School Team Leader can:

• Unite team efforts to assess and strengthen current school food safety practices
• Follow up with food-safe school team members to ensure that improvement efforts are carried out

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