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KIDS FIRST
Foodservice Staff
can:
- Provide leadership
and educate others in the school-such as teachers who prepare
foods in the classroom-to practice proper food safety practices
- Develop and follow
clear guidelines in the event of a real or suspected foodborne
illness outbreak
School Nurse can:
- Promote essential
prevention strategies such as handwashing
- Play a key role
in identifying potential outbreak
Teachers can:
- Incorporate food
safety concepts into the curriculum, teaching it from historical,
economic, cultural, social, scientific, technological or other
perspectives
- Help student
better understand decisions
and practices that affect their health and empower them to take
an active role in preventing foodborne illness
Families and Students
can:
- Model and enforce
appropriate food safety practices at home
- Advocate for
health, safety and well-being of students in school through avenues
such as the PTA and PTO
Local Health
Departments can:
- Assist schools
in developing food safety policies and procedures
- Be resources
for training and information on food safety and foodborne illness
Cooperative Extension
can:
- Provide food
safety curricula and materials to schools
- Be knowledgeable
about current food safety practices and participate in trainings
for school staff
The resources to
become a Food-Safe School are at your fingertips. Log on now to
www.foodsafeschools.org
and be on your way to a healthier and safer school for students,
faculty and peers. For more information contact Kids First RI at
401-751-4503.
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