Environmental Health-'Net.Grant-Writing Tutorial <http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants.html> U.S. EPA's Web site is now providing a grant-writing tutorial with examples of effective grant packages, resources and contacts, and a mock grant-writing activity. Users can compare their results with a successful grant application. The tutorial is tailored toward environmental education, environmental justice, and pollution prevention grants, but the process is useful in preparing applicants for any U.S. EPA grant. (Adapted with permission from NACCHO NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials Membership Monthly, April 1999.) Declines in Salmonella salmonella Any of the rod-shaped, gram-negative, non-oxygen-requiring bacteria that make up the genus Salmonella. Their main habitat is the intestinal tract of humans and other animals. and Campylobacter Campylobacter Genus of gram-negative spiral-shaped bacteria infecting mammals. Many species, especially C. fetus, cause miscarriage in sheep and cattle. C. jejuni is a common cause of food poisoning. Sources include meats (particularly chicken) and unpasteurized milk. Illnesses <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodnet/foodnet.htm> Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC) show a decline in the overall incidence of Salmonella and Campylobacter infections - two of the most common causes of foodborne diseases in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The data, which came from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (Foodnet), show a 14 percent decline in the number of Salmonella infections between 1996 and 1998. (Adapted with permission from NACCHO Membership Monthly, June 1999.) New Website on Food Safety <http://www.foodsafety.gov/presidentscouncil> The President's Council on Food Safety has established the above Internet website to provide information electronically on Council activities and food safety issues. President Clinton issued an executive order August 25, 1998, creating the Council and charging it with developing a comprehensive strategic plan for federal food safety activities and making recommendations to the President on how to implement that plan. The website includes the Council's charter, transcripts from four public meetings, and the Council's response to the National Academy of Sciences report on the state of the nation's food safety system. Through links to other federal and state government sites dealing with food safety issues, the Council site offers the latest food safety news, including recall information and consumer advice, and provides consumers with instructions on reporting possible foodborne illnesses A foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any illness resulting from the consumption of food. Although foodborne illness is commonly called food poisoning, this is often a misnomer. and related product complaints. The Council is jointly chaired by Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented the Fourth Congressional District of Kansas as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. , Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala, and Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. |
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