Transcript Food Safety Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators Dr. Huey-Ling Lin, Project Director

Food Safety Professional
Development for
Early Childhood Educators
Dr. Huey-Ling Lin, Project Director
Alabama State University
Overview
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Funding Agency
Project Goals
Project Activities
Q&A
An Integrated
Research, Education, and Extension
Competitive Grant
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Has been funded through U.S. Department of
Agriculture ($500,000 for three years)
Overall Concept
Teacher
Training
Affects
Teaching
practices
Teachers
Children’s
practicing
food
safety
behaviors
Reduces
Risk of foodbourn illness
Project Goals
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Project will develop research based food
safety education training module.
ECE teachers and parents will participate and
increase number of hours in food safety
education training.
Project Goals
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ECE teachers and parents will increase
knowledge and understanding of effective
strategies to teach children about food safety
behaviors in classrooms.
ECE teachers will more frequently apply and
teach food safety practices in the classroom.
Project Goals
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Children will demonstrate improved food
safety practices in the classroom.
There will reduce the risk of the food-borne
illness in Alabama.
Project Activities
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Multidisciplinary teams will develop a
research-based food safety education
training module.
Project Activities
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ECE administrator, teacher and parent
team will participate in one day “Teach-toOthers” food safety education training.
Project Activities
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Mini grants and technical assistance will
be provided to assist the participating
teams in conducting “Share-the-Training”
with their colleagues and parents.
Conclusion
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Funding Agency
Project Goals
Project Activities
Q&A