Logic Model Overview:

UNH Cooperative Extension is recognized statewide as a resource for food safety and sanitation education programs.  UNH Cooperative Extension's food safety programs address high priority issues for each sector of the food system - food production, processing, foodservice, and consumers.   

Situation:

Food borne illness is one of the greatest concerns of public health experts and the food industry. Each year, as many as 76 million Americans experience food borne illness, and an estimated 5,000 deaths are linked to tainted foods. Incredible as these figures are, they probably represent only a fraction of the whole picture.

Many mild cases of food borne illness are never reported for a number of reasons: The victims pass off the symptoms as flu and do not seek medical attention, the illness is misdiagnosed as another problem with similar symptoms, the victim fails to recognize food as the source of the illness, or the physician doesn't report the illness to local health agencies. Diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, or vomiting without fever or upper respiratory distress is often taken to be flu, but people who experience such symptoms are highly likely to be suffering from food borne illness.

Stakeholder Input

From Family & Consumer Resources:
Data was collected from stakeholders via county visits, county and state advisory councils; and reviewed by Family & Consumer Resources specialists and educators.

Assumptions

From Family & Consumer Resources:
1. A committed and skilled professional staff in Family and Consumer Resources will be retained.
2. Cooperative Extension has the capacity to address the educational needs of the residents of NH.
3. Cooperative Extension is a highly effective educational program development and delivery organization and is a non-biased research-based source of information and education.
4. Educational resources needed to achieve long term outcomes will be supported and developed.
5. Effective collaborations of agencies and organizations, and strategic partnerships will strengthen program development, delivery and evaluation.
6. Funding through CSREES, State of NH, and NH counties remains in place and is enhanced through sustainable grants, contracts and gifts.

External Factors

From Family & Consumer Resources:
• Family and Consumer Sciences will become better understood as a discipline.
• Poverty places families and communities under great stress that interferes with their ability to achieve positive outcomes.
• Economic development and stability is a goal for individuals, families, communities and businesses.
• Individuals are challenged to balance personal, family and professional goals and often lack the time to participate in learning opportunities.
• Individuals will choose to make good decisions, be effective parents, choose quality child care, make healthy food choices, handle food safely, and manage their resources with skill if they have the awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skills to do so.

Evaluation Overview

From Family & Consumer Resources:
The goal of the SAFE program evaluation is to demonstrate that a one-session, high reach program implemented statewide can increase food workers' knowledge and intent to perform recommended food safety practices.

   Outputs

      ServSafe®, SAFE (Safety Awareness in the Food Environment) -    (Show details)

   Inputs:

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