| For sporadic cases, do you have enough people to: |
48 |
|
|
|
| Compare to standardized case definition |
|
85 |
15 |
|
| Enter data |
|
79 |
19 |
2 |
Review data for consistency and completeness
|
|
71
|
27
|
2
|
| During outbreaks, do you have enough people to: |
48 |
|
|
|
| Compare to standardized case definition |
|
90 |
10 |
|
| Enter data |
|
73 |
19 |
8 |
Review data for completeness and consistency
|
|
71
|
23
|
6
|
In your enteric/foodborne disease epidemiology program, do you have sufficient statistical support?
|
47
|
45
|
47
|
9
|
| Do you have a dedicated enteric/foodborne disease epidemiologist at your agency? |
48 |
48 |
50 |
2 |
| If yes to question above, what is the highest level of education of the epidemiologist? |
23 |
|
|
|
| Masters degree |
|
61 |
|
|
| Doctoral degree |
|
26 |
|
|
Bachelor degree
|
|
13
|
|
|
| During an outbreak investigation, do epidemiologists routinely accompany environmental health/sanitation specialist(s)? |
48 |
44 |
50 |
6 |
| Is there a 24-hour on-call response mechanism for foodborne disease issues? |
48 |
96 |
4 |
|
| Can you get public health laboratory support 24/7/365? |
48 |
81 |
15 |
4 |
| Can you get environmental health/sanitation support 24 hours per day? |
48 |
60 |
23 |
17 |
| Do your epidemiologists receive training in environmental food facility inspections? |
48 |
13 |
85 |
2 |
| Do your environmental health/sanitation specialists receive training in epidemiology? |
48 |
63 |
33 |
4 |
