Description: Base knowledge of public health principles and successes related to feed and food programs.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss public health principles and successes.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Define relevant terminology.

2. Locate resources.

3. State the goal of public health.

4. Describe the three components of public health.

5. Explain what actions public health professionals take to promote public health.

6. Provide examples of public health programs.

7. Provide examples of public health successes.

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Description: The evaluation of data to determine the impact from exposure to disease and the effects on public health.

Terminal Competency: Describe the best practices for public health assessments.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain the importance of assessment.

2. Explain the role of epidemiology.

3. Explain the role of risk factors.

4. Discuss the purpose of data collection and analysis.

5. Explain the public health implications of a disease.

6. Differentiate active and passive surveillance.

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Description: A basic knowledge of policy development.

Terminal Competency:

Describe policy development and implementation.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain how incidents drive policy.

2. Explain how research influences policy.

3. Explain how stakeholders influence policy.

4. Explain how the political process influences policy.

5. Explain how policy is implemented.

6. Give an example of the implementation of a public health policy.

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Description: A description of how the public health professional can be proactive to educate and protect the community.

Terminal Competency:

Describe the use of education and outreach in public health.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain the importance of education and outreach.

2. Give examples of health communication methods.

3. Identify relevant public health issues for outreach.

4. Describe populations that would benefit from education and outreach.

5. Explain outreach methods for intended audience.

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Description: Basic knowledge of disease mitigation.

Terminal Competency:

Describe approaches to prevent, reduce, or control disease.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Discuss the importance of disease mitigation.

2. Discuss disease prevention strategies.

3. Explain modes of disease transmission.

4. List risk factors that increase susceptibility to disease in populations.

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Description: How emerging health issues can influence public health.

Terminal Competency:

Identify how emerging health issues affect public health.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the concept of emerging health issues.

2. Provide an example of how an emerging health issue has impacted public health policy and regulation.

3. Provide examples of currently emerging health issues.

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Description: Basic knowledge of how food regulatory agencies promote public health.

Terminal Competency:

Describe the role of the food safety professional in public health.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the contribution of feed/food safety activities to public health.

2. Discuss how feed/food safety is influenced by public health.

3. Describe the role of feed/food safety professionals in mitigation of public health threats.

4. Describe the role of feed/food safety professionals in promoting public health.

5. Give an example of how a feed/food safety professional promotes public health.

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