Food safety: Reducing the risk of food-borne illness

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Foodborne infections cause 76 million illnesses and 5,200 deaths in the U.S. each year.


Healthy people 2010 objective:

Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease.

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Restaurateur Workshop

Are you interested in opening your own restaurant?  If so, there is training just for you. Oklahoma State University’s School of Hotel & Restaurant Administration, the Oklahoma Restaurant Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the Tulsa City-County Health Department and Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, have joined together to develop a Restauranteur Basic Training.  The training will provide you with the information needed to open your own restaurant.

Topics discussed during the workshop:

Layout & Design
Business Plans/Branding & Marketing
Permit Acquisition/Timeline
Food Safety/HACCP
Human Resources
Menu Planning

The training will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $199 per participant. The registration fee will cover material and lunch costs. Seating is limited, so register today! Class dates and locations are as follows (click the date to register):

August 26, 2008 – Tulsa City-County Health Department, Tulsa
October 28, 2008 – Hospitality Center, Oklahoma City
January 27, 2009 – Tulsa City-County Health Department, Tulsa
April 28, 2009 – Hospitality Center, Oklahoma City
August 25, 2009 – Tulsa City-County Health Department, Tulsa
October 27, 2009 – Hospitality Center, Oklahoma City