Indian Health ServiceOffice of Environmental Health & Engineering

Food Safety UpdatesBy

LCDR Sarah Snyder

Indian Health Service

Overview- 13 Areas

- 566 Federally Recognized Tribes

- 2+ million American Indian / Alaska Natives

Indian Health Service

Office of Environmental Health & Engineering

Five Divisions

Facilities Planning & Construction

Engineering Services

Facilities Operations

Sanitation Facilities Construction

Environmental Health Services

Division of Environmental Health ServicesEnvironmental Healthincludes:

- Sanitarians - Safety Officer - Institutional EH Officers - Injury Prevention Coordinators

Division of Environmental Health Services

Five Priority Areas- Children’s Environment- Food Safety- Safe Drinking Water- Vectorborne & Communicable

Disease- Health Homes

FSF = 6,000 over 34 states

Two Areas enrolled in the standards

April - Online Food Handler training course

September -Updated WebEHRs 2015 FDA Food Code Rolled out Discovery reports

National Level

Food Safety as a GPRA measure FY 2016-2020

Children’s environments Risk Factor : Employee health & hygiene Protective Factors: Health policies, bare hand

contact with RTE, and hand washing Measurements: Policies, training, observations Comparing out of compliance rates over time

National Level

Serve 43 Tribal communities

One staff enrolled in FDA Standardization

Utilizing national IHS Food Handler Training Certification online to augment training by regional staff

Working on plans for developing Tribal capacity to provide EH and food safety services related to enterprises

Portland Initiatives

Service to 48 Tribes

Advanced training Isolated areas

Focus on Senior Centers with CFMs: USDA does not require Increase from 8%-67% in three years Foodborne illness risk factor violations reduced

20% Improved communication between

Phoenix

104 Tribes & 5 field staff * August - Completed the Self –Assessment

2013 FDA Clearinghouse determined IHS will not be able to meet standard 1, 4, and 6 No legal jurisdiction Standard 4 can only meet 8 of the 10

requirements May meet Standard 7 Working toward standard 2

California Area

Identified coding issues

Developing data analysis activities for staff

Increase understanding for standardization

California Area

Pacific Region Areas

Alaska Area/OEHE4141 Ambassador

Drive Suite 300

Anchorage, AK 99508Ph. (907) 729-3501

California Area/DEHS650 Capitol Mall

Suite 7-100Sacramento, CA 95814

Ph. (916) 930-3945, ext. 336

Phoenix Area/DEHS40 North Central Ave

Suite 720Phoenix, AZ 85004Ph. (602) 364-5078

Portland Area/DEHS 1414 NW Northrup St

Suite 800Portland, OR 97209Ph. (503) 414-7774

Navajo Area/DEHSP.O. Box 9020

Window Rock, AZ 86515

Ph. (928) 871-5807

Tucson Area/EHSB7900 South J Stock RoadTucson, AZ 85746-7012

Ph. (520) 295-5629