Multi-channel Communication Between

Food Safety Specialist & Field Educators

-Build the Toolbox

Wenqing (Wennie) Xu, Ph.D.

Consumer Food Safety SpecialistSchool of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Louisiana State University AgCenter

Food safety education = Communication

• Geographics matter

• Program structure specific

Food safety education = Communication

State specialist

Field agents and educators

Parish chairs

Regional directors

Regional coordinators

Upper administration

Determine what is needed & develop what fits

Agents’ Request

Emergency Response

High-risk Population

Satsuma

MayhawCrawfish

Clip of the eLearning module

1. Pregnant Women

2. Cancer patients

3. Young kids

Baton Rouge Woman’s Hospital

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Food safety diet

Neutropenic diet

LSU AgCenter & Southern University

What is the best way to deliver?

Face-to-face

Fact sheets

Podcast

Videos

Evaluate what matters

• Knowledge gain

• Beliefs change

• Confidence increase

• Behavior change

• Bigger impact

Food safety is seriousbut food safety education could be fun

It takes a team!

Thank you!