Indian Health Service Office of Environmental Health & Engineering Food Safety Updates By 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 Services Environmental Health includes : - 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 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/OEHE 4141 Ambassador Drive Suite 300 Anchorage, AK Ph. (907) California Area/DEHS 650 Capitol Mall Suite Sacramento, CA Ph. (916) , ext. 336 Phoenix Area/DEHS 40 North Central Ave Suite 720 Phoenix, AZ Ph. (602) Portland Area/DEHS 1414 NW Northrup St Suite 800 Portland, OR Ph. (503) Navajo Area/DEHS P.O. Box 9020 Window Rock, AZ Ph. (928) Tucson Area/EHSB 7900 South J Stock Road Tucson, AZ Ph. (520)