12/14/12- The Livingston Department of Public Health will work with other local counties and agencies to help the nation better understand and respond to food-borne illness outbreaks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development funds to conduct a multi-agency investigation of food-borne illness. Michigan is one of only two states to receive this type of grant. The Livingston Department of Public Health will work with the state and four other counties to conduct the investigation. Diane McCormick, the department's Environmental Health Director tells WHMI that the counties will discuss how they have previously reacted to food-borne illness outbreaks, where they came from, and how they can prepare for outbreaks in the future. The investigation will also be aided by epidemiologists and other Michigan agencies such as the Department of Community Health and the Department of Agriculture. Work on the project will begin in January and will continue through 2015. The efforts of the investigation will not be limited to helping residents of Michigan, but will be shared with other states to help the nation better react to foodborne illness outbreaks and prevent people from getting sick. (SO)
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