The NY CoE has partnered with the Rhode Island and Maryland Departments of Health to create multiple training resources for local and state health agencies conducting environmental sampling. Those looking to gain an overview of environmental sampling can access a recording of our live 60-minute webinar: Sampling 101: How to find pathogens in food facilities . Those looking to understand environmental sampling in the context of Listeria can access a recording of our webinar: The 3 C’s of Listeria: Characteristics, Contamination and Control. The Listeria webinar is also split into three parts for a shorter more focused review:
- Characteristics – Listeria Characteristics
- Contamination – Listeria Contamination in Food Facilities
- Control – Listeria Control Regulations and Verification
For public health officials looking to supplement previous environmental investigation trainings, such as the webinars listed above, they can access our Environmental Health Quick Train Videos. These videos are designed to provide short refreshers in an easily accessible video format. The series includes 6 videos:
- Getting Into the Mindset Video
- Assembling Tools and Preparation for Sampling Video
- General Considerations for Choosing Sampling Sites Video
- General Considerations for Sampling for Listeria Video
- General Considerations for Sampling for Salmonella Video
- Basics of Swabbing Video
For information on Listeria and environmental sampling in a text-based format, you can download our Listeria Fact Sheets (available in multiple translations). More information on environmental sampling can be found on the New York CoE.