Foodborne illness: "Did You Know?" - May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

Foodborne illness is a significant problem in the United States, but addressingenvironmental causes can help prevent it. Each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases. You can take CDC’s free e-learning courseon assessing environmental causes of foodborne illness outbreaks. States and localities can also register for CDC’s newsurveillance system to collect data from environmental assessments. To submit ideas for Did You Know?, email the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. For more information, visit our website.