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Foodborne Illness In the News!
Foodborne Illness In the News!
Your job is to find a news story about a foodborne illness outbreak that occured within the last four (4) years in Canada and then imagine you are a Public Health investigator who has been asked to document this outbreak.
⬅️ A great starting place is Food Safety News Canada or the Canadian Institute of Food Safety. Think about identifying the 5Ws: who, what, where, when, why (and, if possible, H - "how"). This will most likely help you address sections #1 (the outbreak) and #3 (public health response) of your assignment.
Feel free to branch out using a more general Google search! My recommendation? Focus on news outlets like CTV, CBC, or Global News.
Conducting Research:
The Pathogen, Prevention, and Recommendations
Once you've identified your outbreak and learned about what happened, you must use at least three (3) credible sources to "invesigate" and to find out more about the pathogen that caused the outbreak.
Mrs. Leppard has already provided you with some helpful resources (linked below), but feel free to explore other options. For instance, you may want to search the EBSCO databases or use Google Scholar. Use the most relevant terminology as your keywords and refine your search as you go.
Under the menu option "Health", there is information on diseases, product safety, and recalls/safety alerts.
Use the top navigation bar options - "Health Topics" and "Outbreaks" - to learn more about your topic.
Here you will find blog posts, articles, reports, and more regarding food safety.
Using EBSCO Databases
Using EBSCO Databases
Using Google Scholar
Using Google Scholar
⬅️ Google Scholar is another means of research that could prove helpful. Make sure you use keywords and keep your searching requirements in mind.
If you have not used Google Scholar, this guide ➡️ will prove super helpful!
Determining Credibility
As you research your outbreak, you must always ask yourself the following question: is this source credible? Below, you will find several ways to apply to CRAAP test to your resources. Flip through the presentation and/or use the checklist provided (hard copies at the front of the learning area) to check that your resources are not only on topic but that they are reliable as well.
Evaluating Resources: The CRAAP TestPage updated
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