BAC Talk: News for Partners & Friends May 2021
Greetings!

Here's a special message from PFSE Executive Director Shelley Feist!
Mission Moment
Upcoming Events
BAC Fighters will be gathering on  Facebook Live Monday, June 7 at 7 p.m. EST, for a special event focusing on getting kids in the kitchen!

Special guest Beau Coffron, a blogger known as the Lunchbox Dad, will join us to share his experience with healthy lunches for kids.
Even more exciting: we will be announcing the winners of the Young Cooks Recipe Challenge! You will be the first to see "The Healthy Lunch" — a kid-friendly cookbook filled with food safety activities and 14 new safe recipes!

Mark your calendar, and bring the kids! And share this blog post on how creating safe recipes teaches kids valuable skills!
Virtual Partner & Federal Liaison Meeting
Thursday, September 9
12 noon Eastern

Register here to attend the virtual Partner meeting.
Share the Celebration:
Monday, June 7 is World Food Safety Day!
Here are a few ideas for sharing the importance of food safety on this special occasion!

Download your resource toolkit at the PFSE World Food Safety Day web page!
National Food Safety Education Month 
September 2021
Make sure to access your Dropbox folder called: PFSE National Food Safety Education Month 2021.

This special folder will be used as a way for PFSE Partners and Liaisons to interact and plan together if you wish. You can share resources or use this info for inspiration. 
  
Take the time to jot down your activities in the document labeled "Partner Activities Info Share." Also, add any hashtags you are planning to use in the file called "Hashtags for National Food Safety Education Month."

Stay tuned on PFSE's specific resources for Partners. You will be notified when populated. Contact Britanny Saunier for access to the Dropbox folder.
Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit
CDC has released a new Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit.

The toolkit was developed to help state and local health departments respond to suspected or confirmed cases, clusters, or outbreaks of Shigella infection.

The toolkit includes information on:

  • Data collection
  • Responding to an outbreak of Shigella infection
  • Sanitation, hygiene, and cleaning
  • Fact sheets, palm cards, and letter templates to aid communications with the public, including materials specific to key populations 

Online Resources for YOU!
Check out the updated Partners page!

  • Partner renewal form
  • Marketing/Communications resources
  • BAC Talk past issues
  • Partner meeting documents
  • PFSE logo and style guide

Can't find something? Reach out to Shawnte Loeri or Britanny Saunier for help.