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Food Hygiene for Vulnerable Groups Initiative (Over 60’s)

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Rationale for the Initiative

• Previous 5 + 1 Pack ‘Food and Healthy Eating’

• FSA National Food Safety Week (2009) • Theme ‘KEEPING FOOD SAFE’• National Census Population Data • HPA data • Supported the ‘East Midlands Food

and Health Action Plan’

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Key Messages

• ‘Use-by’ dates• Fridge temperatures• Storage instructions• Ready to eat food • Avoiding certain foods

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Funding

• Close working with PCT• LSP meetings – funding stream• ‘Communities for Health’

funding £20,000 obtained• Delivered at no cost to the

Council • Target in Corporate Plan

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‘Gate-crashing’ approach

• Existing organised events• No cost for venue • ‘Captive’ audience• Effective approach• 20 minutes maximum• ‘Freebies’ important

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Mop-up

• Question and answer sessions• Opportunity to signpost

services for older people• Freebies• Evaluation forms

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Numbers

• 1167 attended (only 91 male)• 57 community groups contacted

– 47 booked• 991 returned questionnaires

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Q3: What will you do differently as a result of this presentation?

Regularly%

Occasional%

Rarely%

Never%

Check my fridge temperature

83.9 11.6 2.6 1.9

Check the date on my food

93.4 6.0 0.6 0.0

Keep raw and cooked food separate

97.0 1.9 0.6 0.4

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Further questionnaires

• Sent out to group leaders • Asking whether the group members

continue to carry out these tasks• Carried out by show of hands• 313 respondents from 14 groups

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Results

How many members of the group still check their fridge temperatures?

90%

How many members of the group still check the dates on their food?

88%

How many members of the group still keep raw and cooked foods separate?

87.5%

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HPA Data

• Supplied data for food poisoning in over 65’s in Bolsover in 2009 and 2010

• Rate in 2009 was 63.05 (per 100,000)• Rate in 2010 was 47.29 (per 100,000)• Based on HPA’s figure of 12,688 over

65’s living in Bolsover• Not statistically significant and could

be due to other environmental factors

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And finally…………..

Benefits included:

• Raised profile of Environmental Health and other Council services

• Fostered good relations with community groups

• Initiative designed to allow delivery to other vulnerable groups

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Any Questions?