This course is provided by North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness UNC. This course will require a separate registration with UNC. Click on the course title to launch the course. Register with UNC from the main page that opens. When you are finished, and have received a copy of your certificate from UNC, you may choose "Mark Complete" from the action menu on your Learning Plan page in your Workspace in the LMS. This presentation by Pam Jenkins, MSN, EdD, Foodborne Disease Nurse Epidemiologist at the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, gives the viewer an introduction to epidemiological investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks. Educational Objectives Understand the importance of investigating foodborne disease outbreaks Understand the epidemiology of foodborne disease outbreaks in the US and North Carolina Understand the steps in an outbreak investigation by working through a large Salmonella serotype Heidelberg outbreak in a NC restaurant Understand the role of epidemiologist, microbiologist, environmental health specialist during an investigation Understand the importance of interacting with the media during a foodborne disease outbreak.