Foodborne Disease and Public Health : Summary of an Iranian-American Workshop

The Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board and the National Research Council's Policy and Global Affairs Division convened a workshop in Washington, D.C., entitled Foodborne Disease and Public Health: An Iranian-American Workshop. The overall goals of this workshop were to facilitate the exchange of ideas about foodborne disease and public health and to promote further collaboration among Americans and Iranians on this topic of mutual interest. Experts invited to participate in this workshop addressed a variety of topics, ranging from the surveillance of outbreaks of foodborne illness to approaches to medical training in the Iranian and U.S. educational systems. The workshop was part of a series of cooperative efforts between the United States and Iran as the two countries have collaborated in the past on similar projects relating to foodborne disease. Table of ContentsFront MatterOverview1 Introduction2 Foodborne Disease Surveillance in Iran and in the United States3 Selected Gastrointestinal Diseases in Iran and Their Investigation4 Applying Risk Assessment Methods to Food Microbiology5 Potential Associations Between Foodborne and Chronic Diseases6 Approaches to Health Education7 Opportunities for Future CollaborationReferencesAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Workshop ParticipantsAppendix C: Site VisitsAppendix D: Abbreviations