Outbreak response
Developing best practices in foodborne disease prevention
We're training future leaders in food safety by providing continuing education and resources.
Who we are
The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) is one of six Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Our center is a collaboration between the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado School of Public Health.
What we do
Training
We teach current and future public health professionals how to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks.
Resources
We provide illness outbreak resources for public health professionals and educators.
Assessment
We perform needs assessments to identify resource gaps in foodborne illness outbreaks.
Report an outbreak
Are you aware of a foodborne illness outbreak in Colorado? Contact the Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division in the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment to report it.
Featured tools and trainings
Outbreak playbook
This playbook walks public health professionals through the 11 steps of an outbreak investigation.
Presentation skills
Learn how to organize, prioritize, and disseminating case information for communicable diseases.
Mock interview: Sexual history
Learn how to take a sexual history during a communicable disease investigation.
Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
Mail Stop B119
Aurora, CO 80045