# The efficacy of Certified Professional Food Manager training in reducing risk factors in locally owned establishments.

> **NIH FDA U18** · WEST HARTFORD BLOOMFIELD HEALTH DISTRICT · 2020 · $70,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
 The primary goal of this study is to decrease the incidence of risk factor violations in locally
owned, small establishments by providing community outreach and assisting them in food safety
training. West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District will provide Servsafe Certified Professional Food
Safety Manager training to 10 restaurants in need. The district will then work with the restaurants to
develop long-term food safety training programs for their employees.
 These 10 restaurants will be identified by analyzing data from past inspections in the years
2018-2019. An employee in a manager or designated alternate position who will be competent in
training other employees shall be selected to attend the Servsafe course. After successful completion of
the course, the newly certified individual will work with a designated health inspector to develop a
longterm training program that can be implemented in their establishment. The certified individual will
be expected to return to their establishment and institute this newly developed program.
 To observe results, food inspectors will conduct 3 follow up inspections at the selected
restaurants to determine if the establishments have implemented their food safety training plans, and
have retained training records. The principle investigator will then take the results of these inspections
and analyze whether the incidence of risk factor violations has increased or decreased despite the
offered training.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10150231
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007038-01
- **Recipient organization:** WEST HARTFORD BLOOMFIELD HEALTH DISTRICT
- **Principal Investigator:** Nicole Gibeau
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $70,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10150231

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10150231, The efficacy of Certified Professional Food Manager training in reducing risk factors in locally owned establishments. (1U18FD007038-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10150231. Licensed CC0.

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