Continuing Education, EATS 102

Objectives

The goal of this activity is to teach how to conduct an environmental assessment in a food service setting as part of a larger foodborne illness outbreak investigation that spans regional and state boundaries. This training expands upon the foundational skills taught in EATS 101 by giving students additional practice with environmental assessments with an additional challenge of working within a larger investigation team comprised of regional, state, and federal partners.

After completing this training, students will be able to do the following:

1. Identify the steps for completing an environmental assessment.
2. Identify the contributing factors associated with the simulated outbreak.
3. Classify the environmental antecedents of the simulated outbreak.
4. Explain how multiple jurisdictions and agencies become involved in an investigation.

Details

Faculty credentials
Laura Brown, PhD, Lead Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health

Course CEU renewal date
October 19, 2026

Course CEU expiration date
October 19, 2029

CDC TRAIN course listing
https://www.train.org/main/course/1140727/

Course URL
https://eats.cdc.gov/

Prerequisites
Completion of Environmental Assessment Training Series (EATS) 101: Foundational Skills

Format
Web-based

Required hardware/software
Standard computer with internet access, keyboard, mouse, speakers or headphones, and video/graphics capabilities

Target audience
Epidemiologists, laboratorians, environmental health specialists, public health specialists, environmental health regulators, restaurant/food-chain regulators, business community, academia, public health sector

Contact information
NEARS@cdc.gov

Continuing education

Follow these steps to receive continuing education (CE) credit for EATS 102. Steps must be completed by the CE expiration date of October 19, 2029.

1. Register for EATS 102 on CDC TRAIN (takes less than 5 minutes).
   
2. CDC TRAIN will direct you to the EATS website. If you do not already have an EATS account, you will need to create one there as well (takes less than 5 minutes).
3. Complete the course.
4. Return to CDC TRAIN and complete these final steps to document course completion and get your CE certificate:
   1. Click the green Mark Completed button for EATS 102.
   2. Pass the post-assessment (80% or higher).
   3. Complete the course evaluation.
   4. Access your official certificate showing CE credit in the Your Learning tab.

Disclosure

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC's CE activities.

For assistance with CDC CE courses, please e-mail train@cdc.gov.