Improving prevention and response to food poisoning in New York City restaurants
Advancing Foodborne Illness Prevention and Outbreak Response in the New York City Retail Food Service Environment
This project builds better tools and uses inspection and outbreak information to reduce food poisoning for people who eat or work in NYC food establishments.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Fund for Public Health in New York, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11416064 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient's point of view, this effort gathers inspection records, environmental findings from outbreak investigations, and other local data about restaurants and mobile food vendors. The team will create data tools to spot risk trends and share environmental assessment information with CDC reporting systems. They will also look at how policies like mandatory sick leave and restaurant letter grades affect the chance of foodborne illness. The goal is to use these findings to help public health staff prevent outbreaks and speed up responses when they happen.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants or contributors include NYC residents, people who eat at or work in local restaurants and mobile food vendors, and individuals involved in outbreak reporting or inspections.
Not a fit: People living outside New York City or those with health issues unrelated to foodborne illness are unlikely to see direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could lower the number of foodborne illness cases and improve how quickly outbreaks are detected and controlled in NYC.
How similar studies have performed: Related Environmental Health Specialists Network and NEARS efforts have previously helped public health agencies find outbreak causes and improve food safety, though impacts vary by locale and policy context.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Fund for Public Health in New York, INC. — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Mckelvey, Wendy — Fund for Public Health in New York, INC.
- Study coordinator: Mckelvey, Wendy
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.