Educating Immigrant Hispanic Foodservice Workers about Food Safety Using Visual-Based Training

Providing food safety training to a diverse workforce brings with it opportunities and challenges that must be addressed. The study reported here provides evidence for benefits of using visual-based tools for food safety training when educating immigrant, Hispanic foodservice workers with no or mini...

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Published in:Journal of extension 2013-04, Vol.51 (2)
Main Author: Rajagopal, Lakshman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experiential Learning
Extension Education
Food
Food Service
Health Promotion
Heat
Hispanic Americans
Immigrants
Instructional Effectiveness
Iowa
Learning Modules
Limited English Speaking
Pretests Posttests
Questionnaires
Safety
Sanitation
Spanish Speaking
Teaching Methods
Translation
Visual Stimuli
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Summary:Providing food safety training to a diverse workforce brings with it opportunities and challenges that must be addressed. The study reported here provides evidence for benefits of using visual-based tools for food safety training when educating immigrant, Hispanic foodservice workers with no or minimal English language skills. Using visual tools along with hands-on training improved knowledge scores of foodservice workers about thermometer use and cleaning and sanitizing procedures. Extension personnel can use similar educational tools along with accommodation for cultural differences for effective training of immigrant Hispanic workers employed in foodservice and lodging operations, farms, and meat processing plants.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.51.02.26