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Enhancing Food Security: Engaging Stakeholders for a Safer Future

Explore the importance of food and agriculture security in state homeland security, with insights on funding, task force objectives, and key membership. Learn how to connect, focus on common goals, and address key areas of food defense and preparedness. Contact Travis Goodman for more information.

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Enhancing Food Security: Engaging Stakeholders for a Safer Future

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  1. Food and Agriculture Security: Are They on the Radar Screens of Our State Homeland Security Directors?

  2. Answer: Not unless you put them there!

  3. IN Food Security Project Funding • Received public health preparedness funding through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) • Funding is also available for public health response efforts through DHS-Office of Domestic Preparedness

  4. CDC Grant Objectives • Ensure the performance of risk and vulnerability assessments of food and water to include assessments of production, processing, and/or distribution facilities

  5. CDC Grant Objectives • In coordination with the appropriate state and local agencies responsible for food, water, and air safety, develop or ensure the capacity of the public health system to respond in a timely and appropriate manner to a food-,water-, or airborne illness or threat

  6. IN Food Security Task Force • A Food Security Task Force was created to help guide the Food Defense Specialists in accomplishing the grant objectives • Task Force meetings also provide a forum for discussion between members on current food, water, and air security issues as well as public health all-hazards preparedness

  7. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana State Department of Health-6 • Food Defense • Food Safety • Epidemiology • Zoonotic Disease • Public Health Preparedness • Laboratory

  8. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana Board of Animal Health-3 • State Veterinarians • Biosecurity and Preparedness Planner • Meat & Dairy Safety and Security Program

  9. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana Dept of Homeland Security-3 • State Emergency Management Agency • State Fire Marshall • Director or Representative

  10. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana Dept of Agriculture-2 • Agroterrorism Specialist • IN Agriculture Statistics • Direct links to crop/livestock farming community

  11. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana Dept of Natural Resources-2 • Wildlife Disease Specialist • Crop Biosecurity Specialist

  12. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Indiana State Egg Board-1 • Director • Indiana State Chemist-1 • Feed, Grain, and Pesticide Director

  13. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • IN Dept of Environmental Management-3 • Counter-terrorism Coordinator • Water Quality Branch Chief • Emergency Response Section Chief

  14. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • USDA- Food Safety and Inspection Service-3 • District Veterinarian • Compliance Officer • Program Investigator

  15. IN FS Task Force Membership: Government • Food and Drug Administration-1 • ORA-Supervisory Investigator

  16. IN FS Task Force Membership: Academia • Purdue University-4 • Professor of Veterinary Clinical Science • Professor of Food Science • Professor of Environmental Science • Extension Disaster Education Network • Communication Specialist • Indiana University-1 • Environmental Health Specialist

  17. IN FS Task Force Membership: Industry • Trade Associations: • IN Grocers Association • IN Restaurant & Hospitality Assoc • IN Convenience Store Assoc • IN State Poultry Assoc

  18. IN FS Task Force Membership: Industry • Coca Cola • Pen Products • IN Packers Corporation • Red Gold • Butterfield Foods • Sysco Foods • Archer Daniels Midland-Trucking

  19. IN FS Task Force Membership: Industry • CBC Bakeries • Harlan Bakeries

  20. How Can We Connect? • Focus on Common Goals • Establish a Committee or Task Force for Stakeholders to Come Together and Develop a Plan/Strategy for Protecting Food and Agriculture • Exercise Together- Tabletops Provide an Excellent Opportunity

  21. Stay Focused! • Set goals and objectives for the committee/task force and focus on making progress • Don’t bite off more than you can chew • Address key areas of Food Defense • Prevention • Preparedness • Response • Recovery

  22. Need Help? Let us know! • The AFDO Food Security Committee is committed to making progress in all these areas- If you need help or need to get in touch with subject matter experts in these areas- contact us! • Travis Goodman, IN Food Defense Program Coordinator, 317-233-3081, tgoodman@isdh.state.in.us

  23. We Are All Stakeholders!

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