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    • Public Health Training
    • Infectious Disease Control

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    • Foodborne outbreaks pose significant public health challenges.
    • Effective training in outbreak investigation is crucial for public health professionals and students.
    • Traditional training methods may lack interactivity and engagement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and introduce a novel, free, and interactive training activity for foodborne outbreak investigations.
    • To enhance the learning experience for public health professionals and students in epidemiology.
    • To provide a practical tool for understanding core outbreak investigation principles.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a training activity using a playing card format, named "disease detective cards".
    • Designed the activity to introduce core concepts of foodborne outbreak investigations.
    • Incorporated key descriptive and analytic epidemiologic topics into the card game.

    Main Results:

    • The training activity effectively introduces foodborne outbreak investigations.
    • Competencies covered include case definition, epidemic curve, 2-by-2 tables, relative risks, attack rates, stratification, and confounding.
    • The interactive card game format enhances engagement and learning.

    Conclusions:

    • The "disease detective cards" provide a valuable and accessible resource for public health training.
    • This interactive approach can improve understanding and application of epidemiologic methods in outbreak investigations.
    • The activity supports the development of essential skills for addressing foodborne illnesses.