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CFSAN/Office of Food Safety, Defense, and Outreach
August 24, 2005
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Educator Tools
Educator's Resource Guide (PDF 715KB) | Slides/Talking Points | Presentation Tips | Poster | Flyer A+ Tips for Your Presentation Once you've familiarized yourself with the Food Safety for Moms-to-Be program, it's time to start planning your presentation! Since there will always be moms-to-be, a food safety presentation is always a welcome addition to any health, safety, childbirth, and/or nutrition program that you're already planning. You can also use the program as a stand-alone presentation for pregnant women and their families. Advance planning is critical when it comes to making sure the chairs are filled at your event. Here are some helpful ideas to get you started... Make It a Special Day! You can conduct your presentation year-round, but for added publicity, consider tying your food safety message to a special day or month that's relative to your topic or audience, such as...
"Hear Ye...Hear Ye!" Getting People to Your Presentation Try these tips for spreading the word about your event and getting moms-to-be in the door! Make Contacts Meet with professionals/gatekeepers of local organizations. Let them know you're available to give a presentation at their group meetings or to their patients/clients. Be sure to emphasize the urgency of this topic to draw some attendance. Start with the following:
Group contacts or local retailers may be able to help with donations or more ideas! Be sure to give them credit for anything they do. Also, check out the Fight BAC! Food Safety Web site (www.fightbac.org) for giveaways you can purchase. Click on "store." Whatever incentive you choose, make it known on your publicity materials!
Good luck!
For information about food safety, call the FDA's Food Information Line at: 1-888-SAFE-FOOD. |