1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910437797503321

Autore

Mortimore Sara

Titolo

HACCP : a practical approach / / foreword by William H. Sperber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-299-19724-8

1-4614-5028-4

Edizione

[3rd ed. /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (500 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WallaceCarol

Disciplina

363.1926

Soggetti

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (Food safety system)

Food - Microbiology

Food - Safety measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- Disclaimer -- About this Book -- Prologue -- 1. An Introduction to HACCP and its role in food safety control -- 2. Preparation and planning to achieve effective food safety management -- 3. Hazards, their significance and control -- 4. Prerequisites for food safety – PRPs and Operational PRPs -- 5. Designing food safety -- 6. How to do a HACCP Study -- 7. Implementation, Verification and Maintenance for Ongoing Risk Management -- 8. Considerations for HACCP application in different supply chain sectors -- Epilogue -- References, further reading and resource materials -- Appendices -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

HACCP: A Practical Approach, 3rd edition has been updated to include the current best practice and new developments in HACCP application since the last edition was published in 1998. This book is intended to be a compendium of up-to-date thinking and best practice approaches to the development, implementation, and maintenance of HACCP programs for food safety risk reduction. Introductory chapters set the scene and update the reader on  HACCP developments over the last 15 years. The preliminary stages of HACCP, including preparation, planning and system design, are covered first, followed by a consideration of food safety hazards and their control. Prerequisite program coverage has been significantly expanded in this new edition,



reflecting its development as a key support system for HACCP. The HACCP plan development, verification and maintenance chapters have also been substantially updated to reflect current practice and a new chapter on application within the food supply chain has been added. Appendices provide a new set of case studies of practical HACCP application plus two new case studies looking at lessons learned through food safety incident investigation. Pathogen profiles have also been updated by experts to provide an up-to-date summary of pathogen growth and survival characteristics that will be useful to HACCP teams. The book is written both for those who are developing HACCP systems for the first time and for those who need to update, refresh and strengthen their existing systems. New materials and new tools to assist the HACCP team have been provided and the book discusses the current situation on issues that are still undergoing international debate, such as operational prerequisite programs. Sara Mortimore is the Vice President of Product Safety, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs at Land O’Lakes, Inc., USA. Carol Wallace is Principal Lecturer, Food Safety Management and Co-Director of the International Institute of Nutritional Sciences and Applied Food Safety Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220100203321

Autore

Acosta Joie D

Titolo

RAND suicide prevention program evaluation toolkit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2013

[Place of publication not identified], : Rand Corporation, 2013

ISBN

0-8330-8530-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

616.858445

Soggetti

Suicidal behavior - Treatment - United States

Suicide - Prevention - Evaluation - United States

Evaluation Studies as Topic

Behavioral Sciences

Self-Injurious Behavior

Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms

Investigative Techniques

Quality of Health Care

Social Problems

Sociology

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures

Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Health Services Administration

Behavioral Symptoms

Delivery of Health Care

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Behavior

Social Sciences

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Geography

Suicide

Program Evaluation

Methods

Psychology

Psychiatry

Health & Biological Sciences

Psychiatric Disorders, Individual

North America

Americas

Geographic Locations



United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and overview -- Identify your program's core components and build a logic model -- Design an evaluation for your program -- Select evaluation measures for your program -- Analyze your program's evaluation data -- Use evaluation data to improve your program -- Appendix A: Summary of program evaluation studies, by program type -- Appendix B: Glossary of terms.

Sommario/riassunto

Evaluating suicide prevention programs can be challenging because suicide is a rare event, data on suicides often lag by several years, and programs tend to have multiple components, making it difficult to discern which characteristics contributed to a given outcome. The RAND Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit was designed to help program staff overcome these common challenges to evaluating and planning improvements to their programs. It begins by walking users through the process of developing a program logic model that ties program activities to intermediate outcomes, helping staff better understand the drivers of any changes in long-term outcomes, such as suicide rates. It then offers information about the latest evaluation research, helps users design an evaluation that is appropriate for their program type and available resources and expertise, supports the selection of measures for new evaluations and to augment or enhance ongoing evaluations, and offers basic guidance on how to analyze and use evaluation data for program improvement. Through checklists, worksheets, and templates, the toolkit takes users step by step through the process of identifying whether their programs produce beneficial effects, ultimately informing the responsible allocation of scarce resources. The toolkitâss design and content are the result of a rigorous, systematic review of the program evaluation literature to identify evaluation approaches, measures, and tools used elsewhere and will be particularly useful to coordinators and directors of suicide prevention programs in the U.S. Department of Defense, Veterans Health Administration, community-based settings, and state and local health departments. A companion report, Development and Pilot Test of the RAND Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation Toolkit, offers additional background on the toolkitâss design and refinement.