Contagious Conversations

CDC Foundation

Curious about the people who are making the world healthier and safer for us all, and what set them on that path? Get inspired as the CDC Foundation interviews experts who share their unique perspectives on today's toughest health challenges, such as antibiotic resistance, global disease outbreaks, health equality and more.

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Contagious Conversations

Episodes (58)

Apr 3, 2025 Behind the Plate: Keeping Our Food Safe
Dec 16, 2024 On the Case with a Disease Detective
Aug 28, 2024 The Costs of Getting Sick

Contagious Conversations

Apr 3, 2025
22¼ minutes
20 MB

It’s easy to take for granted that the food we eat and the water we drink is safe and healthy. Several recent high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illnesses, however, are a reminder of how critical food safety is. CDC estimates that nearly 48 million Americans contract a foodborne illness each year. Of those, 128,000 people are hospitalized annually, and 3,000 people die. So, who is tasked with keeping our food and water safe? And what happens when a foodborne outbreak does occur? In this episode, we hear from a food epidemiologist with Minnesota’s department of public health about how foodb...

Contagious Conversations

Behind the Plate: Keeping Our Food Safe

CDC Foundation

00:00 -22:19