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B. Susie Craig
Area Faculty for Nutrition, Food Safety and Health
206.2105.3161
bsusie.craig@kingcounty.gov
Susie joined WSU King County Extension in 1997. She leads and supervises the training of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in King/Snohomish Counties and provides programmatic support of the Food$ense in Snohomish County. Susie also provides multi-state leadership of the Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People program and collaborates with local, regional, and state agencies, organizations, and advisory committees to develop, implement, and evaluate food safety, nutrition, health programming and outreach efforts.
Areas of Expertise:
· Food Safety
· Nutrition
· Cognitive-Behavioral Change
· Hand Hygiene (Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program)
Education:
· BS. Purdue University, Nutrition Research and Biochemistry
· MS from Purdue University, Nutrition
Selected Publication:
Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program materials that include the following: Science-based curriculum for grades Kindergarten through 8th, Fair and Festival Guide, and Volunteer Training. Junior Chef Nutrition Education Program for elementary school students.
Affiliations:
Society for Nutrition Education, National Association of Environmental Health, International Association of Food Protection, Clean Hands Coalition supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of Consumer and Family Sciences
Highlights:
The Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program is a unique, interactive Extension, education, and research program addressing hand hygiene, food safety, and health leading to improved hand washing behaviors. The focal point of the program is a large, accessible lightproof tunnel equipped with black lights. Participants traverse the tunnel seeing a germ simulation on their hands. After washing, participants revisit assessing effectiveness and interacting with Extension educators in a variety of community settings. Education curricula and evaluation programs have been developed for fairs and festivals as well as classroom lessons for K – 8. The objectives of the Germ City Program are to enhance awareness of the importance of hand washing using science-based education, improve effectiveness and frequency of hand washing, facilitate cognitive-behavioral change, and generate a data/research base for future study and evaluation of hand washing education programs. Our program has reached more than 400,000 participants since 1998.
Hobbies:
Watercolor, music, camping, golf
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