Spotlight: Restaurant Inspectors see the craziest things
In this segment from the full interview with Sarah Jensen, the Director of the Franklin County Environmental Health Department, she discusses some of the craziest things she's seen inspecting restaurants in Ohio.From cook peeing in the floor drain in the kitchen, to fornication on prep surfaces, to goats being slaughtered on-site, restaurant inspectors see a LOT.Send us a text
20/5/2025
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Episode 9 Sarah Jensen From Inspector to Director and the value of data
In this episode we talk with Sarah Jensen - Director and Assistant Health Commissioner of the Franklin County Ohio Environmental Health Department - and discuss many interesting topics including:-The future new hire gap in environmental health-Study of inspection data results showing predictable seasonality of violations and highlighting the need for situation based resource allocation in inspections-Study showing a definitive improvement in outcomes when a food safety manager rule is applied to restaurants-Some of the crazier things she's observed on inspections in her time in environmental health You can reach Sarah at SarahJensen@franklincountyohio.gov - we will also - in "posts" - post a link to the material from the studies discussed in this episode.Please remember to like and subscribe - and send us feedback in the comments or to Beyond@hscloudsuite.comSend us a text
20/5/2025
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Beyond Spotlight: How I became a health inspector - and how it's changed over 40yrs #foodsafety
In this Spotlight segment from our full converation with Chirag Bhatt, he discuss how he got into public health and became a health inspector. He discusses the progression of his journey from new inspector to Bureau Chief in the City of Houston before going into industry leading the food safety team for Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin Brands) and Buc-ees.You can reach Chirag at Chirag.Bhatt@hscloudsuite.comSend us a text
14/5/2025
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Episode 8 - From City of Houston to Outback and Buc-ees Chirag Bhatt talks 40 years in public health
In this episode we have a fascinating conversation with HS GovTech's own Chirag Bhatt to discuss his 40+ years of service to public health.Chirag started as an inspector, before rising to Bureau Chief in the City of Houston EH Department before ultimately working in leadership at Bloomin Brands (Outback Steakhouse) and Buc-ees, ultimately finding himself working with EH departments all over that nation as the Director of Regulatory Affairs for HS GovTech.Chirag discuses numerous topics including:-How inspections today are different from 40 years ago -Political battles with powerful interests and elected leaders over transparency to the public-The impact of social media on departments and on industry-How the food code is made and modified (overview of the Conference for Food Protection)-The time he - while the bureau chief with the health department had a fingernail clipping in his iced tea.-Managing budgets in uncertain timesThere is something for everyone in any position in this hour long conversation.You can reach Chirag at Chirag.Bhatt@hscloudsuite.com and can reach us here at the Beyond Data Management Podcast with feedback, ideas, or whatever is on your mind at Beyond@hscloudsuite.comSend us a text
13/5/2025
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Episode 7 - In Depth with Steve Mandernach Executive Director of AFDO
Today we have a wide ranging conversation with Steve Mandernach - the Executive Director of AFDO (Association of Food and Drug Officials). Steve takes us through the many pressing issues facing health departments today. Including:-Daily cuts and rumors of cuts and how your agency can built capacity and resilience in spite of what the federal picture may be-Reframing the relationship between regulating agencies and industry in service of public health-Candid conversation about the current public health framework around cannabis, including discussing where federal leadership has failed-Explanation of what happened to SAFHER project-Data and AI and the new world it brings to Environmental and Public Health-Some of the best, real world, advice on finding your passion and how it changes everything-As one of the most experienced people in the Iowa primaries, Steve reflects on his relationship with several presidents and discusses what he's learned from them about leadership and durable relationships.We want to thank Steve for taking the time to have this impactful conversation. You can reach him at smandernach@afdo.org and you can reach us here at the Beyond Podcast at Beyond@hscloudsuite.comSend us a text
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