Dr. Craig Hedberg

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Dr. Craig Hedberg is a professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health, serves as the Major Chair for the Public Health Practice Major, and is the academic co-director for Minnesota’s Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence; one of six Centers of Excellence established by CDC in response to the Food Safety Modernization Act. Dr. Hedberg conducted outbreak investigations and supervised the foodborne disease surveillance program at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for 15 years. Among his signature accomplishments at MDH was the development of Team Diarrhea, a student work force dedicated to conducting foodborne illness investigations. Student worker teams are now being developed by many other states in an effort to improve foodborne outbreak responses. Since joining the faculty at the School of Public Health, where he teaches and conducts research on foodborne disease surveillance, Dr. Hedberg has been a key contributor to the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s (CIFOR) Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. Dr. Hedberg has developed an international reputation for his standing as an expert in the public health surveillance and control of foodborne diseases.

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