Office Address:
Mayo 1234
Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St SE
MMC 807
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Melanie Firestone, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Education
PhD, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota
MPH, Epidemiology, Columbia University
BS, Health & Exercise Science, Wake Forest University
Summary
I work at the intersection of infectious diseases and environmental health. My research interests include improving public health surveillance to drive declines in enteric infections. I am particularly interested in the role restaurants play in foodborne illness transmission and prevention and how we communicate food safety messages. Prior to joining SPH, I was the CDC Epidemic Intelligence (EIS) Officer assigned to the Minnesota Department of Health.
Expertise
Public health surveillance, infectious disease, foodborne disease, food safety, food and nutrition, epidemiology, outbreak investigation, public health practice.
Professional Associations
- Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists
- International Association for Food Protection
- Minnesota Environmental Health Association
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